Week 3 - Assignments
Welcome to Week 3. The assignments for the week are listed below. There are seven "must do" assignments and then we have given you a couple of links that are called Just for Fun. Just for Fun activities are optional for you and your family.
After you complete your assignments, please take the quiz. You will find a link to the quiz at the top of the assignments, the bottom of the assignments and in the side menu. Remember that for each week you complete the quiz, a ticket will be entered in the drawing for prizes at the end of the summer. You can earn six prize tickets for the drawing if you do the work and take the quiz each week.
Assignment 1 - Read |
A big "must do" for the Summer Skills Online is to read. We would like you to meet the goal of reading 20 minutes every day or two hours per week in a book of your choosing.
We encourage you to take advantage of the many activities for summer reading being provided by the Mansfield Public Library and the Mansfield School Library staff. Maybe you will like "The Governor's Reading Challenge" or maybe you would like to check out "Books on the Bus" when it comes to your part of town. Here is a link where you can find out more information about the Mansfield School and Public Libraries summer programs:http://www.mansfieldct.gov/content/11150/11154/13601/20206.aspx
However you do it, the quiz questions for this assignment are going to be the same. What are you reading? Did you meet the goal of 20 minutes per day or a total of 2 hours per week? |
Assignment 2 and 3- Study Island Math
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 Study Island is a an online program that allows students to work with topics and questions that appear on the Connecticut Mastery Tests we take every year. Every student in Summer Skills Online used Study Island in their class last school year. Please use your Study Island user name and password that was assigned to you during the school year. Every parent was emailed a reminder of that user name and password. If you did not get it contact the coordinators.Your login will take you to a class assignment page. Each week there will be 2-4 skills presented for review.You can use the games section to practice each skill but please finish the week by going to the test section to try to earn Blue Ribbon for each skill. *Study Island is pretty particular about how Blue Ribbons are earned and if you do not understand how they do it it can become frustrating. Please check out the All About Summer Skills page for more information and a tutorial video. | ||
This activity is for both students entering Grade 4 and students entering Grade 5 students. It is a review of Spanish vocabulary you have studied. Look at the word cloud. See if you recognize the words. The key to this puzzle is to figure out what is the common theme about all the words you see.
The quiz question is going to ask you what was the common theme or big idea, so be ready!
As each week passes We will post the correct answer to last week's assignment here and talk about it on the blog. If you need a little help looking up Spanish word here is a link to Google Translate where you can look up words - http://translate.google.com/
Assignment 5 - Spelling City
Spelling City is an online program that allows us to review spelling and vocabulary. It has some activities that teachers can use for free and some that are part of their paid service. For Summer Skills Online we will be working with just the FREE activities on this site. Beause we are not using the paid service you do NOT have to login at Spelling City, just follow the links below.
Your task is use the free activities to review the lists, and when you feel you are ready, take the spelling test for the week. The quiz for the week is going to ask you for your score on the spelling test. The goal to shoot for is 80% or better (but remember you can take the test as many tiimes as you want).
* There is more information and a tutorial video on how to work with Spelling City on the All About Summer Skills page.
Spelling Words for Week 3:
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For Students Entering Grade 4:
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For Students Entering Grade 5:
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Click on the link to get to the Mansfield Summer Skills page at Spelling City
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Click on the link to get to the Mansfield Summer Skills Page at Spelling City
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Assignment 6 - Science - Discovery Education
Discovery Education is online service that the Mansfield Public Schools subscribes to. This summer we are going to use it to explore the topic of the diversity of life on earth.
When you click the link below you will be taken to a login page for Discovery Education. To login here just use your first name and last initial. For example if your name is Sarah Jones, when you login just type: Sarah J
You will then be taken to an assignment page with instructions on how to complete the assignment. Remember that the weekly quiz will have a a couple of questions about the assignment so pay close attention as you do the assignment.
This week's assignment features a video on diversity and how it contributes to the health of our planet.
* There is more information and a tutorial video about working with Discovery Education
on the All About Summer Skills page.
Assignment 7 - Social Studies: Where is Mr. Sokoloski?
There are two parts to our Social Studies assignment. You have to watch the video, do some thinking or maybe some Internet research and decide Where in Mansfield is Mr. Sokoloski? Then you have to do the same to decide where in Connecticut is Mr. Sokoloski?
*It is important that if you need to do some Internet searching that you stay safe on the internet. The All About Summer Skills Online page has some guidelines for using the Internet that you should review with your family before you start searching.
A) Where in Mansfield is Mr. Sokoloski?
