Class Newsletter

There are two important articles each student needs to read in this months Newsletter.

Attack of the Common Cold

and

Technology the Good the Bad the Ugly

We are focusing on  how to stay clean and avoiding getting sick and how we use technology all the time but the importance of taking a step back.

Newsletter

Tool of Choice: Newsletter

Content Standard: 4th Grade Health Standard 4, Objective 2.Demonstrate personal hygiene and universal precautions.

Ed Tech Standard: Standard 3. Discuss basic issues related to responsible use of technology and information; discuss personal consequences of appropriate and inappropriate use.

Service Learning

Lets give back!
We are focusing on service learning and why we should do service!
Below you will find a power point with a small lesson and a project for you at the end of it.  We are combining two lessons in one by practicing our use of technology and service.

Service Learning PowerPoint

Tool of choice: PowerPoint

Content Standard:  5th Grade Health, Standard 7, Objective 1.  Participate in a service learning that assists in the preservation of natural resources. 

Ed Tech Standard: Standard 5, Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. 

Star Light

Please follow the link below for this weeks technology interactive lesson.

This fun page gives you the chance to learn about our solar system, the location of each planet with some fun facts!

Solar System Learning Interactive 

Tool of Choice: Thing Link

Content Standard: 6th Grade Science, Standard 3, Students will understand the relationship and attributes of objects in the solar system, Objective 1. Describe and compare components of the solar system. 

Ed Tech Standard: Standard 8, Use Technology resources for problem-solving, self directed learning, and extended learning activities. 

Lets Vote!

Today we are combining a use of technology to VOTE on what books we are going to read as a class this semester!

The majority wins so you may end up reading a book you don't want to but this gives us an opportunity to voice our choices. 

Please take the survey below by the end of the week!

What books should we read survey!

Tools of choice: Google Forms

Content Standard: 5th Grade Reading, Standard 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at  the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.  Continue to develop fluency when reading documents written in cursive. 

Ed Tech Standard: Standard 4. Use general purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, to remediate skill deficits, and to facilitate learning throughout the curriculum. 

Respect Yourself and Others Assignment Rubric

This week we are focusing on Healthy Living! Today's topic is respecting yourself and those around you! 

Have you ever thought about that before?  This assignment will teach you this principle as well as help you become more comfortable with your keyboard application and using google docs.

I have created an assignment rubric to explain todays assignment and its requirements. 

Assignment Rubric

Tool of Choice: Google Docs

Content Standards: 5th Grade Health, Standard 3, The students will understand and respect self and others related to human development and relationships, Objective 1 Demonstrate qualities that help form healthy interpersonal relationships, list ways of showing respect and care for others. 

Ed Tech Standards: Standard 1. Use keyboards and other common input and output devices efficiently and effectively.