The Orange Public Schools Expectations for Emergency At-home Instruction

Welcome/Introduction

May 13, 2020 Good Day Orange Township Public School District Community,

I hope this letter finds you all well. Please be reminded that on Monday, May 4, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy ordered the closure of all NJ schools through the end of SY 2019-2020. We will continue to work together in the effort of ensuring that distance learning is working well for all students within our district. We are committed to the instructional and social-emotional supports daily.

The purpose of this communication is to provide an update on a school closure date scheduled for next Friday, May 22, 2020. What this means is that distance learning will not take place on Friday, May 22nd for students and staff. As you are aware, Memorial Day is on Monday, May 25th. With that being said, I am instituting a school closure day so all families and staff can have an extended weekend. As mentioned, selfcare is so important, and this is the perfect time to reconnect with family.

We will continue to keep you abreast through our communication platforms via the district website as well as our social media handles regarding any academic or operational updates.

For further supports, please be reminded that we created an email address distancelearningquestions@orange.k12.nj.us for questions or concerns during this pandemic period as it relates to instructional or technology concerns. If there are also concerns regarding mental or selfcare supports, you can also email us. We will need your child’s school, teacher’s name, as well as your contact information. Always remember, you should always contact your child’s teacher and/or principal as the first line of support

Office Hours 

I will be available daily to answer any questions you may have. My virtual Office Hours are as follows: AM, Monday – Friday: 9:00AM – 11:00AM PM, Monday – Friday: 1:00PM – 3:00PM.

Contact Information 

Should you have any questions about assignments, you can contact me through the following channels: Email: cooperro@orange.k12.nj.us.  Teachers can be contacted through Class Dojo as well.

Access to Assignments 

Below is the link and code to my Google Classroom. Assignments will be posted by 9AM each Monday for the week.. Each assignment contains a due date. Please note, parents will be contacted if students are not completing assignments. Assignments will be graded and recorded.

 

Third Grade Google Classroom  Code: dysn7xw

General Student Expectations

 Student responsibilities in completing the assignments include:

•  Identifying a comfortable and quiet space to study/learn
•  Dedicating appropriate time to learning, as guided by your teachers
•  Routinely checking appropriate Google Classrooms and emails for information on courses, assignments, and resources, on a daily basis
•  Attending and participating in any check-in times offered by your teachers
•  Engaging in the virtual platforms with academic honesty, integrity, and according to the district’s Acceptable Use Policy
•  Submitting all assignments in accordance with provided timelines and/or due dates

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  Links

  Clever - Reading Plus & Newsela

  My World Social Studies

  Google Meet/Hangouts

  class dojo directions in creole

 

Assignments

Monday, June 15th  2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Performance Task (day 1)

Students will attend a google meet at 9AM 

https://meet.google.com/lookup/bwj45q7nyz

Students will complete a mini-lesson unpacking the performance task. Students will then complete part 1 of their graphic organizer.

 Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Taking actions for our Rights

 Students will read an excerpt about the suffrage movement and answer two text-dependent questions. 

 

Tuesday, June 16th  2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Performance Task (day2)

Students will attend a google meet at 9AM 

https://meet.google.com/lookup/bwj45q7nyz

Students will complete a mini lesson about selecting strong evidence to support their opinion, then complete part 2 of their graphic organizer.

Wednesday, June 17th  2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Performance Task (day 3)

Students will attend a google meet at 9AM 

https://meet.google.com/lookup/bwj45q7nyz

Students will finish gathering evidence for their performance task. 

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Thurgood Marshall

 Students will read and excerpt about Thurgood Marshall and answer two text-dependent questions.

 

Thursday, June 18th  2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Performance Task (day 4)

Students will attend a google meet at 9AM 

https://meet.google.com/lookup/bwj45q7nyz

Students will analyze an exemplar introduction paragraph and draft the introduction to their performance task. 

Friday, June 19th  2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Performance Task (day 5)

Students will attend a google meet at 9AM 

https://meet.google.com/lookup/bwj45q7nyz

Students will analyze an exemplar informational essay and draft the body and conclusion paragraphs. 

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Eleanor Roosevelt

 Students will read and excerpt about Eleanor Roosevelt and answer two text-dependent questions.

 

 

Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes

Author’s point of view

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

https://meet.google.com/lookup/bwj45q7nyz

Students will complete a mini-lesson about the author's point of view and complete two text-dependent questions.  

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Citizen (test)

Students will complete their test about being a good citizen.

 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Module 4, Unit 1 lesson 5

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

Students will read about “Dry days in Australia”  and complete a short constructed response. 

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Citizen and laws quiz 

 Students will complete their citizen and laws quiz. 