A) Where in Mansfield is Mr. Sokoloski?
Watch the video below carefully and study the clues. When you take the quiz for this week, you will have to tell us, where in Mansfield is Mr. Sokoloski?
B) Where in Connecticut is Mr. Sokoloski?
Watch the video below carefully and study the clues. When you take the quiz for this week, you will have to tell us, where in Connecticut is Mr. Sokoloski?
Optional Activities - Just For Fun
These activities are just what they say they are. Just for fun! They are not required for the quiz. They are just some links that Mr. Sokoloski and Mrs. Hovorka found that we think are fun and interesting for families to explore together
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The first website for Week 3 is:The ExploratoriumLocated in San Francisco, California - the museum of science, art and human perceptionFrom the website:The Exploratorium isn’t just a museum, it’s an ongoing exploration of science, art, and human perception—a vast collection of online interactives, web features, activities, programs and events that feed your curiosity.We Broke the Science Museum MoldThe Exploratorium was the brainchild of Frank Oppenheimer. At various times, Frank was a professor, a high school teacher, a cattle rancher, and an experimental physicist. While teaching at a university, Frank developed a “library of experiments” that enabled his students to explore scientific phenomena at their own pace, following their own curiosity. Alarmed by the public’s lack of understanding of science and technology, Frank used this model to create the Exploratorium, believing that visitors could learn about natural phenomena and also gain confidence in their ability to understand science, and the world. This was a groundbreaking idea for a science museum in 1969 when the Exploratorium opened. And the rest is history.We Intertwine Art and ScienceFrank Oppenheimer viewed art and science as complementary ways of exploring the world, and incorporated both into the Exploratorium from its earliest days—a pioneering idea at the time that’s been woven into the fabric of the institution. Today, artists and scientists continue to work alongside each other in envisioning new ideas and directions for the museum and its programs. Their common goal: to support a culture of experimentation and collaboration, inspire curiosity and understanding, and stimulate fresh ideas and directions.For ParentsTo your children, you’re many things: provider, teacher, moral compass, cook. We can’t help you with all the roles you play as a parent, but we can offer you lots of ways to engage your child in science, art, and how the world works.Whether you want practical tips to make the most of your visit to the museum or you’re looking for great TV-free ways to spend a rainy day at home, you’ll find a wealth of resources on our website to explore. or the website of things to make or do.There are 149 websites for you to explore!The Sweet Science of Chocolate,Frogs, The Science of Baseball ,The Brain Explorer or Moldy Science - Cheese to name just a few. Check out the websites, you may find something about one of your family's favorite activities or find out about a new one. Enjoy! | |
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The Ocean Portal
From the Website:The Ocean is important to all life, including yours. Join us.Welcome to the Ocean Portal – a unique, interactive online experience that inspires awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the world’s Ocean, developed by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History and more than 20 collaborating organizations.You are among the first wave of visitors to the Portal, an experience which we hope will empower you to shape and share your personal Ocean experiences, knowledge, and perspectives.Ocean Life and EcosystemsPhoto EssaysThe Ocean Over TimeEvidence shows that life probably began in the ocean at least 3.5 billion years ago with single-celled microbes. In fact, the family tree of every plant and animal alive today is rooted in the ancient ocean. Watch as some of the weird and wondrous life forms of the ancient sea evolve into organisms we know today.Ocean ScienceEveryday, marine scientists representing a wide range of disciplines and institutions conduct research around the globe from beach to open ocean, from surface to seafloor. Their goal is to understand the ocean’s diverse environments and inhabitants and our impact on them. Browse this sampling of pages to meet some of the scientists, watch new tools and technology in action, and tag along for expeditions and experiments.The Ocean and YouThe ocean is essential to all life on Earth. Yet this precious global system is perilously threatened by human activities, and a recent survey by The Ocean Project revealed that 45% of Americans think that “what I do in my life does not impact ocean health much at all."The five major drivers of ocean change—habitat loss, overfishing, pollution, invasive species, and climate change— can be addressed only if everyone does their part. In this section we provide a starting point for conversations about the issues and the roles we all must play in caring for the ocean, and a place to share the actions we are taking.Find Your BlueMore than ever, the fate of the ocean is in our hands. To be good stewards and leave a thriving ocean for future generations we need to Find Our Blue - to deepen our personal connections to the ocean. To make changes beyond small wherever we are. To make a positive difference. And to share out passion for the ocean with others. LEARN MORE. DO MORE. FIND YOUR BLUE. |