November 20, 2020

 Fox and Bear Community Blog

November 20, 2020

The children are enjoying our work on the prehistoric eras.  Please encourage your child to choose a project to do in our cultural area if he/she has not already done so.  We would love to have the children start sharing their projects on the Monday after the break.  When your child is ready to present ask them to let Ms. Jess know and she will add them to the schedule.  We hope that everyone has a safe, and enjoyable break from school next week.  We look forward to seeing some well rested, happy children, on Monday, November 30th.  

Get Outside!                                                                                                                                                

During this time of virtual learning please remember the importance of playing outside in your child's life!  We have scheduled recess to follow lunch each day.  While it may not always work with adult schedules to go out at that time, please make sure that your child is getting fresh air and exercise on a daily basis.  As teachers, we are spending more time than ever sitting at computers so we are also making it a point to take a walk or get outside and work after the school day is done.  

Book It! Information                      Scholastic Book Fair      

ANGEL TREE

Sometimes families need a little extra help with the expense of holiday gifts and this year has been especially hard for so many.  Like everything else, we are trying to be as safe as possible while we support our Ellis family.  If you would like to donate a gift card please find the procedure at the link below. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094aaeae2ea6fe3-ellis

The 9th Annual PTA Read-A-Thon will run November 1-30th. This year, we are raising money for school-wide digital subscriptions to platforms such as BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., Transparent Classroom, etc. ​

Register each of your students at this we​bsite​. You will be provided with a personal link that you can share with family and friends to ask for their pledge of support. You can view more information and keep track of your student's reading at this 2020 Read-A-Thon Flyer​.  Thank you for your support!

If you have any questions, contact Ms. Lisa (lisa.odonnell@sccpss.com).

Are you and your student having difficulty choosing what to work on daily?  Below you will find a link to a sample schedule that may be helpful.  All you have to do is select the photo and it will take you directly to the document.

Weekly Overview for November 30-December 4

Monday: 

*Journal:  This weekend I…                                  Self select a work from each area: Mathematics Small Group Lessons                       *Language *1st year students-Intro to money  8:45                 *Prehistoric Research Project                                  *2nd year students-Add/Subtract-money                *Read 20 minutes             *3rd year students-Word Problems-money  9:45

Tuesday:

*Journal:You traveled back in time and now live with the dinosaurs. How do you survive? Where do you live? Language Small Group Lessons                           Self select a work from each area: *1st year students-Sentence Analysis 1  8:45           *Prehistoric Research Project *2nd year students-Sentence Analysis 2 9:15           *Read 20 minutes        *3rd year students-Sentence Analysis 3  9:45           *Math

Wednesday:

*Journal: What if Jurassic Park was created in our town? Would you go visit and what would the park be like? What dinosaurs would you want to see most and why? No live meeting today-Asynchronous learning Today is the best day for catching up on missing assignments and working on projects.

Thursday:

*Journal: You wake up one morning and discover a dinosaur is in your backyard. What kind of dinosaur did you find and what did you do with it?                                                                             Self select a work from each area:                                                     Large Group Lesson-Cultural                                   *Math/Geometry History of Language-Intro to mythology                    *Language                                                                             *Read 20 minutes

Friday:

*Journal: Free Choice Journal Small Group Writing Lessons                                  Self select from each area: Opinion Writing:Writing project-brainstorming           *Math/Geometry 1st year 8:45                                                         *Prehistoric research project 2nd year 9:15                                                        *Read 20 minutes 34d Year 9:45

Additional Weekly Expectations:

Word Study

Epic Reading

Khan Mappers

Amira Reading

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