Thursday, 3/26/2020 Lessons

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Good morning and welcome back!   

Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
(Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)

1.
 8:30 am: Go to meet.google.com (make sure you are logged into your quest academy google account)

2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video

  • Complete Your Turn pages 255-256 from the Wonders Lesson Video
  • Complete Close Reading Companion pages 157-159
  • Writing Journal . Remember to start each sentence with a capital and end with correct punctuation.
  • Short Book
  • Screen Shot 2020-03-23 at 11.51.18 AM**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book).




3.
 iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet.  Complete at least 15 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video

4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1 
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2

5. Lunch Break

6.
 Math Lesson Video

  • Complete Ready Math pages 631-634
  • Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency Page found in your blue folder (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems). OR work on your “Doubles” and “Make a Ten” (Goal: 1 minute).

7. iReady MATH: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code.  Complete 15 minutes or more.

8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson

9. Science Lesson: Look for the “Color Codes” Worksheet found in your packet.  You also need a flashlight, a partner, and 3 markers (preferably 1 red, 1 blue, and 1 green…you can use three other colors, but make sure they are very different from one another).

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10.
 12:45 Final check in at meet.google.com 

  • Be prepared to show us your journal page you wrote on the steps to teach someone to whistle OR show us your secret message color code!


Additional Learning Ideas (Optional):

Mrs. Teichert is teaching today.  Feel free to email me (lteichert@questac.org) with any questions you have.  I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today.   Happy learning! 

Additional Materials Pick Up This Friday, March 27

Quest Families,

As school will remain in dismissal until May 1st (as of now), teachers have prepared additional materials that can be picked up this Friday. 

Pick up times are listed below. Please notice there are three different options, each lasting 2 hours. Rather than parking cars and walking to designated tables, parents will acquire their student’s materials by driving to tables by way of assigned lanes, which are alphabetized by student last name (see video).

Pick up times:
Friday: 7:30am to 9:30am; 11:30am to 1:30pm; 3:30pm to 5:30pm

Click here to watch the video. 

Also, if your student checked out a Quest library book before this school closure, please return the library book when you pick-up your students’ school work.

Wednesday, 3/25/2020 Lessons

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday
Can you find Waldo?  Ha ha!  (Thanks Mrs. Barrett)

Good morning and welcome back!   
Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
(Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)

1. 8:30 am: Go to meet.google.com (make sure you are logged into your quest academy google account)

2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video

  • Complete “Close Reading Companion” pages 154-156 and “Your Turn” page 254 from the Wonders Lesson Video above.
  • Writing Journal . Remember to start each sentence with a capital and end with correct punctuation.
  • Cut and Sort
  • Short Book– ABC order
Screen Shot 2020-03-23 at 11.51.18 AM**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book). 





3.
 iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet.  Complete at least 15 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video

4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1 
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2

5. Lunch Break

6.
 Math Lesson Video

  • Complete Ready Math Pages 625-630 and practice worksheet assigned in the Math Lesson Video above.
  • Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency Page found in your blue folder (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems). 

7. iReady MATH: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code.  Complete 15 minutes or more.

8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson

9. Keyboard Lesson.  Go to Typer Island and spend 10 or more minutes practicing.
How to Video


10. 12:45 Final check in at meet.google.com 

Additional Learning Ideas (Optional):

*Pete the Cat loves to write back when he receives a letter.  You can write a letter to Pete and send it to the address below.  I wonder what Pete the Cat has to say! 

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Mrs. Teichert is teaching today.  Feel free to email me (lteichert@questac.org) with any questions you have.  I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today.   Happy learning! 

Free Audible Books


As all of us around the world confront this difficult new period, we recognize the importance—and the challenge—of staying relaxed and entertained, especially for kids at home who are missing the stimulation of the classroom. From the beginning, Audible has served as an antidote to loneliness and even isolation, as a way to hear words that inspire and transport and for many – words that teach and entertain in deeply intimate ways.

With all of us experiencing varying degrees of social distancing and school closures, we have created something that we hope makes our customers’ lives a little easier. At stories.audible.com, you will find hundreds of our titles available completely free. The collection has been handpicked by our editors and is a mix of stories to entertain, engage, and inform young people, ages 0–18.

These stories offer a screen-free option that we hope may help break up the day for families with students home from school.

There are selections for our listeners in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese and Italian.

To access the free titles, just visit stories.audible.com from any web browser.

The experience is completely free – no log-ins, credit cards, or passwords required. Just click, stream and listen.

We wish you and your loved ones good health, and we hope that listening to a good story will offer some respite during these unsettling times.

All of us at Audible

eLearning Extended Until May 1st

Parents,
The governor announced that our school closure will continue until May 1st. 
The packet that parents picked up previously only had lessons through Friday, March 27th.  We will need to send additional school work home.  We will have another pick-up later this week (probably Friday, 3/27).  Watch the blog for more information. 

Also, if your student checked out a Quest library book before this school closure, please return the library book when you pick-up your students’ school work.

Tuesday, 3/24/2020 Lessons

Hello my fabulous First Grade friends! Welcome to Tuesday’s lessons.  Remember to complete each learning activity listed.  (Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)

1. 8:30 am: Go to meet.google.com (make sure you are logged into your quest academy google account)

2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video

**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders site as well.  Just have your student login from the Quest- Student Links page to their Wonders. 


