News and Updates:
Bags of Belongings
If you haven't picked up your son/daughter's bag of belongings, please head to Coonley on Thursday or Friday between 9-1 to do so. Thank you!
Last Week of School Outline
It's hard to believe that it is the last week of school! I have had such a wonderful transition into 3rd grade largerly because of the excitement and dedication of my students, but also because of the support from all of you. I could not have asked for a better group of students and parents during this school year. Thank you! I wish we had been able to have a traditional school year, without remote learning, but I want to expresss how proud I am of the class for continuing to work hard and learn during this challenging time.
Wizard of Oz Field Trip Refund
Happy almost weekend! I wanted to let you know that Ms. Quiros submitted refunds to everyone that paid on EPAY for this field trip. Please check your credit cards in 2 to 5 days for this credit. She will start writing checks to those that paid with cash/check as soon as the parent information is available in AIMS. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much!
Weekly Outline for June 8-12th
Enrichment Update: There are no focus enrichments for the remainder of the school year. Students are encouraged to participate in enrichments of their choice.
4th Quarter Grades: Grades are due on Friday, June 12th, at 6:00 PM so that I may have time to upload them into my gradebook and submit them for report cards on Monday, June 15th. Please help your son or daughter completed all PRIORITY assignments as those are graded. Thank you!
4th Quarter Grades: Grades are due on Friday, June 12th, at 6:00 PM so that I may have time to upload them into my gradebook and submit them for report cards on Monday, June 15th. Please help your son or daughter completed all PRIORITY assignments as those are graded. Thank you!
Weekly Outline for June 1-5th
Enrichment Update: There are no focus enrichments for the remainder of the school year. Students are encouraged to participate in enrichments of their choice.
Weekly Outline for May 25-29th
Enrichment Update: There are no focus enrichments for the remainder of the school year. Students are encouraged to participate in enrichments of their choice.
Weekly Outline for May 18-22nd
Enrichment Highlight: This week, music and art will be our focus. Be sure to check the Enrichment Folder on Google Classroom for the activities.
Weekly Outline for May 11-15th
Per usual, Google Meet sessions will be Monday-Friday at 9:00-9:45 AM and 12:15-1:00 PM. To access Meet sessions, the link will be posted in Google Classrooms, under the class code. The link will appear before the session begins.
I will hold small group reading sessions from 9:45-10:10 or 11:50-12:15 this week to discuss the beginning of The Lemonade War. On the outline is a calendar of which day I will be meeting with which groups. I will also post this calendar in Google Classroom for students.
*I ask that only the students who are scheduled for the small group reading sessions use the link on Google Classroom to join us. Please speak with your son or daughter and remind them not to join our regular AM Meet session until 9:00 and our regular PM Meet session until 12:15. It will be very distracting to have students not in our reading groups jump into our sessions and wasteful of our time for me to have to ask them to remove themselves. Thank you for your support.
Enrichment Highlight: This week, drama and library will be our focus.
I will hold small group reading sessions from 9:45-10:10 or 11:50-12:15 this week to discuss the beginning of The Lemonade War. On the outline is a calendar of which day I will be meeting with which groups. I will also post this calendar in Google Classroom for students.
*I ask that only the students who are scheduled for the small group reading sessions use the link on Google Classroom to join us. Please speak with your son or daughter and remind them not to join our regular AM Meet session until 9:00 and our regular PM Meet session until 12:15. It will be very distracting to have students not in our reading groups jump into our sessions and wasteful of our time for me to have to ask them to remove themselves. Thank you for your support.
Enrichment Highlight: This week, drama and library will be our focus.
4th Quarter Grading Communication
Last week, Chicago Public Schools released their 4th quarter grading guidance. Attached are the CPS communications that we are basing our Coonley implementation on. 3rd grade specifics can be found towards the bottom of the document. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Weekly Outline for May 4-8th
Per usual, Google Meet sessions will be Monday-Friday at 9:00-9:45 AM and 12:15-1:00 PM. To access Meet sessions, the link will be posted in Google Classrooms, under the class code. The link will appear before the session begins.
