Big Questions for the Week

April 6 – 10

⭐How do fantasy writers express their ideas in unique ways? 
⭐How do illustrators help create books that show unique ideas? 
⭐What addition strategies can we apply to subtraction? 
Day of the Week  

Monday

 
Subject 

PYP

Math

 

PYP

Independent Work Time

Reading 

Independent Work Time

Name of Task Morning MeetingIntroduction to CenturyFantasy WritingIndependent Growth in ReadingIndependent Work in Math 
Learning Target Students will work on time management. Students will learn to use a new independent learning platform called Century.Students will use their planning from the previous week to write a fantasy story.Students will develop independent reading strategies.Students will practice mathematics skills. 
        
Approximate Time

30 minutes

Zoom lesson

30 minutes

Zoom lesson 

Link shared on ClassDojo April 6th 

Zoom lesson AND

Up to 30 minutes

Link shared on ClassDojo April 6th 

30 minutes30 minutes 
Step 1  Finish fantasy story during Independent Work Time.Read on Reading Eggspress for 20 minutes.Work on Century for 30 minutes. 
Step 2  (All students) Upload images of stories to ClassDojo.Finish 1 lesson in Reading Eggspress.  
Step 3      
        
Online Session 1

9:00am-9:30am

Zoom

     
Online Session 2 

10:00am-10:30am

Zoom

    
Online Session 3  

10:45am-12:00pm

Zoom

 

14.00-14.30

Optional PE Session With Mr. Stan

Zoom PE session Link

 
Day of the Week  

Tuesday

 
Subject 

PYP

Math

 

PYP

Languages

(Latvian mother tongue)
(Russian Mother Tongue)

Independent Work Time

Reading

Independent Work Time

Name of Task Morning MeetingStory Problems with ChunkingPeer Editing

Distance learning period reading list review

Independent Growth in ReadingIndependent Work in Math
Learning Target Students will practice listening to each other.Students will apply the subtraction chunking strategy to story problems.Students will give and receive feedback from partners to improve their fantasy stories.Students will read and give feedback on texts they've read.Students will develop independent reading strategies.Students will practice mathematics skills.
        
Approximate Time

30 minutes

Zoom lesson

~30 minutes 

Zoom lesson AND

5-10 minutes

Link shared on ClassDojo April 7th

 30 minutes30 minutes
Step 1 Watch video about solving story problems.Record a video reflection about how your partner helped you make your story better. Read on Reading Eggspress for 20 minutes.Work on Century for 30 minutes.
Step 2 Complete practice story problems.Upload video to ClassDojo. Finish 1 lesson in Reading Eggspress. 
Step 3 Upload images to ClassDojo.Check your spellings using your word wall. Upload pictures to ClassDojo.   
        
Online Session 1

9:00am-9:30am

Zoom

  

11:30am-12:00am

Mr. Romans' Zoom
Meeting ID: 472 027 6857
Password: 123456

Ms. Anna's Zoom

Meeting ID: 654 492 4110

Parole: 525634

Materiāli un uzdevumi stundai

  
Online Session 2 

 

 

 

 

 

14.00-14.30

Optional PE Session With Mr. Stan

Zoom PE session Link

Online Session 3  

10:45am-11:30am

Zoom

  

14:00-14:30

Optional Zoom Session to work with Miss Zane

Zoom Password - 871219

Day of the Week  

Wednesday

 
Subject 

PYP

Math

 

PYP

Languages

Independent Work Time

Reading

Independent Work Time

Name of Task Morning MeetingReviewing measuring language within subtractionIllustrating our story covers

French beginners: Les saisons

French advanced: La description des vêtements (clothing description)

Independent Growth in ReadingIndependent Work in Math
Learning Target Students will consider new perspectives.Students will review using "more than" and "less than" in subtraction story problems.Illustrators create covers that make readers question and want to read more.

French beginners: speak about the seasons and the weather

French advanced: describe what a person is wearing

Students will develop independent reading strategies.Students will practice mathematics skills.
        
Approximate Time

30 minutes

Zoom lesson

Zoom lesson and up to 10 minutes

Link shared on ClassDojo April 8th 

Zoom lesson AND

Up to 15 minutes

Link shared on ClassDojo April 8th

French advanced: Zoom lesson 30 minutes

French beginners: 30 minutes independent work

30 minutes30 minutes
Step 1 Complete practice story problems.Finish cover illustration for fantasy story.

French advanced: open this document

Le poème d'avril

French beginners: Prepare an A4 paper

Read on Reading Eggspress for 20 minutes.Work on Century for 30 minutes.
Step 2 Upload images to ClassDojo.Uupload image of cover illustration to ClassDojo.

French advanced: Read the poem and try to memorize

French beginners: watch the video about the summer(Yotube) and make a mind map (example is here Carte mentale exemple)

Finish 1 lesson in Reading Eggspress. 
Step 3   

French beginners: Fill in the table from exercice 2

Les jours, les mois, les saisons

with the words that you wrote in your mind map.

Take a picture and send it to me on ClassDojo.

  
        
Online Session 1

9:00am-9:30am

Zoom

  

Advanced group: 11:30-12:00 

Zoom

Meeting ID: 600 872 728
Password: 012309

  
Online Session 2 

10:00am-10:30am

Zoom

   

14.00-14.30

Optional PE Session With Mr. Stan

Zoom PE session Link

Online Session 3  

10:45am-11:30am

Zoom

   
Day of the Week   
Subject 

PYP

Math

 

PYP

Languages

Independent Work Time

Reading

Independent Work Time

Name of Task Morning MeetingMore Subtraction StrategiesReflection

Latviešu valoda

(Latvian mother tongue)

11:30-12:00
/
Russian mother tongue
11:30 - 12:00
(see Zoom link below)

Independent Growth in ReadingIndependent Work in Math
Learning Target Students will reflect on their growth throughout this PYP unit.Students will learn how to "add up to subtract."Students will reflect on their growth throughout this PYP unit. Students will develop independent reading strategies.Students will practice mathematics skills.
        
Approximate Time

30 minutes

Zoom lesson

Zoom lesson AND Up to 15 minutes 

Zoom lesson AND

Up to 15 minutes

Zoom lessons30 minutes30 minutes
Step 1 Record video explaining how to solve one of the problems, using the "Adding Up to Subtract" strategy.Finish reflection about what you have learned this year.

 

Read on Reading Eggspress for 20 minutes.

Work on Century for 30 minutes.
Step 2 Upload to ClassDojo.Upload a video (of your picture/writing/spoken description of how you have grown this unit) to ClassDojo. Finish 1 lesson in Reading Eggspress. 
Step 3      
        
Online Session 1

9:00am-9:30am

Zoom

  

 

  
Online Session 2 

10:00am-10:30am

Zoom

Activity (does not need to be printed)

You need a pencil and paper.

 

11:30-12:00

Ms. Anna's Zoom

Materiāli un uzdevumi stundai

 

14.00-14.30

Optional PE Session With Mr. Stan

Zoom PE session Link

Online Session 3  

10:45am-11:30am

Zoom

No materials needed

11:30-12:00

Mr. Roman's Zoom

  

Please note: There is no Distance Learning on Friday, April 10th or on Monday, April 14th.

Tags: Week 03