Covid Newsletter

Note from the teacher:
March 20, 2020
Dear Families,
Thank you for sharing resources you’ve found and pictures on what they’ve been up to.
During this crazy time, I want to do my best to keep the class connected. I will continue
to post and share resources that I come across to help you find what works for your child
and family. I know they can easily get “bored” or become couch potatoes playing the same
video game all day. My friend’s son is 3 and dad just taught him how to change oil in a car
because he ran out of ideas haha. Please don’t feel that you need to check everything out.
There are a lot of great resources out there as everyone is pitching in during this time.
Many sites that usually require membership are waiving their costs. So definitely take
advantage!
We want to try to keep the learning fun and engaging. And to make sure it doesn’t take up
their whole day or add more work/stress for you. Some kind of routine is key. Make a daily
schedule with your child that they can follow. I have one posted on the back wall of the
classroom and the days I don’t get a chance to update it in the morning I notice a
difference. Make sure it is balanced with some educational time, creative time, family
time, life skills, and physical exercise. [Oh and don’t forget to include some of those live
videos (i.e. Michigan Science Center FB, Cincinnati Zoo FB, etc.).] There’s a sample
schedule in the 4th grade district packet (page 3).
I’m hoping this document will help organize all this information and decrease the amount of
messages I send in the upcoming weeks. As always, feel free to message me any questions.
I’m here to help. And most importantly, take advantage of all this family time.
Mrs. Lovell
mrslovell4.weebly.com
By the way, great time to look through pictures on the class site (‘pictures’ tab) and save
any that you’d like. To Save: Click image, then right click the image, choose save image as.
Idea: Maker Space

Maker Spaces provide hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to design,
experiment, build and invent as they deeply engage in science, engineering and tinkering.
They provide a space and time for students to build, explore, fail and retry, and share
their ideas with others.
To get started: just gather random supplies from the house and let them start creating.
Could be leftover craft supplies, recycled items, broken pieces or extra pieces from games
they don’t use. Throw them in a box or on a table and let their creativity run!
Activity Ideas sorted by subject
• Xtramath
math Reading
• MSTEP packet pages • 20 min. daily/5 times a week (add to
• Home Connections in daily binder log)
• Live Binder games • Fluency – read a couple pages out loud
• Multiplication War • Time for Kids (TFK) passages online- if
you would like comprehension questions
send me a Dojo and which article they
chose to read
• Scholastic passages
• Pic of the Day
• Raz Kids
• Story Time from Space read alouds
• Reader’s Theater – send me how many
people and I’ll send the script ☺
science writing
• Daily writing fluency (M-Th)
• Moon calendar • Comic creator
• Michigan Science Center FB • Leave a book review
2:30pm weekdays • Writer’s Workshop
• Cincinnati Zoo FB 3pm weekdays • Roll & Write activity
• Mystery Science links • Create a (Lego) building writing
• Other Nature Center and Zoo live idea (see slide)
links
Spelling
• Go to class site, click the ‘Dolch Sight
Words’ tab, review those words.
• ABCYA spelling games
specials
• Tech- Keyboarding practice (Mr.Green
resources
website) • ‘Educational Links’ tab of our class site
• PE- GoNoodle, play outside, online workout • Scroll down for links to main sites
• Art- Drawing challenge on Flip Grid • View my old class site for additional
• Music – practice playing the recorder links
• Library – watch book trailers, listen to a • AB website link
read-aloud, Raz Kids • Links to all items mentioned above
Sample Daily Checklist
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.

o xtramath o xtramath o xtramath o xtramath o xtramath
o writing fluency o writing o writing fluency o writing fluency o mood tracker
o mood tracker fluency o mood tracker o mood tracker o Moon Calendar
o Moon Calendar o mood o Moon Calendar o Moon Calendar o Read 20 min. &
o Read 20 min. & tracker o Read 20 min. & o Read 20 min. & record on
record on reading o Moon record on reading record on reading log
log Calendar log reading log o Raz Kids –
o Work on MSTEP o Read 20 min. o Raz Kids – o Raz Kids – complete 1
packet & record on complete 1 book complete 1 book book
o Work on Reading reading log o Work on MSTEP o Pic of the Day o Work on
packet o Raz Kids – packet o Work on MSTEP MSTEP packet
o Flip Grid – complete 1 o Work on Reading packet o Work on
Monday Share book (listen, packet o Work on Reading packet
o Penelope on read, quiz) o PE- Go Noodle or Reading packet o Music –
Dojo Class Story o Pic of the play outside o Art- Drawing recorder
(guess by Friday) Day – Flip Challenge practice
o Monday quote Grid or Dojo (posted on Flip
(TBD where it’ll portfolio Grid or Dojo
be posted) o Work on portfolio)
o Global March MSTEP
Book Madness packet
Vote (by Friday) o Work on
o Tech- Reading
Keyboarding packet
practice o Library -
watch read
aloud on
Dojo Class
Story
Reading/Writing Ideas:
Reading 20 minutes a day ideas:
*Read under the table.
*Make a blanket fort and flashlight read inside.
*Read out loud to someone at home or a stuffed animal.
*Read out loud in your silliest voice. Think teeny-tiny mouse voice, deep giant voice, or a
robot voice.
Reading Passages- TFK or Scholastic (‘Educational Links’ tab)

*Read a passage each day. Talk about it with your family. What did you already know
about the topic? What did you learn?
Try this-
*1st time reading passage: Find and underline any unknown words. Use a dictionary, the
footnotes or a family member to help you.
2nd time reading the passage: What was the main idea of the passage? What evidence can
you find to support the main idea?
3rd time reading the passage: Why is this information important? What do you want to
learn more about?
*Create an illustration or diagram with information from the passage.
Try This:
Create a building. Use Legos, craft materials, or recyclables. Then, write about your
creation.
*Write an Informational essay teaching your readers “how-to” build a structure.
*Write a Narrative story. Tell the story of the people who live in your structure.
*Write a Persuasive essay. Convince the mayor of the town not to demolish the building.
Share 3 convincing reasons with evidence that your building should remain standing.
Try the 30 Day LEGO Challenge! No LEGOS at home? Use other craft materials or
recyclables. (*Maker Space)

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Note from the teacher:

March 20, 2020

Idea: Maker Space

Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.

Reading Passages- TFK or Scholastic (‘Educational Links’ tab)

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