Monday, May 11, 2020

Distance Learning Week 7, Day 30

Monday, May 11, 2020--7:45 a.m.

Aloha Students! 
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend?  Did you remember to honor your mom and appreciate her by sharing the poem you made for her?  I hope you did?  If you forgot, please show and "read" your poem to "Mom" today! :)

**Reminder:  The NEXT Google Meet will be on Friday, May 15, 10:00 a.m.**

Today's Agenda:
1.  MORNING ROUTINES:

2.  GROWTH MINDSET:
"If at first you don't succeed, you're normal!"

3.  ELA:
-iReady Reading (Focus on the amount of lessons you need to pass this week).
-Journal writing in Google Classroom.
(2nd grade year reflections and setting goals for 3rd grade)

4.  BRAIN BREAK:
5.  MATH:
-iReady math

-IXL:  H.1,  H.2,  H.3 "subtraction" practice!


6.  LUNCH BREAK:
7.  BRAIN BREAK:


8.  HANDS-ON-LEARNING:
-Kindness Project (It's a new week! Set your new Kindness goal for the week!)
Visit Google Classroom to turn in your assignment! :)

-Scholastic News:  Week 3, Day 11--Animal Science "Bears."

Visit the website, choose the grade level (1-2), choose Week 3, day 11.
Watch the story, Read the book, View the short video, Do the Activity!
Turn in your "Bear Story" in Google Classroom.


9.  ACTIVE BREAK:

10. `OHANA TIME:


Mahalo for keeping up with your "distance learning!"  You have continued to persevere and that shows that you have determination to succeed!  Way to go!  :)
Aloha,
Mrs. Wong



Friday, May 8, 2020

Distance Learning, Week 6, Day 29

Friday, May 8, 2020--7:45 a.m.

Good Morning!
We made it to the end of another week!  YAY!  Be proud of yourself!
Be grateful that you are well and safe.  😍


Today's Agenda:
1.  MORNING ROUTINES:

2.  GROWTH MINDSET:
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference!"
3.  ELA:
-iReady Reading
-Continue to work on yesterday's Wonders/ConnectEd assignments
-Kidbizz (Achieve 3000) Please do an article (88% or better, on the first try).

4.  BRAIN BREAK:  Eat a healthy snack, maybe read a chapter in your book, practice deep breathing, do some light stretching, play a quick card game with a family member, or listen to music, etc...

**10:00 a.m.--Google Meet with Mrs. Wong**

5.  MATH:
-iReady Reading
-IXL;  R. 14, R. 15

6.  LUNCH BREAK:
-Wash your hands...Soap and water is the Best, 20 second, nothing Less!
-Make it a healthy lunch!  Drink water...eat your fruits and veggies!

7.  BRAIN BREAK:

8.  HANDS-ON-LEARNING:
-Kindness Project (Reflection!) It's the end of the week!  Go to Google Classroom to turn in your
assignment.

-IXL Social Studies: Economics
Remember when we learned about Economics in Junior Achievement, with Ms. Saydee?
Please login to IXL, and choose Social Studies in learning:  F.1, F.2, and F.3

-IXL Science:  B.4,  B.5,  E.1
States of matter (solid, liquid, gas)
Physical Chemical Change

9.  ACTIVE BREAK:
10.  DAILY CHORES:
11.  `OHANA TIME! 

I hope you all will have a restful, fun, but safe, weekend!
I'll be here on Monday! :)
Aloha! A Hui Hou!

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Distance Learning, Week 6, Day 28

Thursday, May 7, 2020--7:45 a.m.
Aloha Kakahiaka! 
It's a brand new day!  I hope you're ready to gear up and learn new things!  Hope all of you are doing well and making sure you get enough sleep :) Make it a great day!

