This is Room 18 News
WELCOME TO ROOM 18
2024
Report cards will be sent home next Friday!
Open House is Tuesday, March 26th.
THANK YOU PARENTS who made our trip to Sunol a success. You make all the difference by keeping our students safe and well looked after. I really appreciate all of your help this year by volunteering your time to benefit our class!
Thank you parents for returning the Aqua Adventure permission slip and the requested $25 suggested donation. Checks can be made out to F.U.S.D.
If you are volunteering to attend our field trip to Aqua Adventure please volunteer as a parent driver and make sure to submit all of your paperwork on Civicore. There are plenty of life guards and staff at Aqua Adventure to watch students. We need parent drivers to get students to Aqua Adventure. You can also volunteer to just be a driver there and back and not stay in the park as long as we have 6 parents that want to stay after also being drivers.
I assigned the oral/written project called "Running for School President". This project is due Friday, March 22nd. Students have the assignment requirements. I also have the assignment posted on this website under the links tab. The assignment is make believe as if a student were going to run for class president. Make sure to turn in a POSTER AND the WRITTEN REPORT. The written report can be typed or turned in with legible handwriting. It should also be on a separate sheet of paper (not the paper with the actual assignment on it).
If you are interested in seeing what the SBAC practice test looks like, here is a link. Remember, the test isn't until May so you have plenty of time to view this practice test. I will leave this link here until students take the actual test....
Once you get to the site, click on the green student test. Leave both options to ON, and then follow the rest of the steps. You do not need a password.
Here is a link you can use to see some of the tools students will need to get familiar with before taking the SBAC test...
Thank you Mrs. Viarzhbitski (Annna's mom) for picking up the pizza and helping out in class.
Thank you once again parents for sending in the requested food items for our second report card pizza party. The kids truly enjoy this celebration!
Please go to IXL, Khan Academy, and iReady to give your child more assistance with fractions.
IN ORDER TO BE A PARENT DRIVER, YOU MUST MEET THE DISTRICT'S INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU DON'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, YOU CAN STILL CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND GET YOUR INSURANCE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS JUST FOR THE DAY OF THE FIELD TRIP FOR A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS.
PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO BE A DRIVER FOR OUR TRIP TO AQUA ADVENTURE PARK (May 23rd). ALL THAT'S REQUIRED IS UPLOADING THE REQUIRED INSURANCE ON CIVICORE if you're already qualified to be a field trip chaperone.
HERE IS THE LINK...
LINK FOR VOLUNTEERING INCLUDING DRIVING
LINKS FOR PARKMONT SPIRIT WEAR, PARKMONT YEARBOOK, AND TO BE AN APPROVED VOLUNTEER ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REINFORCE THE CONCEPTS WE ARE LEARNING BELOW AT HOME.
PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE AND ONLY EMAIL ME OVER WEEKENDS IF THERE IS AN URGENT EMERGENCY. THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING.
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READING
Unit: Government for the People
Spelling and Vocabulary words can be found in the Friday folder.
Additional material is located on Google Classroom to help students with our Benchmark program. It can be found in G.C. under the label Benchmark.
Also on Google Classroom, use the link to Khan Academy to get more help with reading.
Try I-ready (on Clever)
Please feel free to go to Benchmark (go to Clever first) and look over your child's tests.
Give Readworks.org a try by going to Google Classroom for the link.
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MATH
MATH: UNIT 7 Fractions
Some concepts/vocabulary students will be learning in Unit 7 are..
understanding fractions, numerator/denominator, locating fractions on a number line, comparing fractions, equivalent fractions, irregular fractions.
The math homework and class book can be found online. Have your child go to Clever, then ThinkCentral, then click on My library.
You can also see a child's unit test results on ThinkCentral.
For additional help in math, use the link in Google Classroom under Khan Academy and search for my assigned math.
Go to CLEVER. Then go to IXL for many practice math opportunities.
Try I-Ready (go to Clever first)
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HISTORY
Lesson 8. Citizenship and Participation. The information can be found on pages 137 - 151.
Some of the vocabulary words/concepts/ to learn about are:
ballot, candidate, civil rights, demonstration, peaceful, register, republic.