 

Monday, May 18th, 2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Module 4, Unit 1 lesson 1

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

Students will be introduced to the central questions of the unit. Students will then read an excerpt from “one well” students will answer 2 text-dependent about the text and complete their exit ticket. 

 

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Rights and laws

 Students will read about the different rights and laws that they have to follow and complete 2 text-dependent questions. 

 

 

Thursday, May 7, 2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Performance Task (day 3)

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

Students will take part in a mini-lesson about how to include dialogue in their narratives to help the reader to understand what the characters are thinking and feeling. Students will then establish the problem in their story.   

Wednesday, May 6 2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Performance task(Day 2 )

Students will attend a google meet at 9AM 

Students will take part in a mini-lesson about establishing character in a narrative story by giving them character traits. Students will then establish the characters for their narratives by giving their characters inside and outside traits.

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Earl Warren 

 Students will read about Earl Warren  and answer 2 text-dependent questions.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Performance Task (day 1)

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

Students will be introduced to the performance task and take part in a mini-lesson about establishing the setting of a narrative and how to use temporal words .

Monday, May 4th, 2020 

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 8(part 3)

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

Students will write the 2 body paragraphs to their book review.

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Patriotic Celebrations and Traditions

 Students will read about Patriotic Celebrations and Traditions and answer 2 text-dependent questions.

Friday, April 30, 2020

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 8(part 3)

Students will attend a google meet at 9AM 

Students will write the second body paragraph to their book review.

 

Thursday, April 29, 2020

 E.L.A (25 minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 8 (part 2) 

Students will attend a google meet at 9AM 

Students will write and draft their introductory paragraphs.  

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

National Symbols We honor

 Students will read about national symbols we honor and answer 2 text-dependent questions.

 

Wednesday, April 28, 2020

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 8(part 1)

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

Students will complete a close read of an exemplar book review. 

Tuesday, April 27, 2020

 E.L.A (25 minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 7 (Mid-unit assessment) 

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

Students will read chapter 6 of “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” and answer text-dependent questions

 

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Important Documents

 Students will read about primary documents and answer 4 text-dependent questions.

Monday, April 26, 2020

E.L.A (25 Minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 6

Students will attend a google meet at 9 AM 

Students will read chapter 17 of “Peter Pan classic start and complete the recounting graphic organizer.

 

Friday, April 24, 2020

 E.L.A (25 minutes)

Students will read chapter 5 of “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” and then read or listen to a read-aloud of “Peter Pan classic start chapter 16 and compare the two stories. 

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Quiz

 Students will complete a short quiz about the different levels of government. 

Thursday, April 23, 2020

E.L.A (25 Minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 5(part1)

Students will read chapter 15 of “Peter Pan classic start and answer 6 text-dependent questions.

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 4

Students will read chapter 4 of “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” and then read or listen to a read-aloud of “Peter Pan classic start chapter 14 and compare the two stories. 

Social Studies(20 Minutes)

Government Work together 

Students will read about how the government works together and answer 4 text-dependent questions.

 

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

E.L.A (25 Minutes)

 Unit 2 lesson 3 

Students will read chapter 3 of “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” and then read or listen to a read-aloud of “Peter Pan classic start chapter 13 and compare the two stories. 

Monday, April 20, 2020

E.L.A (25 Minutes)

Unit 2 lesson 2

Students will read chapter 2 of “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” and then read or listen to a read-aloud of “Peter Pan classic start chapter 12 and compare the two stories. 

Social Studies (20 minutes)

National  Government 

Students will read about the national government and answer 4 text-dependent questions.

Thursday, April 9, 2020, E.L.A(25minutes)

Unit 2 lesson1(part 3)

Students will read  “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 1 & Peter Pan Classic start: Chapter 1 ” and compare the two stories. 

Social Studies (20 minutes)

State Government 

Students will read about the state government and answer 3 text-dependent questions

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

E.L.A(25minutes

Unit 2 lesson1(part 2)

Students will read the story “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 1” and complete a summary graphic organizer.

Social Studies (20 minutes)

Local Government 

Students will read about the local government and answer 3 text-dependent questions.

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

E.L.A(25minutes

Unit 2 lesson1(part 1)

Students will read the story “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 1” and complete a vocabulary activity. 

Social Studies (20 minutes)

Federal and State Constitution 

Students will read about the state and constitution and answer 3 text-dependent questions

Monday, April 6, 2020

E.L.A(25 minutes)

End of unit assessment (Part 3)

Students will read Read chapter 11 of Peter Pan and complete part 3 of your end of unit assessment. 

Social Studies (20 minutes)

Chapter 4 lesson 1 quiz

Students will complete their chapter 4, lesson 1 quiz. 