I will hold small group reading sessions from 9:45-10:10 or 11:50-12:15 this week to meet with students to discuss their Roald Dahl books. On the outline is a calendar of which day I will be meeting with which groups. I will also post this calendar in Google Classroom for students.
*I ask that only the students who are scheduled for the small group reading sessions use the link on Google Classroom to join us. Please speak with your son or daughter and remind them not to join our regular AM Meet session until 9:00 and our regular PM Meet session until 12:15. It will be very distracting to have students not in our reading groups jump into our sessions and wasteful of our time for me to have to ask them to remove themselves. Thank you for your support.
Enrichment Highlight: Coonley has taken into consideration how difficult it is for students and families to juggle all of the various classes and assignments. All Coonley students will have the opportunity to participate in the enrichment opportunities that will be blasted out weekly (in the same manner as previous weeks). To ease this added responsibility we ask students to focus on participating in 2 "focus" enrichments per week. Other enrichments will still provide weekly activities for engagement. This wekk Physical Education with Ms. Colins and Spanish with Ms. Martinez will be our focus. If students participate they will all receive a "pass" for the 4th quarter and then their final grade will be an average of the 1-3 quarter grades.
I will hold small group reading sessions from 9:45-10:10 or 11:50-12:15 this week to meet with students to discuss their Roald Dahl books. On the outline is a calendar of which day I will be meeting with which groups. I will also post this calendar in Google Classroom for students.
*I ask that only the students who are scheduled for the small group reading sessions use the link on Google Classroom to join us. Please speak with your son or daughter and remind them not to join our regular AM Meet session until 9:00 and our regular PM Meet session until 12:15. It will be very distracting to have students not in our reading groups jump into our sessions and wasteful of our time for me to have to ask them to remove themselves. Thank you for your support.
Enrichment Highlight: Coonley has taken into consideration how difficult it is for students and families to juggle all of the various classes and assignments. All Coonley students will have the opportunity to participate in the enrichment opportunities that will be blasted out weekly (in the same manner as previous weeks). To ease this added responsibility we ask students to focus on participating in 2 "focus" enrichments per week. Other enrichments will still provide weekly activities for engagement. This wekk Physical Education with Ms. Colins and Spanish with Ms. Martinez will be our focus. If students participate they will all receive a "pass" for the 4th quarter and then their final grade will be an average of the 1-3 quarter grades.
Weekly Outline for April 27-May 1st
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! I was so happy for the warm weather on Sunday! Here is the week's outline. Ms. Aman, who is one of Coonley's teacher assistants, will begin working with small groups of students on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-1:30. Each week she will work with the same students on both days before getting a new group of students the following week. She will be focusing on math Problems of the Month with them. If your child is in her first group, I will be notifying you and your child soon via email. I am also working hard to figure out how to do a novel study with the class and ensure that some small group instruction occurs intermittently. I completely agree that students should be reading actual books and not just text on the computer. As a teacher and a mom, I recognize the importance of this and hope to start the study the week of May 3rd.
Report Cards
Report cards will be mailed home.
Weekly Outline for April 20-24th
I am heartbroken to know that we will not be reunited in room 207 at Coonley this year! I am hopeful that everyone stays safe and healthy and that learning continues remotely. I am excited to continue holding 2 Google Meet sessions each day. The times (9:00-9:45 AM and 12:15-1:00 PM) will remain the same. Also, Ms. Warner, my student teacher, will begin recording lessons that I will share with students during our Meet sessions. There will be no Google Meets on Wednesday, but I have included a math and social studies lesson in their Google Classroom for them to work on. Wednesday will also be a good day for students to work on some enrichment activities from their enrichment teachers. I will post the enrichment activity link below my weekly outline once it is shared with me. Wednesday will also be a good day for student to hop onto Kahn mappers for some personalized math practice and read for pleasure. Ms. DuBose has also created a student self-referral so that they may access her during this time. The link is located below as well.
