Landforms!

Here is our slideshow from today:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1buw3twtLoBBEKGdTQcxPRSz1uwV11WBSwIGakUR-iS4/edit?usp=sharing

Have fun drawing your island maps!

math questions!

Thanks for all of your work during math class today!

If you want to work on some math problems that kids in our class wrote, here is a document with them: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rwPU2aB6ibomX21gPlkV7tolgX1zIZsKnUUjwLtvloA/edit?usp=sharing

There are some tricky ones and some simpler ones (one even goes into the thousands, but you can totally solve it yourself!).

Try writing your work and your answers on a piece of paper or in your notebook.

Good luck!

Monday, April 6th

Good morning friends,

Mrs. Curtin and Max have a question for you today from their walk:

Here is your questionnaire for today:

Remember to work on these assignments this week.

We will have a meeting at 10:00 am Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday every week. See you tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Your teachers

Wednesday, April 1st

Good morning friends!

Let's start off with the questions from last Friday and from yesterday. I had asked: "Would you rather live in a cabin on a mountain or on an island?"

Here is what you said:
Island Because they are cool.
Island Because I like beaches.
Island I really like to swim.
Island Because the mountain does not have any water.
Island Because I can go swimming and fishing.
Island I would like to be able to go swimming in the water.
Island Because it’s warm!
Island Because I can go swimming every single second of the day.
Island I like the water.
Mountain Because they are cool.
Mountain So I could go skiing all year long.

Here are the kinds of bread you have made:
Honey wheat, Irish soda bread, original bread and pie, banana bread, zucchini bread, and whole wheat.

When I asked about notebooks, most people wanted one for both drawing and writing:

both drawing and writing	because I like drawing and writing
both drawing and writing	So I could draw about my writing.
writing	Because I do not like drawing as much!
both drawing and writing	Because when I don’t want to do not do writing l can do drawing
both drawing and writing	Because I like making comics
both drawing and writing	Because you can make a picture about your story.
drawing	Because I love drawing
drawing	I would rather draw then write.
drawing	I don’t like writing & drawing you can be creative
both drawing and writing	Because I like both
drawing	I do not like writing!

Here is our question for today:

Rhys has a math question for you to solve:

The Ninth Nugget
Josh found 5 nuggets. Ruth Rose found 3 nuggets. Dink found 2 nuggets. Each other person found 2. All together, there are 50 nuggets. How many other people are there?

If you figure it out, send me your answer and I will share it with Rhys to check!

Our survey today. It is a tricky one because you have to write your own story problem!

Tuesday, March 31st

Good morning friends!

We have a question about notebooks today:



There are two new read alouds on our website: https://sites.google.com/site/lowellroom204/at-home-resources/read-alouds

Here is today's survey!


Have a great day!

Your teachers

Friday, March 27th

Good morning friends!

Here is our question of the day, along with some jokes.


If you want to learn more about money, visit these two links:
- https://www.moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency.html
- https://www.uscurrency.gov/educational-materials/classrooms/currency-academy

We also have a new read aloud from a Mo Willems book:


Want to see Mo Willems talk about making Nanette's Baguette? Look for "Episode 4" in his lunchtime doodles video series: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/

And a sing along to "Down By the Bay," with new lyrics from you!


Here is our survey for today:


Have a great weekend!

Your teachers

Virtual Morning Meetings!

We are very excited for our virtual morning meetings! We miss you, and we want to see how you are doing. As we begin our virtual morning meetings, remember how we follow meeting circle norms at school. These are good to keep in mind when we have virtual meetings, too, but some things are slightly different in this new environment.

Our meeting norms:

- Sit or kneel
You don't need to be criss-cross for our meetings, but you do need to be sitting. You could be in a chair, a couch, or on the floor, but you should still be sitting.

- Keep your body calm and to yourself
Keeping your body calm helps you and everyone else stay focused. Our meeting isn't very long, so keep toys, books, and other distractions out of your hands. Your cat or your little sister might wander by, but try to ignore them.

- Pay attention to the person who is talking 
Just like at school.

