Week of May 25th

We will meet on Tuesday and Thursday for Math this week and Wednesday for Writing. We have one more step to complete for the Writing Process.

We will meet at 10:00 a.m. here.

The meeting number is: 943 4987 3364
The password remains the same: 882082
 You will need your set of tens and ones.

Try these quick fit ideas for kids.

Office hours will be M-Th 10:30 a.m.
The meeting number is: 92255015401
The password is: 882082

Let me know if you would like or need to meet outside of office hours: bplattne@lausd.net

Week of May 18th

We will meet for a Math lesson on Thursday and Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.
Our class will meet here.

The meeting number is: 943 4987 3364
The password remains the same: 882082
 You will need your set of tens and ones.

We will continue with our narrative revisions here
Pwd: 882082

To see one of your classmate's creative narrative submissions click here.

If there is any work you would like to turn in, some of the first grade teachers will be taking work and returning some items at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.

It's not too late to send me a picture of your mandala before I send them to the Visual Arts teacher,  Ms. Maddock. Thank you to those who have already sent me their work.

Week of May 11th

Our visual arts teacher had provided this fun lesson for us to try here. Here is my attempt entitled Metal Mandala. If you send me your art, I can add it to our gallery here.

Mandala #18 Very Creative. Thank you.

Mandala #4 So colorful. Thank you.

If you were unable to join us for our writing session on Monday, we revised by adding speech balloons to our writing plan to later be used as possible dialogue additions to our text.

This is the link to the Learning Center schedule for this week.

Week of May 4th

New Zoom link here.

Office hours for parents to help with their concerns will be M & W (or by request) 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. via Zoom. The code is: 871-495-123. Click here to attend.

Parents may also ask questions any time in questions/comments in blog or through email as well: bplattne@lausd.net.

The final Math lessons as well as Reading lessons have been posted to Pathblazer accessible through Clever. For those interested, a new lesson will be posted to Newsela this week as well.

Newsela (Reading) Joining Instructions

Join Newsela here.
Class Code: 8BTZXV

Another way to join is through your Google account (SSO (single sign-on)) account.

If we continue to be unsuccessful this way, a different platform will need to be selected.

Week of April 27th Reading Assignment Link

You will find this week's reading assignment here. Click: I already have an account. Click Clever portal. Enter with Clever QR code.

Alternatively, to avoid having to reenter through this post, enter through Clever and locate the Newsela badge in our Room 11 library.

Writing Process Steps

Steps We Have Completed So Far

• Day 1 -Select a topic from our list of memorable moments (Parents: if you select a story topic about an incident where your child was not present, you will be  writing just as the teacher does and each step will mirror the I Do process. If you select a story topic where child was present, then you may write a We Do where you write with input from your child.)
• Day 2 -Touch and talk the setting of the story. The setting will tell the characters, the where, and/or the when. Plan (quick-sketch) the setting on the first page in the box at the top.
• Day 3 -Touch and talk the entire story. Tell the setting, Turn the page. Tell what happened. Turn the page. Tell what happened next. Plan (quick-sketch) the what happened and the what happened next on the second and third pages.
• Day 4 -Read the plan of your story (say the story out loud while looking at your quick-sketch). Draft (write) the setting on the first page.
• Day 5 -Draft the what happened and the what happened next on pages 2 and 3.

Next Steps

• Add transitions.
• Try adding a hook. The writer can decide later whether or not to include the hook in later/final drafts.
• Add a closing. this will let your reader know the story is over. The closing may reflect an idea presented in the hook. It may give your reader an idea why you chose to tell this story.
• Revise your story. This is a multi-step process, likely to take more time than any other step so far.
• Include a title.
• Edit your story.

Our next meeting will be Monday at 10:00 a.m. on Zoom.

The class code is: 371-110-005
the password is: 882082. Click here to attend.