Weekly Outline for April 13-17th
I will be holding 2 Google Meet Sessions each day. The first which is math will be from 9:00-9:45 AM and the second which will either be reading, writing, science, or social studies will be from 12:15-1:00 PM. The Google Meet link will be on your child's Google Classroom's page right before the session begins. All they'll have to do is click on the link. They will not be permitted into the session until I am there. If they have their math work books, we will begin using that, if not, scratch paper and pencil would benefit them.
Spring Break & Remote Learning Plan
I want to wish you all a happy and healthy spring break! I know this is not the spring break we had planned for, but rest and family time is essential for us all after the development of such uncertain circumstances. I will be thinking of you and excited to begin Remote Learning on Monday, April 13th. Uploaded you will find my Remote Learning Plan. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I am here to answer them.
Also, I will be uploading my weekly outline for April 13th-17th the weekend beforehand.
Check out the enriching, play-based activities below, too, if you're looking for some things to do over spring break.
Also, I will be uploading my weekly outline for April 13th-17th the weekend beforehand.
Check out the enriching, play-based activities below, too, if you're looking for some things to do over spring break.
Weekly Outline for March 30-April 3
Starting this week, all assignments are put onto Google Classroom, including math as I have synced Pearsonrealize to it. Students will need to log in and see the assignments for the week. This week there are 3 math assignments, 4 reading assignments, plus a Readworks paired text and quiz, and 3 days worth of social studies (students will begin learning about the Midwest Region). There are also optional writing prompts, if students feel inclined to write.
*If you'd prefer, students may write the answers to their math problems on a separate piece of paper (just be sure they label their problems with the appropriate problem number) and send that to me instead of printing out the pages from Pearsonrealize. This will save lots of ink and paper.
On each weekly outline and on Google Classroom, I am also including enrichment videos to support their learning, e.g. Kahn Academy videos that align with the Pearsonrealize lesson, videos on the Midwest, and Brainpopjr video on cause and effect. As a 3rd grade team, we are asking that students submit, via email with picture attachments, 2 reading, 2 math, and 1 social studies or science assignment of their choice to us the following Monday. This will help us monitor their progress and provide feedback.
I am also still posting daily bonus activities on my website which are not mandatory, but there if students want to continue learning. I like to call them rainy day activities since we've had quite a few rainy days lately.
I wanted to take some time to answer some of the questions you may have about remote learning:
1. Are assignments mandatory? The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) issued new guidance on grading during this school closure: "Student work completed during the mandated statewide school closure must not negatively impact a student’s grades or otherwise impact a student’s academic standing. As we do not yet know the full extent of the closure and want to minimize any negative effects on students, schools may allow student work to count during the closure only to increase a student’s academic standing." CPS has directed that "teachers can choose to grade and count student work completed during the closure in Aspen as long as it helps improve a students’ academic standing." We of course will adhere to these guidelines.
2. Technology & use of various platforms: Again, all assignments will be posted on Google Classroom now. I am hoping that this becomes less stressful for all. Since students have been missing their friends during this isolation period, I implemented the use of Flipgrid. It is by no means mandatory that students use it, just a social platform for them to play around with technology, answer questions, and watch videos of their peers. With the help from my 3rd grader Landon, I recently posted a Roald Dahl topic asking students to respond about the book they're reading.
3. Math: Fractions have only been minimally taught in 2nd grade and a bit in 3rd grade before the virus required us to stay home. Making errors and experimenting with new strategies are a natural part of learning. However, if inappropriate thinking about fractions becomes established as a misconception, a barrier to progress in conceptual understanding is formed. In the coming days, with the implementation of Google Meet, I will become more aware of common misconceptions and look for evidence of them in their thinking. I will work hard to Identify misconceptions through careful observation and student-to-student discourse. We will also work hard with fractions when we return to school to bridge any gaps that students may have.
4. Science: We are working on science and hope to return to it soon. Our science curriculum is tricky to implement virtually as it contains many manipulative needed for implementation of the activities. We are working on alternative solutions.
5. Virtual Teaching: As you may have heard, CPS has approved the use of Google Meet for virtual teaching. I am so excited that this was approved and ready to soon start meeting with groups of students and with the whole class to implement instruction! We are having a staff meeting on Tuesday to discuss what this will look like and a professional development later on in the week, too. Stay tuned!
