Updates:
You should be seeing a notification to update to the latest version (5.0) of ZOOM. Please do so prior to MAY 30th. If you don't have the update in place, it will automatically update when your child logs on to the meeting causing him/her to be late or miss it.
This week
I will be on campus Tuesday and Wednesday to pack up the classroom, so unfortunately I will not be available in real time to answer students questions on the chat or email on these days. I can respond in the evening. There will also be changes to our scheduled Zoom meetings (see below).
Picking Up Personal Belongings/Dropping off school items:
From Mrs Gravino - Drop-off & Pick-up of materials - families will begin going to school to drop-off student work, textbooks, library books and musical instruments on June 1st. They will also pick up student belongings on this day. Please remind your students and families of this date and time. At a later date they will return the Chromebooks. Here is the schedule:
Zoom meetings this week:
New Work on Khan Academy:
Students have new work under ACTIVE Assignments on Khan Academy - this is review work. Please work towards finishing at or near the due date.
Students who have unfinished work: You can still find this work by looking under Assignments - there are 2 tabs to toggle between - it has been moved under Past rather than Active. Please do your best to finish this work.
Gallery of Student Work:
There is a new tab on SKIES named "Gallery of Student Work". Check out the fantastic work your classmates have been doing! Feel free to leave POSITIVE feedback. You may continue to post assignments here if you have not done so.
You should be seeing a notification to update to the latest version (5.0) of ZOOM. Please do so prior to MAY 30th. If you don't have the update in place, it will automatically update when your child logs on to the meeting causing him/her to be late or miss it.
This week
I will be on campus Tuesday and Wednesday to pack up the classroom, so unfortunately I will not be available in real time to answer students questions on the chat or email on these days. I can respond in the evening. There will also be changes to our scheduled Zoom meetings (see below).
Picking Up Personal Belongings/Dropping off school items:
From Mrs Gravino - Drop-off & Pick-up of materials - families will begin going to school to drop-off student work, textbooks, library books and musical instruments on June 1st. They will also pick up student belongings on this day. Please remind your students and families of this date and time. At a later date they will return the Chromebooks. Here is the schedule:
- June 2nd, 9:00-9:30 am - 4th grade
Zoom meetings this week:
- Tuesday 11 am: This will be a check-in/Q&A from room 12
- Thursday 11 am: Art with Ms. Ng- We will be making shadow puppets Students will need:
- Light cardboard, scissors, paper, something to use for a handle (straw, stick, skewer)
- Friday 11 am: Bring paper and pen
Students have new work under ACTIVE Assignments on Khan Academy - this is review work. Please work towards finishing at or near the due date.
Students who have unfinished work: You can still find this work by looking under Assignments - there are 2 tabs to toggle between - it has been moved under Past rather than Active. Please do your best to finish this work.
Gallery of Student Work:
There is a new tab on SKIES named "Gallery of Student Work". Check out the fantastic work your classmates have been doing! Feel free to leave POSITIVE feedback. You may continue to post assignments here if you have not done so.
Skieslearn
Here's how to get on the first time. (After you have initially logged on, you will only need to do steps 1 and 2 each day.)
- Using Chrome or Firefox, visit skieslearn.com.
- Press the red “Continue with Google” button and log on using your lausd mymail account and password (goroom12).
- Choose a SKIES username: use your first and last name and a number (only if necessary) for example: safiniconvey9
- Click “Register Account.”
- At the upper-left corner, click Enter Code: 24h3xd
- Use Google as browser
- Click on 9 gray circles in top right
- Click on Gmail
- enter mymail address; password: goroom12
Students, log on as usual using this link:
https://parentws.lausd.net/parentauthen/schoologyPicker.jsp?&domain=lms.lausd.net×tamp=1584919002
Jeopardy Game:
A few weeks ago we played a jeopardy game to start to review grade 4 geometry terms for the upcoming unit. You can play at home for continued practice using this link:
Geometry Jeopardy
Epic:
Parents should have received an email from me inviting you to create your child's Epic account. Your child won't need this for his/her classwork, but it is a good resource for free, online reading they can use for self-selected independent reading. Sign in with class code: ecb6050
Distance Learning Outline:
1. Students should check their email each day for any communications from me.They will always receive an email on Monday with Zoom time and instructions.
2. Students should log in to skieslearn.com each morning. Think of this as a "homeroom" that students should check into and find the day's work. I will also be on Skies (see #4 below). After you've logged into Skies, navigate:
My Class
Week of _____ (Choose current week. You will see 4 tabs:)
Click on each tab to see that day's work. (Students will have a math, ELA, Enrichment, and Social Studies or Science assignment each day.)
1. Students should check their email each day for any communications from me.They will always receive an email on Monday with Zoom time and instructions.
2. Students should log in to skieslearn.com each morning. Think of this as a "homeroom" that students should check into and find the day's work. I will also be on Skies (see #4 below). After you've logged into Skies, navigate:
My Class
Week of _____ (Choose current week. You will see 4 tabs:)
- ELA
- Enrichment
- Math
- Science or Social Studies (these will alternate each week).
3. Students complete and submit work each day and receive scoring and feedback from me. They can check back in the afternoon or the following morning for my feedback. Students may resubmit work the following day for re-scoring if necessary. Students will receive automatic feedback on Khan.
4. I will be on Skies every morning. There is a chat type and voice feature (bottom right) where I can assist students.
4. I will be on Skies every morning. There is a chat type and voice feature (bottom right) where I can assist students.
