Blacklock
Fine Arts Elementary
Kindness Mission
Each day at 7:00 pm, step outside your home (with your family) and make some noise (use your voice, instruments or anything that makes noise) for all the essential workers who help to take care of our community (ex. nurses, doctors, paramedics, hospital cleaning staff, grocery store clerks, truck drivers, etc.).
Important Parent Information:
You will notice some changes in assignments, workloads, and class meetings as we begin the last month of the school year.
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We appreciate and recognize that June is a month of winding down and reflecting upon the excitement and unique learning this year has given us.
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We continue to applaud the hard work that students and their families are doing both at home and in the hubs at school.
Hang in there!
We believe in you and appreciate you!
Monday, June 1st
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Let's Write!
Today's Topic:
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Watch the video on how to create your own Fingerprint ID Badge and make your own secret agent ID.
Use the chart to get your code name or create your own.
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Write out the steps involved in making the badge and have someone follow your steps to make their own.
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Use the following words:
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first
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second
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next or then
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finally
1. Instructions:
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​​​Write for at least 10 minutes.
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Write in your journal or special writer’s notebook.
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Pick any topic you like or use the topic for today.
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2. Look Over Your Work and Ask Yourself:​
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Does my writing make sense?
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Is there a better way to say that?
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Did I try to use some interesting and descriptive words?
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Did I start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark?
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3. Make Corrections and Changes to Your Writing.
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4. When You Are Finished:
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Scan or take a picture of your work and upload it to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
House Points
10 Points = Make a Special Agent Badge
25 Points = Write a list of steps for making a badge
10 Points = Watch "Science Time with Mr. T" video and fill in the Hypothesis and Results PDF
Reading Time
Have a family member cover up the words on one of the pages of your book so that you can only see the picture.
What do you think is happening in the story based on the picture?
Share your predictions with someone.
Math Activity
Write a math story that involves
adding or subtracting.
Choose numbers that you make you think!
What problem will you create as part of
your math story?
Scan or upload a picture of your
work to your portfolio
(my Blueprint).
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Optional Math Activities:​
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Sign in to Mathletics after finishing today's math assignment. Check out the “Explore” and “Play” sections.
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Choose a math game you know how to play. (You could use a 100s chart, your computer/tablet, dice or cards.)
Science Time with Mr. T
Hypothesis and Results PDF
Tuesday, June 2nd
Let's Write!
Today's Topic:
Secret agents infer and make detailed observations.
Look at this room:
What can you infer about the person who lives here?
What do they like?
What are their hobbies?
How old are they?
What do they do in this room?
Come up with 5 facts about the “Mystery Person” and explain how you came up with the facts.
1. Instructions:
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​​​Write for at least 10 minutes.
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Write in your journal or special writer’s notebook.
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Pick any topic you like or use the topic for today.
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2. Look Over Your Work and Ask Yourself:​
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Does my writing make sense?
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Is there a better way to say that?
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Did I try to use some interesting and descriptive words?
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Did I start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark?
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3. Make Corrections and Changes to Your Writing.
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4. When You Are Finished:
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Scan or take a picture of your work when it is completed and upload it to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
Reading Time
After reading, write a “thinking bubble” for one of the characters in your book. How is your character feeling and reacting to the events in the story?
Math Activity
The number/answer is 99.
What could the math question be?
Think of five or more
different math
questions/problems that
have an answer of 99.
Use words, pictures, numbers, and symbols while also using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
Record all the questions on paper or using technology.
How are the questions the same?
How are the questions different?
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Scan or upload a picture of your work to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
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Optional Math Activities:
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Sign in to Mathletics after finishing today's math assignment. Check out the “Explore” and “Play” sections.
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Choose a math game you know how to play. (You could use a 100s chart, your computer/tablet, dice or cards.)
Taking Care of Myself
*Today's Special Task:
Using your stealthy moves,
do a random act of kindness for someone in your house without them seeing you.
Can you empty the dishwasher without making any noise?
Or take the garbage cans to the end of the driveway without someone seeing you?
House Points
15 Points = Come up with 6 or more math questions that have an answer of 99.
30 Points = Complete your Secret Agent writing activity
Wednesday, June 3rd
Let's Write!
Today's Topic:
Time to work on your secret code skills!
Use the PDFs to decode the Star Wars Secret Codes.
Then, create your own message (at least 2 sentences) using the blank code box.
Have someone try to decode your message.
1. Instructions:
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​​​Write for at least 10 minutes.
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Write in your journal or special writer’s notebook.
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Pick any topic you like or use the topic for today.
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2. Look Over Your Work and Ask Yourself:​
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Does my writing make sense?
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Is there a better way to say that?
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Did I try to use some interesting and descriptive words?
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Did I start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark?
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3. Make Corrections and Changes to Your Writing.
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4. When You Are Finished:
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Scan or take a picture of your work when it is completed and upload it to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
House Points
10 Points = Complete the math activity and upload your work to your portfolio
30 Points = Clean up completely after making and trying out your obstacle course
Reading Time
Before you read today,
make some predictions about what
you might learn (nonfiction)
or what might happen in your story (fiction).
