Somerset Elementary Schools    

Watch the Remote Learning Family Update 5.17.2020   

Remote Learning Frequently Asked Questions (May, 2020)   

Is participation in Remote Learning expected?    Yes, it is expected that every student engages in the activities and lessons their teachers are delivering  and posting to the best of their abilities and to the greatest extent possible. We understand that many  students in Grades 3-5 have significantly more independence than students in grades PK-2. We ask that  families do the best they can to support student participation in the Google Meets and Remote  Learning activities . Although our buildings are closed, school is not over. Our teachers are working  collaboratively to develop meaningful lessons and activities, connect with students and provide quality  feedback so our students will be ready for the 2020-2021 school year. We are all committed to working in  partnership with families to ensure students stay engaged in their learning through this challenging  time. If you need help please contact your building principal.    

Will My Child Be Ready For Next Year?    With the announcement that school buildings will not be opening for the rest of this school year, the  Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released Phase 3 of its Remote Learning  Guidance. Our Remote Learning Guides will emphasize a focus on teaching content most critical for  students’ success in the next grade level. Many of DESE’s prerequisite content standards were taught  prior to March, and a focus will now include new content as well as reinforcement and deeper learning  of concepts. With the addition of new content, your child’s teacher may be adding a more direct  approach to instruction, such as lessons during meetings and/or more meetings with virtual  instruction. With full participation in our Remote Learning, your child will be ready for the next grade  level.     

How Will The Teacher Grade My Child?    Trimester 2 ended at the same time that Remote Learning began. Trimester 3 report cards will include  an evaluation of students’ remote learning work. Beginning Monday, May 18th, teachers will use three  criteria to assess students: Work Completion, Work Submission, and Participation in live or recorded  lessons . The rubric is pictured below. Teachers will use a 3-2-1 scale on the Trimester 3 report card: 3  (Meeting Remote Learning Expectations), 2 (Approaching Remote Learning Expectations), or 1 (Not  Meeting Remote Learning Expectations).    

 

The more your child participates, the more he/she will learn. Our weekly Remote Learning Guides are  based on the prerequisite content standards provided by DESE. When students complete, submit, or  share assignments with teachers, attend Google Meets or view recorded lessons, teachers can observe,  assess, and provide feedback to help students grow as learners and prepare for next school year.  Teachers will use a variety of strategies and gather information in di�erent ways such as:

● Hosting synchronous (live) lessons with morning meeting or other form of checking in with    students  

● Synchronous small group meetings   ● Regular educator o�ce hours   ● Meetings and communication with related service providers  ● Communication between sta� and students to “check in” or provide feedback on student   

work  ● Optional group meetings such as book or newspaper club.   ● Counselor availability and support   

 How Do We Turn In My Child’s Work?    

With the shift to teaching prerequisite content standards and to streamline work that may be collecting  in folders and/or notebooks, we are encouraging families to submit work digitally via Google Classroom,  or other teacher-specified digital programs (i.e., Class Dojo). This could include completed assignments,  pictures of projects, or other teacher requested materials. Below are links for how to submit work  through Google Classroom from your cell phones. If you have additional questions, please contact your  child’s teacher directly.  

iPhone Users:  iPhone users: how to scan a document and upload to Google Classroom  Android Users:  Part 1: Scanning A Document in Android.mp4   Part 2: Submitting A Scanned Assignment Using Android.mp4   

  

How Do I Help My Child Participate in Remote Learning?  

Family Guidelines for Remote Learning   

***Virtual meeting rules are the same as Somerset Public Schools’  handbook rules.***  

-No recording of any kind (audio, video, screenshots)  

-Microphones o� unless talking  

-Chat feature is on-topic and only if microphone is not working  

-Attend meetings fully clothed in school-appropriate attire  

 

Somerset Elementary Schools   Grade 2 Remote Learning Guide: Week 6: May 18th - May 22nd    

District Unit : Oceans! Grade 2,Week #6 Focus: Ocean Mammals   

Remote Learning Plan Directions : Updated Directions 5/18   ➢ Monday-Thursday : Students will read/listen to the Morning Message and then complete  

ALL of the activities listed either in Choice #1 OR Choice #2. These activities will  incorporate all academic areas. If you are unable to complete an activity for that day,  please do it when it is convenient for your family, but try to complete it by the end of the  week. Daily activities should be completed in the order they are listed.  

