March 20, 2020

Good afternoon,

It is my sincerest wish that all of you are safe and well. I miss all of my students and long for theday that we can be at school under normal circumstances.

Today's first Zoom session was successful. Thank you all who participated. If you were not able

to join, please reter to www.thrsdolphindays.com for clarification. Our next session will beMonday, March 23, 2020 lilt ~iOOA.M. for ~r!llg~ i !ling ~.~OA.M. for ~r!llg~ 8. YOYwill b~receiving an invitation soon.

I plan to follow up each Zoom lesson with a short em ail that highlights discussion topics.

Stay safe - Stay Well

Ms. Mena

Discussion Topics for March 20, 2020

• Welcome: sign-in greetings / touched base with all participants

• Asked for patience from all regarding new learning platform

• Agvi~~d ~IIto aeeesswww.thrsms78.weebly.com andrev-ela-tions.weebly.com for lesson plans and assignments.

• Please download and complete all assignments / buttons in advance of class sessions sothat we can have meaningful sessions.

• For Monday's session, please have construction paper, glue, and scissors as we are a"creating poetry books. I will model this procedure. When completed, please record ortake pictures of each page and em ail to me.

• Regarding novel annotations, I will post a template for a" to complete using completedannotations. Email this document as well.

• PI~!l!~~nets: fh~r~ are no offlc;ii\)1dy~ dates nor ere there offic;ii\)1grades. W~ Iilr~ slmplvtrying to maintain structure and the enormous relevance of continuing our education.That said, timeliness in completing assignments is still critical in order to havemeaningful Zoom sessions. We want to remain accountable for our learning and be ableto transition seamlessly when we return to school.

• Please follow a" CDCguidelines regarding hand washing and using social distancing tomaintain sound health.

Best wishes and much love,

Ms. Mena

March 23, 2020

Esteemed Students and Parents,

During today's Zoom session:

• I shared a "how to" video on creating poetry books. This video can also be found onwww.rev-ela-tions.weebly.com under the Distance Learning tab. Poetry books mustcontain original poetry associated with respective novels, pop-ups, illustrations.

• The only assignments that will be emailed to me thus far include:1. Completed Poetry Books - please take pictures or video each page.2. Novel Analysis - in lieu of novel annotations3. I will provide a due date at a later time. Meanwhile, please work on these

consistently.

• All other assignments will be placed in a binder for future submission.

• PI~fJ~~aeeess all j))~~i~nm~nt~on WW\lllirev"ela"ticujs.weebly~.Ifi ~ndeemeleteb~fof~Zoom meetings so that we can have meaningful sessions.

• If you have any questions about specific sessions, please email them to me by 3:00 P.M.>

(after our meeting) on the same day of the session so that I can add questions/answersto my Zoom Follow-up Email.

• Please be on time.• Please mute yourself upon entering session.

• Please respect others' time.

Thank you for your continued cooperation. As I stated during Friday's session, we are all in thistogether. We will prevail. We are Dolphin Strong!

Take care,

Ms. Mena

March 25, 2020

Esteemed Students and Parents,

During today's Zoom session:

• I shared the word of the week: indefatigable (incapable of being tired out, not yieldingto fatigue, untiring, persistent, and patient); challenged students to use thisvocabulary word in conversations, poetry, writing, etc.

• Both students and I shared answers and rationale for Analogies Worksheet 1.

• Both students and I shared answers and rationale for Latin & Greek Unit 5 for 1-2questions from each exercise. Students are to complete the rest on their own usingexamples as a guide.

• The only assignments that will be emailed to me thus far include:1. Completed Poetry Books - please take pictures or video each page.

2. Novel Analysis - in lieu of novel annotations3. I will provide a due date at a later time. Meanwhile, please work on these

consistently.!

• All other assignments will be placed in a binder for future submission.

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• If you have any questions about specific sessions, please email them to me by 3:00 P.M.(after our meeting) on the same day of the session so that Ican add questions/answersto my Zoom Follow-up Email.

Zoom Protocol for this Weeki We meet MWF (~LA"7 @ ~hOOA.M.) (ELA-8 @ 9:30 A.M.)

• Please be on time.• Please mute yourself upon entering session.

• Please respect others' time.

Thank you for your continued cooperation. As I stated during Friday's session, we are all in thistogether. We will prevail. We are Dolphin Strong!