- Raise your hand for questions and comments
For our first meeting, we are going to try to do this and see how it goes. A teacher will see you raising your hand, and we will call on you for your turn. It is very hard for the computer program to know who the main person is if more than one person is talking at a time. If raising hands doesn't work, just use our normal no-hands procedures: let other people finish talking before you do.

To these regular meeting norms, we are going to add these:

- Wear your normal school clothes
It isn't pajama day today.

- This is a meeting for our class
You probably have some family members around to help with tech support on your end, but this meeting is just for our class, so you will be the only participant from your family.

- Choose a quiet spot
There shouldn't be noises or talking in your background.

- Remember, you're on camera!
Just like when. you were in our play, everyone can see and hear what you are doing and saying.

- Keep your camera still
Pick a spot to sit in and then stay in that spot. If you are using a phone or ipad to attend our meeting, try propping it up on some books so you don't have to hold it. It is distracting if you're moving your camera around while we are trying to say hi.


See you online!

Wednesday, March 25th

Good morning friends!

Our question of the day is related to Minnie and Moo. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?



We have a musical craft activity for you to complete, if you want. We will be doing a percussion play-along on Friday, so get making!



I'm doing my READ-O card to keep my at-home reading interesting. Are you?



Your questionnaire for today:



Here are the responses from our earlier questions:

Would you rather have your superhero hideout in a treehouse or in a cave?

Would you rather be able to fly or read other people's minds?

These are both pie charts. We haven't talked about them, but I bet you can figure out how to read them!

Remember that tomorrow, Thursday the 26th, at 10:00 AM we have our first virtual morning meeting. We will be sending a reminder email this afternoon, but make sure it is on your family's calendar! You will probably want an adult on hand to help you get set up with the video call. Ask them nicely.

We hope you have a great day!

Mr. MacLellan, Mrs. Curtin, and Ms. Miller

Tuesday, March 24th

Good morning friends!

We have another superhero question today: Would you rather be able to fly or able to read other people's minds?

I hope you enjoyed the snow yesterday afternoon! Did any of you build a snow fort? (Ha ha, very funny Mr. MacLellan...)


Thanks for your responses yesterday! If you didn't answer yesterday's questions, there is still time!

Here is our song for you at-home morning meeting today:

Have a great day!

Mr. MacLellan, Mrs. Curtin, and Ms. Miller

Monday, March 23rd

Hello friends!

It is Monday, March 23rd, and we have a cold and cloudy kind of day. It might snow today, which would be a rude awakening for the plants that are starting to wake up in my garden. Today's question is about superhero hideouts. I look forward to hearing from you!
You can fill out this questionnaire to answer the question and let me know how you are doing!


Talk to you soon!

Friday, March 20th

Good morning friends!

Here's our question for today, with a cameo from Calum and Ingrid:

Let me know what you think!

A few other logistical things:

1. We will be scheduling a virtual morning meeting for next week as a chance to check in with each other and say "Hi!" I will record it and make a copy available in case you aren't able to join at a set time.

2. Here is a message from Señora Reed:

For continued learning in Spanish, please refer to the extending learning website and our school FLES website as it is being updated weekly with songs, games, videos, read alouds, etc. Please feel free to print the work packets as well. We recommend practicing for 15 minutes daily.

link to FLES website: https://sites.google.com/view/fles-spanish-at-lowell/home
email: joan.reed@watertown.k12.ma.us

3. Check out the district website for some more resources to use at home, if you would like to.

You can leave a comment in the field below, email me your responses (and pictures of what you're up to!), or fill out this survey:

Click here to open it in another tab.

Mr MacLellan

Wednesday, March 18th

Good morning friends!

I went out for a walk in the woods this morning, with Calum and Ingrid in tow, looking for birds. We saw a bunch, but we heard many more. Sometimes, birds are small and hard to see, and it is easier to listen for their calls and songs. Is there anyone in your family who is good at identifying birds? 

I made a video for you this morning with a question of the day:

I hope you have a chance to go for a walk in the sunshine or play in your backyard sometime today. It was so nice to get out after being stuck inside yesterday during the rain (and snow). Let me know your answers to our question, and send me pictures of any projects you are working on right now.

You can also listen to some books I read aloud, and sing along with some of our songs, too.

Sincerely,

Your teachers :)