2019-2020 Mr. Holmlund's 3rd Grade Class Assignments
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It's the end of the year and you are almost in 4th grade. So get a head start and let your 4th grade teacher get to know you. Answer all the questions in any way you choose (doc, slide, video, or drawing).
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Do the write and quiz activities after reading the article.
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Write a story according to the prompt. Make sure to include all the features of writing a story.
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Math book pages 819 and 821
Turn in your math here by adding a picture or two of it.
Turn in your math here by adding a picture or two of it.
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Read a book that is narrative (a story). If you have already read a book that you are able to talk about, you do not need to read a new one. Then fill out the attached worksheet descriptively. You will then read your report on Friday during our meeting. Only students who show the filled out report and read it to the class on Friday will get to receive the prize. The prize will be announced again in the meetings.
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5/8/20 Check In: If you were to hangout with Mr. Holmlund (and maybe a couple of friends) for 30 minutes online doing anything that you wanted to do, what would you do?
Hint Hint, this is the prize of the week. We will likely have to consolidate the prize earners into 2 groups, so choose what you would like to do wisely.
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5/6/20 Check In: If you were to create a band, what would it be called and what would your role be? Explain.
Role means the job or task someone has to accomplish a goal. Respond to somebody else's response after you type yours.
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5/6/20 Check Out: If you were the option to do the packet or do online work, which would you choose? Why?
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5/5/20 Check In: Today is Cinco de Mayo. What is Cinco de Mayo and why do people celebrate it in the United States?
Read the article below to help support your response.
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There is no correct answer, but make sure you include some great reasons! Also, respond to somebody else's answer after you have answered.
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5/1/20 Check Out: Pick a story book that you have read or are reading and type it here. You will create a book report for it next week and be ready to present it in the google meet by Friday.
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5/1/20 Check In: There is no school on Monday. It is also International "Star Wars" Day. Write a story about a battle in space or on a different planet.
You will need to create a doc.
Remember, stories have a beginning, middle, and an end. They also have characters and settings. Make sure to use descriptive language.
Remember, stories have a beginning, middle, and an end. They also have characters and settings. Make sure to use descriptive language.
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4/30/20 Check In: If you were to write a movie, what would it be about? Write a summary of your imaginary movie.
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4/30/20 Check Out: If you were an adult during this time of quarantine, what would be the job that you wished to have right now?
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4/29/20 Check In: How long do think it will take for California to get to phase 4? Read the excerpt from ABC News below summarizing the phases.
The state plans to reopen those sectors in four stages, as described by Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sonia Angell:
Stage 1: Everyone is either staying at home or a member of the essential workforce. This is the stage we are in now, and will stay in until a modification to the statewide stay-at-home order.
Stage 2: Reopening lower risk workplaces, including:
Non-essential manufacturing (toys, furniture, clothing, etc.)
Schools
Childcare facilities
Retail businesses for curbside pick-up
Offices where working remotely isn't possible, but can be modified to make the environment safer for employees
Stage 3: Reopening higher risk workplaces, which require close proximity to other people, including:
Hair salons
Nail salons
Gyms
Movie theaters
Sporting events without live audiences
In-person religious services (churches and weddings)
Stage 4: Ending the stay-at-home order, which would allow for the reopening of:
Concert venues
Convention centers
Sporting events with live audiences
Stage 1: Everyone is either staying at home or a member of the essential workforce. This is the stage we are in now, and will stay in until a modification to the statewide stay-at-home order.
Stage 2: Reopening lower risk workplaces, including:
Non-essential manufacturing (toys, furniture, clothing, etc.)
Schools
Childcare facilities
Retail businesses for curbside pick-up
Offices where working remotely isn't possible, but can be modified to make the environment safer for employees
Stage 3: Reopening higher risk workplaces, which require close proximity to other people, including:
Hair salons
Nail salons
Gyms
Movie theaters
Sporting events without live audiences
In-person religious services (churches and weddings)
Stage 4: Ending the stay-at-home order, which would allow for the reopening of:
Concert venues
Convention centers
Sporting events with live audiences
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4/28/20 Check In: Write a short story about a time that you did something that you thought you would never do just because you were extremely bored.
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4/27/20 Check In: If you were to write a story of your life, what would be the theme of it? Remember that theme is the main lesson or idea of a story.