*If you'd prefer, students may write the answers to their math problems on a separate piece of paper (just be sure they label their problems with the appropriate problem number) and send that to me instead of printing out the pages from Pearsonrealize. This will save lots of ink and paper.
On each weekly outline and on Google Classroom, I am also including enrichment videos to support their learning, e.g. Kahn Academy videos that align with the Pearsonrealize lesson, videos on the Midwest, and Brainpopjr video on cause and effect. As a 3rd grade team, we are asking that students submit, via email with picture attachments, 2 reading, 2 math, and 1 social studies or science assignment of their choice to us the following Monday. This will help us monitor their progress and provide feedback.
I am also still posting daily bonus activities on my website which are not mandatory, but there if students want to continue learning. I like to call them rainy day activities since we've had quite a few rainy days lately.
I wanted to take some time to answer some of the questions you may have about remote learning:
1. Are assignments mandatory? The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) issued new guidance on grading during this school closure: "Student work completed during the mandated statewide school closure must not negatively impact a student’s grades or otherwise impact a student’s academic standing. As we do not yet know the full extent of the closure and want to minimize any negative effects on students, schools may allow student work to count during the closure only to increase a student’s academic standing." CPS has directed that "teachers can choose to grade and count student work completed during the closure in Aspen as long as it helps improve a students’ academic standing." We of course will adhere to these guidelines.
2. Technology & use of various platforms: Again, all assignments will be posted on Google Classroom now. I am hoping that this becomes less stressful for all. Since students have been missing their friends during this isolation period, I implemented the use of Flipgrid. It is by no means mandatory that students use it, just a social platform for them to play around with technology, answer questions, and watch videos of their peers. With the help from my 3rd grader Landon, I recently posted a Roald Dahl topic asking students to respond about the book they're reading.
3. Math: Fractions have only been minimally taught in 2nd grade and a bit in 3rd grade before the virus required us to stay home. Making errors and experimenting with new strategies are a natural part of learning. However, if inappropriate thinking about fractions becomes established as a misconception, a barrier to progress in conceptual understanding is formed. In the coming days, with the implementation of Google Meet, I will become more aware of common misconceptions and look for evidence of them in their thinking. I will work hard to Identify misconceptions through careful observation and student-to-student discourse. We will also work hard with fractions when we return to school to bridge any gaps that students may have.
4. Science: We are working on science and hope to return to it soon. Our science curriculum is tricky to implement virtually as it contains many manipulative needed for implementation of the activities. We are working on alternative solutions.
5. Virtual Teaching: As you may have heard, CPS has approved the use of Google Meet for virtual teaching. I am so excited that this was approved and ready to soon start meeting with groups of students and with the whole class to implement instruction! We are having a staff meeting on Tuesday to discuss what this will look like and a professional development later on in the week, too. Stay tuned!
Flipgrid
Starting soon, I will be using the social learning platform Flipgrid to not only communicate with students, but for students to communicate with each other. I will use the platform to ask questions and get students to respond in a video. Students will then be able to respond to one another, creating a "web" of discussions.
Please access our grid at:
Please access our grid at:
https://flipgrid.com/bertucci7134
School Work Outline for March 23-27th
I wanted to provide a weekly summary of activities that your child can be completing each day during the week. All math assignments are found on the Pearson Learning website here sso.rumba.pk12ls.com/sso/login?profile=realize&k12int=true&service=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pearsonrealize.com%2Fcommunity%2Fj_spring_cas_security_check I sent all students their username and password last night through email.
I realize that there are a lot of other math packets/worksheets in the bag of work I send home last week. Those can be done as supplemental work or worked on on days that I do not assign work on Pearson Realize. In the math boxes, students may not have been exposed to all content, so encourage them to complete the problems they can do.
My hope is that students spend about an hour on math, 45 minutes to 1 hour on reading, and participate in writing, science, or social studies for another 45 minutes each day.
I am still uploading daily bonus activities to my website too, so students can continue learning during our time apart.
I realize that there are a lot of other math packets/worksheets in the bag of work I send home last week. Those can be done as supplemental work or worked on on days that I do not assign work on Pearson Realize. In the math boxes, students may not have been exposed to all content, so encourage them to complete the problems they can do.