Today's Agenda:
1.  MORNING ROUTINES:

2.  GROWTH MINDSET:
"Start each day with a GRATEFUL heart." 

3.  ELA:
-iReady Reading
-Journal Writing
See Google Classroom

4.  BRAIN BREAK:
5.  MATH:
-iReady Math
-IXL:  R.11, R.12,  R.13

6.  LUNCH BREAK:
7.  BRAIN BREAK:

8.  HANDS-ON-LEARNING:
-STEAM-Challenge (S=Science, T=Technology, E=Engineering, A=Art, M=Math)
Today you will be creating a plan to make a Gratitude Jar or Gratitude Box.
We will use the STEM-Process, with the added "A" of your Artistic component.
You may draw this process table out on a piece of paper and take a picture of it to send it to me via email or Google Classroom.  If you do draw it out, PLEASE use a pen, dark marker or Sharpie pen to trace over your writing.  The pencil marks won't show up as clearly and I wouldn't be able to see what you wrote.  Mahalo!

The STEM/STEAM Process
ASK
-What’s the problem?
-Define Constraint









IMAGINE
-Brainstorm
-Choose a solution






PLAN
-Make a list of materials needed
-Draw it (prototype)





CREATE
-Make it (gather your materials and create it! Stick to your plan)







TEST
-Try it out! 
-Does it work?





IMPROVE
-Make revisions to your prototype
-Make it better!










9.  ACTIVE BREAK: 
-Visit Mr. Hathaway's page to engage in his P.E. exercises and drills! 

10.  DAILY CHORES:
11.  `OHANA TIME:

Mahalo and Aloha!
Mrs. Wong

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Distance Learning Week 6, Day 27

Wednesday, May 6, 2020--7:45 a.m.

Aloha Kakahiaka!
We've reached the middle of the week!  After this week, we have only THREE weeks left of this school year! Wow!  Can't believe that you're going to be 3rd graders in just a few months?!  I'm just so sad that we had to end the year this way...
I'm so proud of you for trying your best and for doing such a great job with all your assignments and computer programs!  You are so Awesome!  I will be proud to let your 3rd grade teachers know that you know how to access Google Classroom and Google Meet!
Keep up the great work!  Only 3 weeks left after this Friday!
Have a wonderful, productive day!
Mahalo!

Today's Agenda:
1.  MORNING ROUTINES: 

2.  GROWTH MINDSET:
"I Believe I CAN, and I WILL!"  

3.  ELA:
-iReady Reading
-Wonders/ConnectEd: Unit 5, Week 4 (days 3, 4)

4.  BRAIN BREAK
5.  MATH:
-iReady Math
-IXL:  R. 8, R.9, R.10

6.  LUNCH BREAK
7.  BRAIN BREAK

8.  HANDS-ON-LEARNING:
-Scholastic News, Week 2, Day 10 (Math/Science:  measurement)
Use a non-standard unit (like a spoon, your hand, your toy car, etc... to measure different items in your home!
Visit: Scholastic News Remote Learning
Watch the story
Read the book
Watch a short video
Do the activity (submit on Google Classroom)

9.  ACTIVE BREAK
10.  DAILY CHORES
11.  FAMILY TIME

**Reminders:  We will have Google Meet this Friday, at 10:00 a.m. I hope you can make it!
Please remember the `Ohana Pono Challenge is due this Friday, but I would like you to submit it to their website by Thursday night so you can be sure to be counted!  Good Luck! 
I saw Zach's `Ohana video and narrative, and Ava's `Ohana pictures and captions....they're on the website! You should check out their entires!  I'm so proud of you all!  Visit:  Growing Pono Schools

Much Aloha,
Mrs. Wong

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Distance Learning Week 6, Day 26

Tuesday, May 5, 2020--7:45 a.m.
🎏 "Happy Boy's Day!"  
     As I drove to school yesterday, I saw a lot of houses with their carp fish flying in their yard!  Some were raised up on a pole, a few were draped on to a fence, and some were displayed like a flag, inside its holder, bolted to the house post.  
     Glad to see that a pandemic can't stop people from celebrating!🎉

Today's Agenda:
1.  MORNING ROUTINES:
2.  GROWTH MINDSET:
"Make Today Count!" 