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4/24/20 Check Out: Post your completed packet or pictures of your completed packet here. You may also send it to Mr. Holmlund via text, email, or ClassDojo.
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4/23/20 Check In: Say yes to this question after you have gone on the morning meet with appropriate clothes and not laying down in your bed. Make sure Mr. Holmlund has seen you before you type yes.
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4/23/20 Check Out: I have a fitness goal for this time of quarantine, to be able to run 3 miles in under 22 minutes. I know you would have a different goal for your fitness. What is your fitness goal during this time? If you don't have one, make one! And let's see if we can all accomplish our goals!
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4/21/20 Check Out: How are you using this time of shelter-in-place to distinguish yourself from others so that you can make yourself stand out from others?
Are you picking up a new skill or hobby? Are you challenging yourself to be a whole grade level higher in reading/math/writing? Are you becoming an expert in one or two things?
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4/17/20 Check In: 10 years from now, what do you think you will remember most about this quarantine?
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4/17/20 Check Out: The purpose of the packet is to bring an equitable opportunity to learn for all students. Can you think of one way that you would like for more fair learning?
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4/16/20 Check Out: Now that the weather is warming up, how are you going to incorporate more outdoor activities during the quarantine?
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Link for the lesson while we are in the meet. The math book pages are also attached.
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4/15/20 Check In: Look up the #1 song from your birthday on google (example: number 1 song on September 22, 2017). Listen to the (clean version) song! Then type the title of the song here.
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4/15/20 Check Out: What kind of game do you want to play after math tomorrow? (It has to be math related)
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4/14/20 Check Out: Which chore around the house do like to do the most? Why? Which chore do you like the least? Why?
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Read about this "Holy Week" tradition in Latin America to help you understand what Good Friday is.
Neat Fact: I (Mr. Holmlund) have experienced this tradition when I visited Guatemala. It is extremely extravagant.
Neat Fact: I (Mr. Holmlund) have experienced this tradition when I visited Guatemala. It is extremely extravagant.
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4/10/20 Check Out: What is your favorite Easter tradition at your house? Will you be able to do it this year during the quarantine?
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After rereading "Nora's Ark", create a list (1,2,3,4,5). List reasons why people watch weather reports. Rank your reasons from most important to least important. For example, knowing if you’ll need to evacuate due to bad weather is more important than knowing if the weather will be nice over the weekend.
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4/8/20 Morning Check In: What do you think the greatest superhero movie of all time is? Give three reasons why?
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4/8/20 Check Out Question: If there was one movie that you could re-watch as if it were the first time, which movie would it be? Why?
Example: I would re-watch Avengers: Endgame because I was so intrigued to how things would end after the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity War. For example, how would all the superheroes that were snapped out of existence by Thanos come back to life? I needed to know! That is why I would watch it again as if it were the first time.
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Thinking about the things characters think, do, and say and the overall theme of the story can help you summarize. Write a summary of the selection, focusing on the effects of the weather on the community. Conclude by stating how the theme relates to the effects of the weather.
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4/7/20 Check Out: Do you think it is possible for us (humans) to change the weather? If so, how? If not, why?
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4/7/20 Check In: About how long does it take you to do all the assignments for the day? How long, each day, have you spending on Splash Math/MyOn/Epic?
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4/6/20 Check In: Have you or your family created a daily schedule to use during this school closure? If so, what does it look like? If not, do you think it would be wise to make one?
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4/6/20 Check Out: What is your favorite spot at the school? Be specific. (Ex: Mr. Holmlund's chair at the front of the room) Explain why.
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4/6/20 Writing: Write about how you and your family can volunteer and help others during the quarantine. Give at least 3 different ways.
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Read the text and create a doc. Write about how weather affects the Hernandez family. Make sure to use text evidence.
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Write a story about a superhero who can control the weather.
Remember to have a beginning, middle, and an end. You need to have characters and setting. There needs to be a problem and a solution.
Remember to have a beginning, middle, and an end. You need to have characters and setting. There needs to be a problem and a solution.
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4/2/20 Check Out Question: With school not happening at school anymore for the rest of the year, what is your favorite memory from inside the classroom this year?
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Read the text, highlight words that you do not know, then do the quiz and the write activities.
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Read the text, highlight words that you do not know, then do the quiz and the write activities.