3.
 iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet.  Complete at least 15 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video

4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1 
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2

5. Lunch Break

6.
 Math Lesson Video then Complete Ready Math Review Pages

7. iReady MATH: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code.  Complete 15 minutes or more.

8.Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson

9.  Science lesson on Plants:
Watch These Videos:

Then make your guesses using this google form:  Mrs. G’s Plant Lesson Guessing Sheet

Learn about our Water Cycle: Earth’s water cycle

10. 12:45 Final check in at meet.google.com 


Additional Learning Ideas: (Optional):
Reading Homework
Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 27)
Read for 20 minutes or more. 
RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”.  Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
Wonders Online Activities
Video of Ms. Smith reading the book “Where The Wild Things Are”


Ms. Smith is teaching today.  Feel free to email me (lsmith@questac.org) with any questions you have.  I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today.   Happy learning! 

Monday, 3/23/2020 Lessons

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Good morning and welcome back! I hope you had a great weekend!  
Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
(Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)

1. 8:30 am: Go to meet.google.com (make sure you are logged into your quest academy google account)

2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video

**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders site as well.  Just have your student login from the Quest- Student Links page to their Wonders. 


3.
 iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet.  Complete at least 15 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video

4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1 
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2

5. Lunch Break

6.
 Math Lesson Video

  • Complete Ready Math Review Pages
  • Practice your “doubles” and “Make a ten” fluency pages found in your page. (Goal: complete in 1 minute or less) Instead of writing on it, slip it into a page protector so you can practice over and over again. How fast can you get? 

7. iReady MATH: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code.  Complete 15 minutes or more.

8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson

9. 12:45 Final check in at meet.google.com 


Additional Learning Ideas: (Optional):
Reading Homework
Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 27)
Read for 20 minutes or more. 
RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”.  Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
Wonders Online Activities
STEM Challenge Idea
Watch this Mystery Doug video on how hand sanitizer works 
Video of Ms. Smith reading the book “Mother Bruce”


Ms. Smith is teaching today.  Feel free to email me (lsmith@questac.org) with any questions you have.  I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today.   Happy learning! 

Sharks4Kids FREE Shark Webinars for Student

For the next 4 weeks ( possibly longer) we will be offering FREE shark webinars for students. Guests will include shark scientists, videographers, divers, conservationists and more. Our website will be updated weekly!

Hope you can DIVE IN with us!

Click the link below or visit https://www.sharks4kids.com/webinars for information on speakers and the links to join.

March 23-27, 2020

Mon Mar 23 at 9 am EST Filming Shark Week with Duncan Brake

Tues Mar 24 at 4 pm EST Shark Ultrasounds & Reproduction with Dr. James Sulikowski

Wed Mar 25 at 10 am EST Intro to Sharks with Founder Jillian Morris

Fri Mar 27 at 10 am EST The Social Life of Sharks with Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou

Friday, 3/20/2020


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Happy Friday, my friends!  Welcome to Favorite Things Friday.  Tell a friend or family member your favorite animal.   

There is no school today (it is a scheduled Teacher Work Day).  No assignments are required today, but you can have your student work on these optional ideas:
  • iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet.  
  • iReady MATH: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code.  
  • Read for 20 minutes or more. 
  • RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”.  Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
  • Any Language Arts pages from Unit 5, Week 3 that were not completed this week (pages from the Your Turn or Close Reading Companion booklets). 

Thursday, March 19

thoughtful thursdayGood morning and welcome back! Hoping you had a good day yesterday! Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
(Click on the blue words to access the videos or websites)

1. 8:30 am: Go to meet.google.com (make sure you are logged into your quest academy google account)

2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video

  • Note: I assigned the little video that was not seen in Mrs. Vella’s recording.  If your student goes to their “To Do” in the Wonders Online Activities, they can watch it!  The assignment is called “High Frequency and Oral Language” (click on the picture of the boy building blocks).  Let me know if you need help finding it!
  • Complete Your Turn Pages 239-242 (if you haven’t done so already).  You can use a blank piece of paper to do another problem/solution page if you’d like. You will need the story “Good Ideas” so you can read along with the teacher.
  • Writing Prompt: Use the lined paper in your journal to complete this prompt:  How do you think earthquakes happen?  or Describe what an earthquake feels like. ***Start each sentence with a capital.  End with a punctuation mark.

3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet.  Complete at least 15 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video

4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2

5. Lunch Break

6. 
Math Lesson Video

  • Complete the Worksheets as prompted from the Math Lesson Video.
  • Practice your “Doubles” and “Make a Ten” fluency page found in your packet (Goal: Complete in 1 minute or less).  Instead of writing on it, slip it into your page protector so you can practice over and over.  How fast can you get?

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7. iReady MATH: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code.  Complete 15 minutes or more.

8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson

9. Science Lesson: Look for the Sun Worksheet and paper fastener (“brad”) found in your packet.  You also need scissors.








10.
12:45 Final check in at meet.google.com 

11. Additional Learning Ideas:

Reading Homework: Little Red Hen Bakes Bread

Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 26: Understand 10 More and 10 Less)

Read for 20 minutes or more. 

RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”.  Teacher’s Username: FirstRams

Wonders Online Activities

Feel free to work on the bonus worksheet pages found in your packet (half sheet packet with or, ore, oar words and the packet with a caterpillar on front). (But please don’t go ahead on the Science, Your Turn or Ready Math Worksheets)