Home Learning: A Day In The Life
Day In The Life of a 1st grade Salesian Home Learner
1st grade students begin their day by watching and reviewing a pre-recorded video of Mrs Settles, explaining the day's work.
Reading
Students are assigned a book to read each day from Wilbooks.com
Teacher asks a comprehension question to discuss with the parent.
Language
Skills Practice book
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Math
Primary Mathematics workbook
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Writing
Typing: Education.com
Handwriting book
Religion
Activities and lessons assigned from Finding God- Our Response to God's Gifts text book.
Science/Social Studies
Example: Find items around the home/outside that are either “rough or smooth”. Have your child explain how they categorize them & which of the 5 senses (sight, touch, smell, taste, hearing) help prove that!
Teacher has an optional 1-1 video session schedule for all students
This is a 30 minute session once a week where the student can focus on a subject of challenge/share how their week is going.
Friday weekly read a louds and share circles.
Teacher virtually reads aloud some of the class's favorite books!! Each student is offered the opportunity to share something from their week with the class. This allows the class to connect visually with their teacher and friends.
A Day In The Life of a 3rd-grade Salesian Home Learner
We began each day with reverence and prayer:
The Memorare
Saint Michael the Archangel
Anima Christi and
Our Morning Prayer
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
The National Anthem
Religion:
Students reflected on Christ's sacrifice for us in reviewing the Stations of the Cross.
Students identified the Order of Mass.
Students concluded with their study of the Ten Commandments.
Reading and Language Arts:
Students were introduced new vocabulary words each week
Students completed spelling packets by week's end.
Students read aloud daily to the class.
Students responded and discussed assigned comprehension questions
Grammar: Students reviewed sentence structure; nouns, verbs and introduction of adjectives and adverbs.
Social Studies:
Students completed their unit on the Middle Ages.
Students created castles and medieval meals showcasing what was learned.
Math:
Students picked up right where we left off, by reviewing 3rd-grade level addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and word problems.
New skills were introduced, such as fractions, time and geometry.
Science:
Students explored new science concepts pertaining to:
Our Solar System; study included the Earth, Moon, Planets and the Sun.
Students designed posters and travel brochures.
Additional Information:
The shelter in place orders were not going to stop the third-grade students from exhibiting in their traditional Third-Grade Wax Museum!
Students researched their assigned historical figures and virtually brought their wax museum to life!!
Students showcased their hard work by dressing up in character and reciting their research during our Salesians Got Talent virtual talent show!!
Some of the famous people students researched were: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Albert Einstein, Babe Ruth, Johnny Appleseed, Abigail Adams, Helen Keller, Florence Nightingale, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jane Goodall, Annie Oakley and Queen Isabella of Spain.
A Day In The Life of a 6th-grade Salesian Home Learner
8:00-9:00 Attendance
Attendance is posted at 8:00 a.m., on the 6th-grade Attendance Classroom.
Students sign in and the homeroom teacher takes attendance to submit to the School Office, daily.
9:00-9:45 Language Arts
Using their Vocabulary Workshop Level A books, students read and respond to new vocabulary words, create riddles for classmates to find the matching word, and take vocabulary quizzes. The Grammar for Writing book is used to work on grammar and writing skills (parts of speech, verb tense agreement, pronoun agreement, essay writing, writing a thesis statement, recognizing complete sentences versus sentence fragments, etc.). Students engaged in writing and public speaking skills by participating in a Making Sense of the Coronavirus project in which they produced vlogs and interviews over the course of Shelter-in-Place. Additionally, students were required to keep a Journal to reflect on their time Sheltering, which is being compiled into a Jr. High Reflection Book.
9:45-10:30 Literature
Given chapters of a text students have read (ex: The Giver by Lois Lowry), they discuss specific points, emphasizing literary elements: character, setting, plot structure, theme, foreshadowing, symbolism, etc.. Students are assessed on their comprehension and critical thinking skills. Various relevant online platforms are used to engage students further and supplement the topics discussed (Northern California Digital Library, Openlibrary.org, YouTube videos, author websites, etc.)
10:30-10:40 Break
Students are given a 10-minute stretch break
10:40 - 11:25 Science and STREAM
Science: Coming soon
Eco Writer: Students identify their favorite animal then work to develop a fictional children’s book about the animal and its ecosystem using ecological concepts to drive the plot. Through this project, students learn about the specific ecosystem that is the focus of the book, food webs, ecosystem interactions, resources, and human impact on the environment.
Students learn how to predict the weather, Santa Cruz climate, and climate regions. Each group picks a climate region, researches that region, and presents it to the whole class.
STREAM: Reduce, reuse, recycle. Students create a recycled sculpture. Students also create cards, and posters for holidays and for Coronavirus patients using Google Slides.
11:25-12:10 Religion
Prophets and the journey of the Jewish people is at the core of the 6th-grade learning experience. At the end of each chapter from their texts, students increase their knowledge of new and relevant vocabulary words of faith. Together, we watch a brief video highlighting the life of an inspirational Catholic young person. 6th-grade recently explored the “ The Process of Sanctity”; becoming a saint in the eyes of the Church. Prayer is at the core of this class, and growth in love of our Catholic identity and our Salesian spirit.
12:10-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:30 Math
Using IXL, students practiced on their two-dimensional figures objectives
Students also learned about data, graphs, and statistics by choosing a current topic to research for data. Students then use Google Sheets to make the data pop with colorful charts and graphs for their data analysis and presentation using Google slides.
1:30-2:15 History
6th-grade covers Ancient History and making connections to present day through the influences and contributions of Ancient Civilizations.
Tuesdays 2:10-2:50: P.E.
Games, workouts and play that promote fitness for life.
Wednesdays 9:00-9:45 Health
Readings and projects that help support the components of a healthy lifestyle.
Fridays
Fridays are office hour, catch-up days when students meet for 30-minute classes. This is a time to ask questions or use the time to catch up on missed work. The teacher is available during this time for students to "drop by". The online day ends at 12:10. Students are encouraged to use the afternoon as a Study Hall.