Objectives
Social Studies
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Identify four ways for people to have a voice in their community.
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Evaluate arguments for opposing positions on an issue.
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Describe a step-by-step process for preparing to vote responsibly in an election.
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THIS SAME INFORMATION (BOOK) CAN BE FOUND ON CLEVER. THE NAME OF THE SITE ON CLEVER IS TCI. IT'S A DISTRICT SITE.
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SCIENCE
CHECK THE AMPLIFY SITE ON CLEVER
Weather and Climate unit. We are on 3.1 lesson in Weather and Climate. You can find the same slides on Clever, then Amplify.
What’s in This Unit?
In Chapter 1, students explore the vocabulary, tools, and strategies they will need to answer the chapter question, Which island’s weather would be best for orangutans? They also investigate how to measure temperature and precipitation through hands-on activities. By the end of the chapter, students figure out that in order to support claims that compare the weather in different locations, they need strong evidence that requires consistently and systematically measured data.
In Chapter 2, students realize that one single day of data is not enough to predict impending weather, so the question becomes Which island’s weather will continue to be best for orangutans? Students work with line plots and analyze patterns using a digital modeling tool, figuring out that a line plot showing one month of temperature data for a location is useful for finding the temperature range. Students begin to develop an understanding that they can use patterns, such as temperature range, to make predictions about the weather.
In Chapter 3, students expand the amount of data they analyze, to answer the question Over many years, which island’s weather will be best for orangutans? Students are introduced to the concept of averages and the idea that the average of a set of data summarizes the data into a single number. Through activities focused on analyzing bar graphs of average temperature and precipitation, students both grow their ability to describe and compare weather, seasons, and climate in a variety of locations around the world and practice making predictions about weather in future years.
In Chapter 4, students shift from when weather patterns occur to thinking about where different weather events happen repeatedly as they investigate the question How can the WPO prepare for natural hazards that might damage their offices? As students plot natural hazards and temperatures on maps, they discover a spatial pattern to the weather. They read to find out how people prepare for natural hazards, and then design, build, and test model hurricane-resistant structures. At the end of the unit, students reflect on how the different visual representations of weather data (graphs, maps, and tables) they’ve encountered are used to describe patterns and make weather predictions. They connect those skills to possible events in their own lives as a way to see the relevance and usefulness of what they’ve learned about weather and climate.
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WRITING
In writing, we are working on writing full, complete sentences. We are also working on staying on topic. Students will be learning how to state a clear opinion, use sentences of different lengths, writing a strong conclusion, revising and editing.
During the year, students will learn how to write a personal narrative, opinion piece, descriptive writing, and explanatory/informational writing.
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STAY SAFE!
LINK TO ORDER PARKMONT YEARBOOK
Link to get to Iready...
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THE FOLLOWING IS INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED ALL YEAR
THE CODES BELOW WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED FOR THIS YEAR'S CLASS
INVITE LINK TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM - GOOGLE LINK
IReady - Go to Clever, then IReady
Newsela.com Students use their Google Account
Flocabulary: students use their Google Account
KhanAcademy - use their Google Account: Class code is:U55YP5K9
Readworks.org: use Google Account--Class code is
Prodigy - Use Google Account code: D7C176E
Epic - Getepic.com/students code: qae9200
To log on to Edpuzzle - Go to Clever first, then Edpuzzle code:
To get to Brainpop go to Clever first then BrainPop
To go to Thinkcentral go to Clever first then Thinkcentral
Legends of Learning: code:
A few notes: To get to ZOOM for my class use the
Meeting Code 435 384 5534 Password 775387
or just use link I send out
Link for Clever.....
students use their google class username and password to log on.
If you are interested in ordering Scholastic Books for your child you either go to my links page and click on the Scholastic Link or you can go to Scholastic.com/bookclubs and use code GVYX9. I'm not sure if the books will get sent to Parkmont or your house. If they get to school I will make sure you get them by notifying you. THIS IS OPTIONAL.
For students that need more assistance with reading fluency, please log on to Clever and then go to the Lexia icon.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND MAKING THIS A GREAT YEAR!
Please feel free to look at the various links my website has.