Find clues in the title, pictures, and in details
from the previous chapter (chapter books).
Math Activity
Figure out two different sets of
numbers that would make sense
in this math story:
There were _____ birds on each branch of a tree. There were _____ branches on the tree.
_____ birds flew away.
Now there are 16 birds in the tree.
Use numbers to fill in the blanks that will cause you to think!
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How can you show or record how you figured out your sets of numbers?
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Scan or upload a picture of your work to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
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Optional Math Activities:
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Sign in to Mathletics after finishing today's math assignment. Check out the “Explore” and “Play” sections.
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Choose a math game you know how to play. (You could use a 100s chart, your computer/tablet, dice or cards.)
You've Got to Move It, Move It!
Obstacle Course
Make an obstacle course at home to keep your secret agent reflexes sharp.
How can you create a course that allows you to balance, jump, climb, and crawl.
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Ask an adult's permission when moving furniture.
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Do not use anything breakable.
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CLEAN UP after you are finished.
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Use the videos below for ideas:
Thursday, June 4th
Let's Write!
Today's Topic:
Your mission
is to protect
the
Prime Minister’s
famous
million dollar painting during a large party at his house.
You are working undercover and are dressed as one of the guests.
Suddenly, the lights turn off and everyone panics. When the lights turn on you see the thief with the painting under her arm.
Finish the end of the story.
Challenge yourself to use these words:
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a wig
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tackled
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a window
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ripped
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a sneeze
1. Instructions:
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​​​Write for at least 10 minutes.
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Write in your journal or special writer’s notebook.
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Pick any topic you like or use the topic for today.
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2. Look Over Your Work and Ask Yourself:​
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Does my writing make sense?
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Is there a better way to say that?
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Did I try to use some interesting and descriptive words?
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Did I start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark?
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3. Make Corrections and Changes to Your Writing.
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4. When You Are Finished:
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Scan or take a picture of your work when it is completed and upload it to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
Reading Time
Choosing a good reading place is very important. How can you make your reading space cozy? Do you like quiet or noise while you read? Do you like open rooms or small nooks? Find a great place to read today!
Math Activity
Choose two questions that seem
just right for you to practice:
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18+5 or 36+8 or 4x6 or 15÷5
or 8x7 or 36÷3 or 75+22 or 95+16
or 89+79 or 475+325 or 650+275
What different strategies can you
use to solve these questions?
How can you show or record how you figured out the answers?
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Scan or upload a picture of your work to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
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Optional Math Activities:
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Sign in to Mathletics after finishing today's math assignment. Check out the “Explore” and “Play” sections.
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Choose a math game you know how to play. (You could use a 100s chart, your computer/tablet, dice or cards.)
Taking Care of Myself
*Today's Special Task:
Go for a walk, bike ride, or follow along with a dance video. Keep track of how far you biked or walked or how long you danced.
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Email your kms or dance time to BFAkmclub@gmail.com
House Points
50 Points = Use all 5 Challenge words in your story today
10 Points = Walk, run, bike, or dance for KM Club
10 Points = Try reading in a new cozy spot
Friday, June 5th
Let's Write!
Today's Topic:
Pick one piece of your writing from the last few weeks and rewrite it by using the 3, 2, 1 Edit strategy.
3 - Correct 3 spelling, punctuation, or spacing errors.
2 - Make 2 word changes by replacing, erasing, or adding 2 words.
1 - Change one of your sentences by rearranging, erasing, or adding to it to make it sound better.
1. Instructions:
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​​​Write for at least 10 minutes.
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Write in your journal or special writer’s notebook.
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Pick any topic you like or use the topic for today.
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2. Look Over Your Work and Ask Yourself:​
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Does my writing make sense?
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Is there a better way to say that?
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Did I try to use some interesting and descriptive words?
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Did I start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark?
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3. Make Corrections and Changes to Your Writing.
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4. When You Are Finished:
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Scan or take a picture of your work when it is completed and upload it to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
House Points
10 Points = Complete your 3-2-1 Edit writing
20 Points = Listen to Storytime with the Mischievous Librarian
10 points = Email your grand total of house points for the week to
10 Points = Email your grand total of house points for the week to housepointsbfa@gmail.com
Reading Time
Choose a nonfiction book to read today.
Before you start reading, think of at least 3 facts you already know about the subject.
You might be surprised about what you already know!
Math Activity
At the grocery store,
a banana costs $3,
an apple is $1, an orange is $2,
a watermelon is $6,
and
a container of strawberries is $5.
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What different combinations of fruit can you buy for $12?
How will you share your solutions to this task?
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Scan or upload a picture of your work to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
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Optional Math Activities:
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Sign in to Mathletics after finishing today's math assignment. Check out the “Explore” and “Play” sections.
or
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Choose a math game you know how to play. (You could use a 100s chart, your computer/tablet, dice or cards.)
Story Time with The Mischievous Librarian
Mixed
Written and illustrated by Arree Chung
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Slideshow by Mrs. MacLean
Langley Picture Book of the Year #9