Take care,

Ms. Mena

March 27, 2020

Esteemed Students and Parents,

During today's Zoom session:

• Students reviewed / discussed / shared sentence diagrams.

• Students reviewed plot and its components.

• Students viewed itA Dash for the Timber" by Frederic Remington and were instructed tocreate a plot chart in preparation for writing a creative story.

• Students will share ideas / plot charts for their creative story on Monday.

• The only assignments that will be emailed to me thus far include:1. Completed Poetry Books - please take pictures or video each page.2. Novel Analysis - in lieu of novel annotations

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4. Both of these assignments may be completed on notebook paper - no need toprint (unless you prefer to print.)

• All other assignments will be placed in a binder / folder for future submission.

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• If you have any questions about specific sessions, please em ail them to me by 3:00 P.M.(after our meeting) on the same day of the session so that I can add questions/answersto my Zoom Follow-up Email.

Zoom Protoegl for Next Weeki We will meet MWF following students' regu!ar sehgal§chedu!e. Each elass sessten will be 45 minute§ in length.

• Please be on time.• Please mute yourself upon entering session.

• Please respect others' time.

Thank you for your continued cooperation. We are Dolphin Strong!

Take care,

Ms. Mena

March 30, 2020

Esteemed Students and Parents,

During today's Zoom session:

• Students took a virtual tour of the Distance Learning webpage on

rev-ela-tions.weebly.com since some students were not sure where to find activities,

worksheets, etc.

• Students viewed a quote (Quote of the Week) by Frederic Remington and were called upon to

share reactions, interpretations, and/or feelings regarding this quote.

• Students analyzed /fA Dash for the Timber" by Frederic Remington via a short video clip that

illustrated specific components of this renowned painting.

• Students were instructed to continue brainstorming (via plot chart) ideas for a creative story

based on "A Dash for the Timber" (using the Quote of the Week and video clip as inspiration.)

No due date yet. Simply brainstorm for now.

• Because most students had not read "This Robotic Hand Learned to Solve a Rubik's Cube on ItsOwn", all activities related to this assignment will be discussed during Wednesday's Zoom

session.

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• Please be on time.• Please be prepared. Read this week's lesson plans and complete all work prior to class

discussion.• Please mute yourself upon entering session.

• Please respect others' time.

Thank you for your continued cooperation. We are Dolphin Strong!Take care,Ms. Mena

April 1, 2020

Esteemed Students and Parents,

During today's Zoom session:

• Students were introduced to "The Word of the Week" - commiserative = compassionate; were

challenged to use this word in daily conversations / writing.

• Students discussed Cornell Notes, questions/answers, and writing prompt from "This RoboticHand Learned to Solve a Rubik's Cube on Its Own". Note: This was an activity originally

planned for Monday, March 30, 2020.

• Students discussed analogies problems/rationale for problems 11-20.

• Students viewed examples / format in answering questions from Wordly Wise Lesson 6 and

were encouraged to complete all sections. Progress check will be Friday, April 3, 2020.

• Students continued analysis of "A Dash for the Timber" by Frederic Remington via plot chart /

group share. No due date yet. Simply brainstorm for now.

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• Please be on time.• Please be prepared. Read this week's lesson plans and complete all work prior to class

discussion.• Please mute yourself upon entering session.

• Please respect others' time.

Thank you for your continued cooperation. We are Dolphin Strong!Take care,Ms. Mena

April 03, 2020

Esteemed Students and Parents,

During today's Zoom session:

• Students reviewed / shared sentence diagrams from yesterday's lesson.

• Students discussed Cornell Notes, questions/answers (1-7) from "Naturally Selected to Survive".

*Students were instructed to submit comprehension questions / answers (8-10) by 4:00 P.M.

t{'}(;I~W (Student should have completed this assignment prior to today's Zoom session.)• Students continued analysis of "A Dash for the Timber" by Frederic Remington via plot chart /

group share.

*Plot chart from "A Dash for the Timber" by Frederic Remington is due Tuesday, April 7, 2020 by

11:59 P.M.

*Students will begin writing rough drafts of their creative story based on "A Dash for theTimber". Due date: "to be determined".

• Poetry Books and Novel Analysis are due tonight by 11:59 P.M.

• Please be on time.• Please be prepared. Read this week's lesson plans and complete all work prior to class

discussion.• Please mute yourself upon entering session.

• Please respect others' time.

Thank you for your continued cooperation. We are Dolphin Strong!

Take care,

Ms. Mena

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