The Orange Public Schools Expectations for Emergency At-home Instruction

Welcome/Introduction

Good Day Families, 

For the Week of April 6th, school buildings will remain closed; however, distance learning will continue. On Friday, April 10th, the District will be closed in observance of Good Friday, per the previously approved calendar, and spring break will begin on Monday, April 13th and conclude on April 17th. Distance Learning will not be in effect from April 10th through April 17th. We will continue to update all families and staff in a timely fashion. Thank you for your continued support of the Orange Township Public School District. Always remember, we are in this together. Additional information and daily updates can be found on the district’s COVID-19 Resource Page found at https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/domain/3058.

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

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)

 

Learning Extension: Reading Plus - 5 Lessons per week