My hope is that students spend about an hour on math, 45 minutes to 1 hour on reading, and participate in writing, science, or social studies for another 45 minutes each day.
I am still uploading daily bonus activities to my website too, so students can continue learning during our time apart.
Coronavirus School Closing
In light of school closing (starting Tuesday, March 17 through Monday, March 30), I am sending home a work bag with math, reading, science, social studies, and spelling activities for your child to work through during their time at home. If you child is not at school today, I will have their packets at dismissal to pass out to you, if you are able to pick them up at that time.
The only required work to be done is the reading of their Roald Dahl book and completion of the Independent Book Study packet that accompanies it. Please note that the reading of their book can be done independently, as a family, or both. My hope is that you'll travel on a journey together into a world of feelings and ideas, like how to face danger, how to have hope, despair, fear, love, anger, jeopardy and the rest feel like, and much more, with Dahl's story.
All other materials that are being sent home are for students to complete to help your them maintain skills learned so far this year and to continue to build and maintain said skills and strategies. That being said, though these supplemental materials are not mandatory to do, I do suggest they work through most to again reinforce learned skills.
I have also update my "Links for Students" tab with additional reading and math websites for students to use during our break from school.
Each night, I will add a bonus lesson/activity (located on the More...tab, then the Daily Bonus Activities tab) for students to do which may include writing an email to me responding to a writing prompt or watching an educational video and responding to it.
Please contact me if you have any questions at all. I will be checking my email regularly to ensure that I can support your child as best as possible. I will miss them all terribly as we spend such a significant amount of time apart and eagerly await our reunion.
Khan Mappers Class Code: 3QEZK7WA
IAR Assessment Schedule
Reading Part 1: Monday (3/23) 12:45-2:45 P.M.
Reading Part 2: Thursday (3/26) 8:45-10:30 A.M.
Math Part 1: Friday (3/27) 8:45-10:00 A.M.
Math Part 2: Wednesday (4/1) 8:45-10:30 A.M.
Math Part 3: Friday (4/3) 9:00-10:30 A.M.
Reading Part 2: Thursday (3/26) 8:45-10:30 A.M.
Math Part 1: Friday (3/27) 8:45-10:00 A.M.
Math Part 2: Wednesday (4/1) 8:45-10:30 A.M.
Math Part 3: Friday (4/3) 9:00-10:30 A.M.
Harmonica Performance
The 3rd grade harmonica performance will be Friday, March 20th, at 9:00 am in the gym. We hope to see you there!
6 Flags Read to Succeed
Parents can register for Read to Succeed using the details below:
- Register child at sixflags.com/books using code 17M38
- By April 17, complete the online reading log for your child.
- Expect a Six Flags Great America ticket for your child in May!
Scholastic Book Code
My class code is NKW8H. I will place a book order on October 15th. Please place your order beforehand.
CPS Volunteer Process (for in class volunteering and chaperoning field trips)
CPS has expanded the official online volunteer process to include all school volunteers. In previous years the official process has been reserved for those parents that are volunteering more than a 6 hours a week and for those that were volunteering for overnight trips. We ask that all parents that want to volunteer at any level get officially cleared through CPS. Please complete the online form through the link below. Please sign up as a Level I (overnight trip) or a Level II (day field trip, classroom help, school event etc.)
CPS Volunteer Link
Update
If you have already submitted please see Ms. Quiros in the main office to show your driver's license/ID so we can speed your approval.
CPS Volunteer Link
Update
If you have already submitted please see Ms. Quiros in the main office to show your driver's license/ID so we can speed your approval.
Remind App
Black Coonley FoldersCoonley folders will be sent home twice a month this year. Be on the look out for them when they are sent home and please remember to send them back so that you may stay informed of school news and events.
Enrichment Schedule 2019-2020
Monday: Spanish
Tuesday: Gym (athletic shoes and attire needed) & Library Wednesday: Art & Drama Thursday: Spanish Friday: Gym (athletic shoes and attire needed) & Drama |
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