➢ STARTING THIS WEEK, all activities that a student needs to work on in writing have been  “digitized” meaning if it is a document, they will be able to work directly on the computer.  Students will find these files assigned to them in their Google classroom on that day.  They could be either a Google doc or a Google slide. When completing, Just push “Mark  as Done” to turn it in and do NOT push the share button. This will ensure it goes only to  YOUR classroom teacher. Any activity that has a digital template (editable copy) to use  in your Google Classroom has been noted and highlighted in YELLOW.  

➢ If you would like to complete both Choice #1 and Choice #2 activities of the day, that is  optional . Please do what works best for your child and family.   

➢ Friday is Family Fun Day. Use this flexible day to complete an enrichment activity of  your choice! Suggestions are listed at the end of this remote learning guide.    

➢ Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions. Stay healthy and know we  are thinking of you!   

By the end of this week, Grade 2 students will be able to   ● Identify some characteristics of ocean mammals that help them survive in their  

habitat.  ● Use adverbs correctly in sentences  ● Identify how characters change from the beginning to the end of a story  ● Identify how characters respond to major events of a story  ● Use text evidence to support their response to reading  ● Use nonfiction text features to locate main ideas and key details   ● Identify key details and record notes about an ocean animal   ● Write a short research report and share it with others  ● Draw quick pictures to represent 3 digit addition  ● Break apart addends to add hundreds, tens, and ones  ● Solve 3 digit addition problems with and without regrouping  

Monday, May 18, 2020  Interdisciplinary Lesson: Ocean Mammal Research  

Happy Marvelous Monday! Monday Message  What an exciting week! You will be a researcher! Have you ever wondered about sea mammals? They are amazing!  Mammals are warm blooded, have fur or hair, give birth and do not lay eggs, and feed their babies milk. Today,  choose choice one if you want to research orca whales! Choose choice two if you prefer to research dolphins!  Follow the plan in order and you’ll be on your way! You also will learn about three-digit addition. Let’s get started by  watching the video and then reading some books! Click to listen to the Updated Directions   

Choice  1    

   

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Reading & Science:  ❏ Watch the video How To Write a Research Paper then … complete the KWL charts like you saw in the video.  

ONLY fill in the...WHAT you KNOW about orcas (K) and WANT to know (W) columns.**You may want four KWL  charts: LIVE, DO, LOOK LIKE, EAT (print four, make your own, or use the editable copy in your google classroom !)  

❏ Read or listen to Orcas by Elizabeth Johnson AND Orcas by Jody Rake.    * It may prompt you to sign in: School name: Read at Home Username : readnow Password: myon   

Writing:  ❏ You will write a research report this week! Today, you will gather facts from the books you just read (or any  

other resources)! Watch the video Researching . Use the same KWL charts to write the new facts you have  LEARNED (L) . ( Save these charts for tomorrow)  

Language:   ❏ Watch a video to learn about adverbs.   ❏ Practice finding Adverbs in Sentences . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Math:  ❏ This week we will be learning about 3 digit addition & subtraction including regrouping ones, tens, and  

hundreds. Today you will practice drawing quick pictures to represent the addition of 3-digit numbers.   ❏ Watch the GO Math lesson video Lesson 6.1    ❏ There are 125 Orca whales in the Atlantic Ocean and 156 Orca whales in the Pacific Ocean. How many  

whales are there in the two oceans? Use quick pictures to show how you found your answer.      ❏ Practice using quick pictures with 3-digit addition by solving this problem . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

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Reading & Science:  ❏ Watch the video How To Write a Research Paper then … complete the KWL chart like you saw in the video.  

ONLY fill in the...WHAT you KNOW about dolphins (K) and WANT to know (W) columns. **You may want four  KWL charts: LIVE, DO, LOOK LIKE, EAT (print four, make your own, or use the editable copy in your google classroom !)  

❏ Read or listen to Bottlenose Dolphins AND I Am a Dolphin ( School name: Read at Home Username: readnow Password: myon)  

Writing:  ❏ You will write a research report this week! Today, you will gather facts from the books you just read (or any  

other resources)! Watch the video Researching . Use the same KWL charts to write the new facts you have  LEARNED (L) . ( Save these charts for tomorrow)   

Language:  ❏ Watch a video to learn about adverbs. Then, practice using adverbs in sentences. Write 3 sentences about  

dolphins and include an adverb in each sentence.  Math:  ❏ This week we will be learning about 3 digit addition & subtraction including regrouping ones, tens, and  

hundreds. Today you will practice drawing quick pictures to represent the addition of 3-digit numbers.    ❏ Optional : Watch the GO Math lesson video Lesson 6.1    ❏ There are 128 dolphins in the Atlantic Ocean and 143 dolphins in the Pacific Ocean. How many dolphins  

are in these two oceans? Draw a quick picture to solve. Write how many hundreds, tens, and ones there  are. _____hundreds _____tens _____ones  