Friday, April 3, 2020

E.L.A (25 minutes)

End Of Unit Assessment (Part 2)

Students will complete part 2 of their End of unit assessment.

Social Studies (20 minutes)

State and Nation 

Students will read an excerpt and answer three text-dependent questions 

Thursday, April 2, 2020

E.L.A (25 minutes)

End Of Unit Assessment (Part 1)

Students will complete part 1of their End of unit assessment.

Social Studies (20 minutes)

Three branches of government (day 2) 

Students will start planning their three branches of government projects by completing google slides 4-7.

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Lesson 10 Close Read of chapter 10 of Peter Pan

Students will read chapter 10 of Peter Pan and fill out a summary chart. 

Social Studies (20 minutes)

Three branches of government (day 1) 

Students will complete the introductory reading and google slides 1-3. 

Tuesday, March 31st, 2020

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Lesson 10 Close Read of chapter 10 of Peter Pan

Students will read chapter 10 of Peter Pan and fill out a summary chart. 

Social Studies (20 minutes)

Forming our government 

Students will read about forming our government and answer 3 text-dependent questions.  

Monday, March 30th, 2020

E.L.A(25 minutes)

Character Trait Review

Students will read 5 short passages and complete their interactive activity to review identifying character traits within a story. 

Social Studies (20 minutes)

Chapter 3 lesson 6 quiz

Students will complete their chapter 3, lesson 6 quiz. 

Friday, March 27th, 2020 

E.L.A (25 Minutes)

Character analysis test

Students will read chapter 9 of Peter Pan and complete the character trait analysis graphic organizer.

Social Studies( 20 minutes)

Creating a new nation: Washington D.C

Students will read about Washington D.C. and answer five text-dependent questions.

 

Thursday, March 26th, 2020

E.L.A (25minutes)

Lesson 9 Unit 1

Students will read chapter 8 of Peter Pan and answer the text-dependent question. Students will also complete a character analysis of Wendy. 

Social Studies( 20 minutes)

Creating a new nation: Freedom and Government 

Students will read about Freedom and Government and answer five text-dependent questions.

 

Wednesday, March,25th, 2020

E.L.A (25minutes)

Lesson 8 Unit 1

Students will watch a lesson about character’s motivation. Students will then read chapter 7 of the Story Peter Pan. Students will complete a character motivation graphic organizer and two text-dependent questions.  

Social Studies (20 minutes) 

Creating a new nation: American Patriots 

Students will read about American Patriots and answer five text-dependent questions.

 

Tuesday, March, 24th, 2020

E.L.A (25 minutes)

Lesson 7 Unit 1

Students will read chapter 6 of Peter Pan. Students will then answer two text-dependent questions and fill out the character trait graphic organizer. 

Social Studies (20minutes)

Creating a new nation: Trouble in the colonies

Students will read about Trouble in the  Colonies and answer five text-dependent questions. 

 

Monday, March, 23rd, 2020 

E.L.A(25 minutes) 

Lesson 6 Unit 1 (part 2)

Students will complete a close read of chapter 5 of the story Peter Pan. Students will watch a video about the point of view and answer questions about the point of view of the character that they have chosen. 

Social Studies(20 minutes) 

Students will complete their chapter 3 lesson 5 quiz.

 

 Friday, March 20th, 2020

Lesson 6 Unit 1 

Students will complete a close read of chapter 5 of the story Peter Pan. Students will watch a video about character traits and complete the character traits graphic organizer. 

Social Studies 

New England Colonies

Students will read about New England Colonies and answer five text-dependent questions.

Thursday, March 19th, 2020

E.L.A(25 minutes)

Lesson 5 Mid-unit assessment

Students will complete a close read of chapter 4 and answer text-dependent questions about what they have read. 

Social Studies(20minutes)

Settling the Middle Colonies

Students will read about the middle colonies and answer five text-dependent questions. 

 

Wednesday, March 18th, 2020

ELA (25 minutes)

Lesson 4 Unit 1 

Students will complete a close read of chapter 3 of the story Peter Pan. Students will complete a summary of chapter 3 and answer text-dependent questions about chapter 3. Students will also complete two grammar review questions. 

Social Studies (20 minutes)

England’s Colonies

Students will read about England’s colonies and answer five text-dependent questions. 

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 

ELA (25 Minutes)

Students will read chapter 2 of Peter Pan (online or in your hardcover book) and complete the summary worksheet and text-dependent questions provided in the third-grade google classroom.  Students will also view a grammar video about prefixes.  DO NOT FORGET TO CLICK TURN IN.

Social Studies (20 Minutes)

 

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