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Week of March 30: Online Learning

Hi Parents,

You should have received an email over the weekend from Mrs Reagan. This email was to explain how your child will use Google Classroom for their learning over the next few weeks. Last week, teachers participated in training and lots of collaboration through Zoom meetings to create assignments for our students. Our goal is to make these assignments reasonable and appropriate for our students to complete during this transition to learning at home. Assignments will be consistent with each third grader in the district.
****If your child has not done so, please have them log in to their school gmail account and accept the invite to our Google Classroom. This will be the primary way that I will communicate assignments. 
If you refer back to Mrs. Reagan’s email, it will give you a little more instruction on how to access this.
With the increased use of technology for learning, please remind your third grader about being a good ‘cyber citizen’. They have learned appropriate uses of technology in Steam class and it is important for them to be reminded that even though they are working at home, their school accounts continue to be monitored for appropriate use.
If your child would like more tasks and assignments throughout their day, you may refer them to the Learning at Home Resources page at the top of the blog. I continue to add more resources there.
Again, we are all doing the best we can and I appreciate the support you give your child at home. Yes, it will look different, but it is important that you are doing what works best for your family during this time.
Thanks again!
Take care!
Ms Van Arkel   🙂

Learning at Home: Week of March 23

Hello Third Graders and Families, 
I want to let you know that you are doing a great job! This is not easy for all of us, but it is important to take care of our families and help each other stay healthy, calm, and hopeful. Thank you for your support and our goal is to do the best we can!
I have listed the learning options for your third grader this week. Since schedules at home are different and access to technology is not always available, use these as options for your third grader’s learning and do what works best for your family.
1. Math Workbook page. 321 and 322.
2. Practice math facts— use MobyMax, flashcards, or Flash to Pass app.
3. Daily reading of 20 minutes or more. Choose a chapter book you have been working on or get on Epic.   www.getepic.com/students or open the Epic! app. Enter our class code: kkr6480
Complete one of the half page reading responses.
The turning point in my story was_______ and A challenge my character overcame was________.
These half pages were included in your envelope that was sent home. 
4. Take the History Quiz by clicking on the link below. The review page was sent home right before our break from school. Do your best! It’s just 5 questions.
5. Login to Clever and complete the Study Island assignment. Click on the HOMEWORK page and find the assignment titled: Week of March 23 Context Clues in Literature.
6. Keep checking the links on the At Home Learning Resources page of our classroom blog. I have added a few more Mystery Science lessons!
7. Add to our CLASSROOM FLIPGRID!! I am so excited to use this!!
Here’s how:
Go to this link:   https://flipgrid.com/24e60e44
****sign in with student username (the one you use to sign on the computer) followed by @hpsstudents.net    NOT a parent email.
Be sure to read the question at the top and then find my video and watch it.
When you click on the green circle, you have 90 seconds to record your response. You will be able to keep checking our flipgrid to view your classmates videos!  SO FUN! I can’t wait to see your videos!!
Some of you already had a chance to add to the school flipgrid that Mrs Reagan sent. If you did not, be sure to do that by reading this. Find my video to see Stella being so cute!!
8. You may always do a few pages in the Spring packet.
9. Play a game, do a word search, do a puzzle, go for a walk, do some baking, be creative, watch a movie, and rest a little, too!
I miss you all like crazy and I hope you are doing well.
Love,
Ms Van Arkel   🙂