❏ Practice using quick pictures with 3-digit addition by solving this problem . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Special   Music Monday: Music Monday Bingo Link  

SEL   Today’s SEL Activity: Week 6    

 

Tuesday, May 19, 2020   Interdisciplinary Lesson: Snails and Whales  

Morning Message: Happy Terrific Tuesday! Tuesday Message  Two terrific facts about Bottlenose Dolphins and Orcas are that Bottlenose Dolphins have  80-100 teeth and Orcas have 40-50 teeth. For both mammals, when they lose a tooth it does not  get replaced!   

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Reading & Science:  ❏ Watch/Listen to The Snail and the Whale .  ❏ After listening to The Snail and the Whale, think about how the snail responds to major events in  

the story. Complete How Characters Respond to Major Events . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Writing:  ❏ Today you will begin to WRITE your report! You will work on this today AND tomorrow. Write your  

Introduction and two Headings (Appearance and Habitat) today. Watch the WRITING video  carefully to learn how to organize and write the report. You can use this paper to write each  section or notebook paper from home. Write neatly and add lots of details about the ocean  mammal you chose yesterday.    

Language:  ❏ Practice using adverbs : Fold a paper in three parts-on the left, place nouns, write down five ocean  

mammals , in the middle write verbs that would go with the ocean mammal, and on the right, write  an adverb to describe how that ocean mammal does something.   

Math :  ❏ Today we will use the place value break apart addends strategy (expanded form) to solve 3-digit  

addition problems.   ❏ Watch the GO Math lesson video Lesson 6.2 .    ❏ Complete this short exit ticket to show breaking apart numbers. Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

❏ Draw quick pictures and write to explain how to break apart addends to find the sum of the  numbers 324 and 231. Imagine they are sea otters.   

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Reading & Science:  ❏ Watch/Listen to The Snail and the Whale .  ❏ Think about all the problems snail faced on her journey. Complete the Snail's Challenging Trip  

Organizer . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Writing:  ❏ Today you will begin to WRITE your report! You will work on this today AND tomorrow. Write your  

Introduction and two Headings (Appearance and Habitat) today. Watch the WRITING video  carefully to learn how to organize and write the report. You can use this paper to write each  section or notebook paper from home. Write neatly and add lots of details about the ocean  mammal you chose yesterday.     

Language  ❏ Practice using Adverbs in sentences . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Math:  ❏ Today we will use the place value break apart addends strategy (expanded form) to solve 3-digit  

addition problems.  ❏ Optional : Watch the GO Math lesson video Lesson 6.2 .    ❏ There are 376 dolphins in one pod. There are 316 dolphins in another pod. How many dolphins are  

in the two pods? Use place value break apart addends strategy to solve.   ❏ Complete this short exit ticket to show breaking apart numbers. Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Special   Artistic Tuesday: Artistic Tuesday Bingo Link  

SEL   Today’s SEL Activity: Week 6    

Wednesday, May 20, 2020  Interdisciplinary Lesson: Whale Watch  

Morning Message: Happy Wonderful Wednesday! Wednesday Message  Have you ever been on a Whale watch? Well today is your chance to go on a Whale watch  through books!! You will learn about how Whales travel or migrate through the ocean waters.  Get ready to have a “Whale” of time learning!!  

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6.3   Brain Pop  Regrouping  

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Reading & Science:  ❏ Read/Listen to When Whales Cross the Sea:The Gray Whale Migration .   (Use School Name : Read at home, Username : Readnow, Password: myon)  ❏ Complete the Gray Whale Migration Fact Sheet . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Language:  ❏ Use adverbs when you write your report today. Use adverbs to describe how they move  

or eat. Remember, adverbs describe verbs.  Writing:  ❏ Today, you will continue your writing research work from yesterday. If you would like to  

watch the video again, click here. You will add the last two headings (Diet and What They  Do) and a closing. If you need paper, click here or use notebook paper. SAVE this work.  

Math:  ❏ Today we will use the standard algorithm to record 3-digit addition with possible regrouping of tens.   ❏ Watch the GO Math lesson video Lesson 6.4 .   ❏ Complete this short exit ticket to practice 3 digit addition. Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  ❏ Find the sum of 362 and 265. Imagine those were large groups of seals. Explain why you did  

or why you did not regroup in this problem.  