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4/2/20 Check In: How are your parents doing? Are they doing anything different now, like you? Have they been able to help you learn from home?
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4/1/20 Check Out Question: According to the science and social studies videos, why has California been such a desirable place to live? Explain in 3 sentences.
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4/1/20 Check In Activity: On average, how many minutes a day have you been reading something that you like? Can you do more?
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If you touched a cloud, what do you think it would feel like? Why do you think it would feel that way?
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Create a drawing (yes, a drawing). Draw a picture that shows how clouds form in the sky. Label the steps in your picture. Then explain your drawing. Where is the water before it forms a cloud? What forms does the water take as it becomes a cloud?
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3/31/20 Check Out Question: How are you going to work on your handwriting during the school closure?
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3/31/20 Morning Check In: If you were anywhere other than your house this morning, where would you want to be?
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Do this or pages 687-690 in Math books.
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Why is it important for young people (like yourself) to use their human and civil rights to shape their communities?
Watch the 5 videos below before you answer the question. Write at least 3 sentences.
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3/30/20 Morning Check in: How was your weekend? Were you able to do anything different than during the week?
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Create a doc. Tell a story about an experience with the weather(example: a snow storm). Use linking words to connect ideas.
Linking words and phrases can also show examples of an idea or show cause-and-effect relationships.
To share two related thoughts, a writer might use the words and, another, more, or also.
To show how two ideas are different, a writer might use the words but or however.
To show an example of an idea, a writer might use the phrases for instance or for example.
To show a cause-and-effect relationship, a writer might use because, therefore, or since.
Linking words and phrases can also show examples of an idea or show cause-and-effect relationships.
To share two related thoughts, a writer might use the words and, another, more, or also.
To show how two ideas are different, a writer might use the words but or however.
To show an example of an idea, a writer might use the phrases for instance or for example.
To show a cause-and-effect relationship, a writer might use because, therefore, or since.
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After completing the packet, write a 4 paragraph opinion essay using the info you wrote down.
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Which inspirational quotes inspire you? Explain why. Write at least three quotes with explanations on why they inspire you.
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Before reading the assigned articles, create a doc and write down your claim on whether you believe viruses to be alive or not. Then after reading the articles, revisit your claim and change it if you think you need to.
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Create a "doc." Write about something that is valuable to someone you know. Give 3 reasons why it is valuable to them. Make sure to vary your sentence lengths.
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3/27/20 Check in Activity: On a scale of 1 to 5, rate how well this week has gone. Explain in 3 sentences.
On a scale of 1 to 5, rate how well this week has gone. Explain in 3 sentences.
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Example: Watching waves crash on the beach.
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FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FIRST BEFORE ANSWERING THE QUESTION. What is your favorite planet? Explain in 3 sentences.
Login to MyOn and read the assigned books. Then answer the question above.
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Tell what are some of the valuable things in your life and explain why in one paragraph.
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Go on a virtual tour! Pick one of these:
When done, type done as your answer.
When done, type done as your answer.
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I know this may be difficult to do due to the "stay at home" order by the governor. However, you did do things at home! Do not say "eat", "sleep", or "drink".
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Must be 5 paragraphs.
Include an introduction and a conclusion.
Include an introduction and a conclusion.
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After reading "Firsts in Flight", find the vocabulary in the text then copy it into a google doc. After copying down the vocabulary words, write down the sentences that they are in within the text. Then look up their definitions and write them down next to the words.
Then answer these three questions:
How did the Wright brothers’ first flying machine move?
How does the text use cause and effect to explain why they had to move?
How did advances in flight lead to planes traveling longer distances?
Then answer these three questions:
How did the Wright brothers’ first flying machine move?
How does the text use cause and effect to explain why they had to move?
How did advances in flight lead to planes traveling longer distances?
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Create a doc after watching his most famous speech. Share what his point of view is on rights for blacks. Make sure to use 3 pieces of evidence from the speech.
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Watch the videos. Write your draft and closing for the topic and introduction you have already created. Make sure to do as the videos instruct you to do.
Reread your draft. Would you be proud of what you have written if you gave it to your parents? Or would you need to fix something? Check the rubric and see if you would give yourself a 4 on all parts.
Reread your draft. Would you be proud of what you have written if you gave it to your parents? Or would you need to fix something? Check the rubric and see if you would give yourself a 4 on all parts.
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