3.  ELA:
-iReady Reading
-Wonders/ConnectEd:  Unit 5, Week 4

4.  BRAIN BREAK
5.  MATH:
-iReady Math
-IXL:  R.4,  R.5,  R.6

6.  LUNCH BREAK
7.  BRAIN BREAK

8.  HANDS-ON-LEARNING:
-PebbleGo assignment (Biographies)
Login to website, choose Biographies, then Athletes, then Basketball, then LeBron James.
Read about LeBron using the 5 tabs.
Click on the Timeline at the bottom of the page.  His timeline starts in 1984 and continues to 2018.
It isn't a current timeline, but it shows major life events in LeBron James' life.  (Just like your journal assignment yesterday!) When done reading his timeline, click on activities to see the questions on the assignment page.   You can submit your work on Google Classroom.
Login to pebblego.com


9.  ACTIVE BREAK: 
-Mr. Hathaway asked me to please tell you to take a picture of you doing the P.E. activities you are doing from his web-page.  He also said if you have a "video" recording of you and your family, send that too!  You can either send it to him, or send it to me, then I can forward it to him!  Don't forget to explain what you are doing in your picture, or video.

10.  DAILY CHORES:

11.  `OHANA TIME:

Hope your day will be productive and filled with lots of learning!
Until tomorrow....
A Hui Hou!

Monday, May 4, 2020

Distance Learning Week 6, Day 25

Monday, May 4, 2020--7:45 a.m.
**Sorry...No Google Meet today. We will meet at 10am on Friday, May 8.  See you then!**

Aloha Kakahiaka Students!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend?  I worked in the yard, clearing up my ti-leaf garden.  It was time to get rid of the dead leaves and pull out the weeds.  I even had some time to wash my car and organize my files at home!  It sure was a busy weekend!

Today's Agenda:

1.  MORNING ROUTINES:
2.  GROWTH MINDSET:
"Mistakes are proof that you are trying."

3.  ELA:
-iReady Reading
-Journal Writing (See Google Classroom for this assignment)
You will be creating a timeline of your life events.

4.  BRAIN BREAK:
5.  MATH:
-iReady Math
-IXL:  R.1, R.2

6.  LUNCH BREAK:
7.  BRAIN BREAK:

8.  HANDS-ON-LEARNING:
-Kindness Goal setting (See Google Classroom for this assignment)
It's a NEW week! Time to set another Kindness act to accomplish!  Last night, your reflection of last week's goal was due in to me....did you remember to turn that in?

-Scholastic News (Social Studies/Health) Social Emotional Learning (S.E.L)
SCHOLASTIC NEWS
Week 2, day 9 (Empathy and Kindness)
Watch the story being read to you, read the book, watch the short video, then do the activity page.
Submit your work on Google Classroom.


9.  ACTIVE BREAK:
10.  DAILY CHORES:
11.  `OHANA TIME:

Have a productive day filled with lots to LEARN!
Much Aloha,
Mrs. Wong

Friday, May 1, 2020

Distance Learning Week 5, day 24

Friday, May 1, 2020--7:45 a.m.

🌺 Happy Aloha Friday!
Happy Lei Day too! I hope you had time to complete your STEM project for today's special tribute to our first responders and essential workers?   Please don't forget to take a picture of your lei and send it to me!

Today's Agenda:
1.  MORNING ROUTINES:
2.  GROWTH MINDSET:
"Take Positive Risks"

3.  ELA:
-iReady Reading
-KidBizz (do 1 article)

4.  BRAIN BREAK:
5.  MATH:
-iReady Math
-IXL:  E.22, E.23

** Google Meet @ 11:30 a.m.**

6.  LUNCH BREAK
7.  BRAIN BREAK

8.  HANDS-ON-LEARNING
-Kindness Project Reflection (see Google Classroom for this)
-IXL Science: G.1, G.2, G.3

9.  ACTIVE BREAK
10.  DAILY CHORES
11.  `OHANA TIME

Have a GREAT weekend!
Aloha and A hui hou!
Mrs. Wong