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Reading & Science:  ❏ Read/ Listen to ReadWorks: Whale Watch!   ❏ Complete Whale Watch! 4-Square. Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Language:  ❏ Use adverbs when you write your report today. Use adverbs to describe how they move  

or eat. Remember, adverbs describe verbs.  Writing:  ❏ Today, you will continue your writing research work from yesterday. If you would like to  

watch the video again, click here. You will add the last two headings (Diet and What They  Do) and a closing. If you need paper, click here or use notebook paper. SAVE this work.  

Math:  ❏ Today we will use the standard algorithm to record 3-digit addition with possible regrouping of tens.   ❏ Optional : Watch the GO Math lesson video Lesson 6.4 .   ❏ At the city park theater, 152 people watched the morning show about whales. Another 167  

watched the show in the afternoon. How many people watched the two plays? Explain why or  why you did not regroup in this problem.  

❏ Complete this short exit ticket to practice 3 digit addition. Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Special   Wellness Wednesday: Wellness Wednesday Bingo Link  

SEL   Today’s SEL Activity: Week 6    

Thursday, May 21, 2020  Interdisciplinary Lesson: There’s a Sea in My Bedroom  

Morning Message: Happy Think About It Thursday! Thursday Message  This week’s literature focus has been on how characters respond to major events and how they change  throughout the story. In today’s story you will meet a character who overcomes a fear. Can you think of a  time you feared something? How did you overcome that fear?    

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Reading & Science:  ❏ Read/Watch: There's a Sea in My Bedroom .  ❏ How does David’s feelings about the sea change throughout the story? Complete the  

Character Changes Organizer . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!   Writing:  ❏ It’s EDITING day! Yay! Watch the video on Editing to make your work the best it can be!  

Then, go back into your report and fix it all up. Capitals, punctuation, spelling and read  to see if it “sounds right”. SAVE this work! Staple/paper clip it together like a book. Your  teacher may ask you to share it at a Google Meeting.   

❏ OPTIONAL: Make a poster about your animal! Include facts, illustrations, a diagram, or  anything else you think others should know. Click here for an example or be creative and  use your own ideas!  

Language:  ❏ Play this Adverb game for practice.  

Math:  ❏ Today we will use the standard algorithm to record 3-digit addition with possible regrouping of ones and tens.   ❏ Watch the GO Math lesson video Lesson 6.5 .  ❏ Complete this exit ticket to practice recording 3-digit addition. Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  ❏ Use the standard algorithm to find the sum of 275 and 249. Draw quick pictures to check your work.   

Imagine they are walruses.   

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Reading & Science:  ❏ Read/Watch: There's a Sea in My Bedroom  ❏ Complete Response to Reading (Overcoming a Fear) Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Writing:  ❏ It’s EDITING day! Yay! Watch the video on Editing to make your work the best it can be!  

Then, go back into your report and fix it all up. Capitals, punctuation, spelling and read  to see if it “sounds right”. SAVE this work! Staple/paper clip it together like a book. Your  teacher may ask you to share it at a Google Meeting.   

❏ OPTIONAL : Make a poster about your animal! Include facts, illustrations, a diagram, or  anything else you think others should know. Click here for an example , or be creative and  use your own ideas!  

Language:  ❏ Practice parts of speech with this coloring sheet . Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Math:  ❏ Today we will use the standard algorithm to record 3-digit addition with possible regrouping of ones and tens.   ❏ Optional : Watch the GO Math lesson video Lesson 6.5 .  ❏ There are 148 small sand dollars and 119 large sand dollars on the beach. How many sand dollars  

are on the beach? Find the sum and then draw quick pictures to check your work.   ❏ Complete this exit ticket to practice recording 3-digit addition. Print link OR use the editable copy in google classroom!  

Special   Technology Thursday: Tech Thursday Bingo Link  

SEL   Today’s SEL Activity: Week 6    

DAY #5- Friday, May 22, 2020  FAMILY FUN FRIDAY! Enrichment  

  Choose an activity from the list below or create our own adventure!  

  ● Complete unfinished work from this week.  ● Family Decides  ● Think Central   ● Other Academic Choice Activities  ● Reading for enjoyment  ● Math Fact Practice   ● Lexia   ● Prodigy https://www.prodigygame.com/    ● Learning Farm https://www.learningfarm.com/   ● Brain Pop https://www.brainpop.com/    ● PBS https://pbskids.org/ https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/   ● Reflex https://www.reflexmath.com/    ● Epic https://bit.ly/2WYLKgf   ● Keep a daily journa l of what you are doing each day.  ● Help your family with a chore.