JBM 4th grade ELA Week of May 25th, 2020 This Week’s ELA Focus: Integrating Information CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. We are #SmyrnaStrong To access Newsela, go to Clever from the Students tab on the JBM homepage. Use your Google sign in and click Newsela. We encourage your child to complete assignments in their Google Classroom. To log in, use their smyrnaeagles.org account. Google Classroom Log-In Information: Username: [email protected]Password: SSDlunchnumber When reading a text, readers think carefully about what they read. One strategy good readers use is close reading and annotating text. Watch the video to learn more about how to annotate! There are many ways to annotate and “mark up,” text. The most important thing to remember is to do your best reading for meaning. Use the close reading chart to think about the steps that help you when you read. Here are some steps you might follow: - Read the text twice. -Highlight, underline, or circle unknown words. Use the context to help you (or a dictionary, family member, or teacher if you need extra help. -Think about what questions you have about the information you’re reading. Put a question mark (?) next to the puzzling details. -Make decisions about the new information you have learned. How important are the details? Some details may be more important depending on why you are reading. Put a star next to the most important details. -Discuss your reading when you can. Writing about your reading is great too! -Think about your topic. What new information can you add to your notes in your own words? 2 Graded Assignments for this week!!! ELA- Friday’s Graded Assignment :Think about all you’ve learned about the Titanic! Choose 1 Activity to show what you’ve learned this week! News Reporter, Write A Summary, or Draw. Detailed directions are on page 4 of this newsletter. Complete this in Google Classroom. Social Studies- Tuesday’s Graded Assignment : For Social Studies this week we are going to answer the question…….How is our government organized? Read the information (on pages 5-7 of this newsletter) and then answer the question: What does it mean that our government has “checks and balances”? Explain your answer by giving an example of how one branch can “check” the power of another branch. Answer this in your Google Classroom. 1
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JBM 4th grade ELA Week of May 25th, 2020
This Week’s ELA Focus: Integrating Information CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.9
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
We are #SmyrnaStrong To access Newsela, go to Clever from the Students tab on the JBM homepage. Use your Google sign in and click Newsela. We encourage your child to complete assignments in their Google Classroom . To log in, use their smyrnaeagles.org account.
Google Classroom Log-In Information: Username: [email protected] Password: SSDlunchnumber
When reading a text, readers think carefully about what they read. One strategy good readers use is close reading and annotating text. Watch the video to learn more about how to annotate! There are many ways to annotate and “mark up,” text. The most important thing to remember is to do your best reading for meaning. Use the close reading chart to think about the steps that help you when you read. Here are some steps you might follow:
- Read the text twice. -Highlight, underline, or circle unknown words. Use the context to help you (or a dictionary, family member, or teacher if you need extra help. -Think about what questions you have about the information you’re reading. Put a question mark (?) next to the puzzling details.
-Make decisions about the new information you have learned. How important are the details? Some details may be more important depending on why you are reading. Put a star next to the most important details. -Discuss your reading when you can. Writing about your reading is great too! -Think about your topic. What new information can you add to your notes in your own words?
2 Graded Assignments for this week!!! ELA- Friday’s Graded Assignment:Think about all you’ve learned about the Titanic! Choose 1 Activity to show what you’ve learned this week! News Reporter, Write A Summary, or Draw. Detailed directions are on page 4 of this newsletter. Complete this in Google Classroom. Social Studies- Tuesday’s Graded Assignment: For Social Studies this week we are going to answer the question…….How is our government organized? Read the information (on pages 5-7 of this newsletter) and then answer the question: What does it mean that our government has “checks and balances”? Explain your answer by giving an example of how one branch can “check” the power of another branch. Answer this in your Google Classroom.
ELA The topic we will be reading about this week is the Titanic. For today, think about these questions:
● What do you already know about the Titanic?
● What questions do you have? ● What do you want to learn?
Fill in the chart about what you already know, and what you want to know about the Titanic, on Google Classroom.
Tuesday 5/26 Social Studies
Social Studies Graded Assignment For Social Studies this week we are going to answer the question……. How is our government organized? Read the information in Google Classroom (or on pages 5-7 of this newsletter) and then answer the question: What does it mean that our government has “checks and balances”? Explain your answer by giving an example of how one branch can “check” the power of another branch. Read the information and answer the question in Google Classroom.
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Wednesday 5/27 Eagle Reading = 30 minutes
ELA Topic: Titanic Question: Why did the Titanic sink? Over the next two days, you will be reading about the Titanic and exploring two articles. At the end of the week, your task will be to use the information from both articles to tell about your topic. Time to investigate! Read the text, “Why did the Titanic sink?” As you read, you may want to
highlight, underline, and note important information. Read the text a second time. Answer the quiz questions at the end on Google Classroom. After reading, discuss with a family member.
Thursday 5/28 Eagle Reading = 30 minutes
ELA Topic: Titanic Question: Why did the Titanic sink? Today, you will read the second article, “Primary Source: The Titanic, the Wireless Operator's Story.” A primary source is a first person account, or story, from someone who was there. This can be a letter, document, or even a recording, but it is told from the person’s point of view. Read more to find out about the Wireless Operator’s story the day the Titanic sank. Remember, tomorrow, your task will be to use the information from both articles to tell about your topic. Time to investigate! Use the steps from yesterday, or a set of steps you believe will help you be the best reader for meaning and read the text, “Primary Source: The Titanic, the Wireless Operator's Story.” As you read, you may want to highlight, underline, and note important information. Read the text a second time. Answer the quiz questions at the end on Google Classroom. After reading, discuss with a family member. Optional Reading - Time Machine 1912
Think about all you’ve learned about the Titanic! Choose 1 Activity to show what you’ve learned this week!
1- News Reporter 2- Write A Summary 3- Draw
News Reporter -Create a 1-minute video of yourself as a reporter (in the past or present) and present information you learned in both articles. Be creative!
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-Write a transcript of the interview (what was said and by each person). Include information from both articles.
Write a one paragraph summary of the information you learned in both articles this week. Be sure to include an introduction and conclusion.
One article is a primary source (first person account) and the other is an article written about the events that happened. Draw a detailed image of the events described across both articles.
Kindness 101 This week’s video is about courage. There is a cool homework assignment at the end of the video. Kindness 101 with Steve Hartman: Courage https://www.cbsnews.com/video/kindness-101-with-steve-hartman-courage/
Our government is separated so that each branch of government, the President, Congress, and the Judicial branches. Each branch of the government has a specific responsibility.
Our system of checks and balances. The Founding Fathers wrote the U.S. Constitution. They created three branches of government. These three branches can check one another's power. This makes sure that no one person and no branch of government can have too much power.
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Legislative Branch- The legislative branch works on creating laws. This branch is made up of Congress. The Senate and House of Representatives make up Congress. Americans vote for senators and representatives. Senate — There are two senators for each state. Senators serve for six years at a time. House of Representatives — There are 435 representatives. They are divided among the 50 states. Representatives are based on the number of people in each state. States with more people have more representatives. A representative serves for two years at a time. The legislative branch comes up with ideas for laws. These are called bills. They vote on bills. They send the bill to the president if they pass it. The bill becomes a law if the president signs it. Executive Branch The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the president, vice-president and the Cabinet. American citizens vote for the president and vice-president. President — The president leads the country. The president serves four years at a time. He or she cannot serve more than two times. The president either approves bills or says no to them. Saying no to a bill is called vetoing it. Congress has to vote to overturn a veto. The president can also make deals with other countries. These must be supported by the Senate. Vice president — The vice president helps the president. The vice president becomes president if the president is unable to serve. He or she serves four years at a time. The vice president also has power in the Senate. He or she decides on a tie. The Cabinet — Cabinet members give advice to the president. The Cabinet members are in charge of 15 different departments. One is the Department of Education. They are picked by the president. Then they must be approved by the Senate. Judicial Branch The judicial branch decides what laws mean. It decides how laws can be used. It also decides if laws go against the Constitution. The judicial branch is made up of courts. There are the Supreme Court and other courts. Supreme Court — The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. It is made up of justices. They are picked by the president. Then they must be approved by the Senate. Nine justices serve on the Supreme
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Court. They usually serve until they die or if they decide to stop working. Separation of Powers in US Government Each of the three branches of our government has a specific purpose and role. These three branches can check one another’s power. This makes sure that no one person and no branch of government can have too much power.
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Art with
Mrs. Pitts
What is origami? How did it originate?
How can it be used to inspire others? Find out here……..What is origami?
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Health with
Mr. Reuter
Hope everyone had a great week and enjoyed the activities I had for you. This week we will focus on
the importance of staying fit and exercising. Please log-in to https://www.brainpop.com/ if you
haven’t created a username or password yet, please do so using the class code brain4925. Then
check out this link: Importance of Staying Fit and Exercising Link
If you or your family have any questions, please email me at: [email protected].
Technology Education
with Mr. Bogia
Explore Google Earth.
Click the dice icon on the left hand side.
Explore that location using pictures and other Google Earth features.
Tell me about your location using Google Forms.
Music with
Ms. Huff
A Google doodle can be a short animated film that usually tells you about an important event that took place that day. Check out these Google doodles that focus on music. Click a few and write down why you like it or not. You might even find some cool facts about some musicians. You can also share your favorite doodles with someone else. Doodle search link: https://www.google.com/doodles Doodle music search link: https://www.google.com/doodles?q=music Ms. Huff’s favorites: ● Selena Quintanilla-https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-selena-quintanilla
○ Famous Mexican-American artist that paved the way for Latin artists in the United States
● Israel Kamakawiwoʻole -https://www.google.com/doodles/israel-kamakawiwooles-61st-birthday
○ Famous Hawain Ukulele play that is famous for his cover of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
● Celebrating Mbira - https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-mbira ○ History of the Mbira the national instrument of Zimbabwe
