We are CREW!

Any student, staff, or community member that walks through the doors of Fox Creek instantly becomes a member of our Crew.  In our classroom, we have had many discussions about how to make others feel welcome and what it looks like to be a member of our Crew.  Students continue to reflect on how showing and growing our Habits of Character has a positive impact on others and fosters a sense of belonging in our Crew.   One of the ways our Crew has worked on creating a culture of belonging in our classroom is through "Me Bags."  Each student brought in 3-5 items in a brown paper bag that helped us understand and learn more about each other.  Students shared their items with the Crew, then placed them on display in our "Crewseum" (Crew Museum).  Students established connections with each other that they didn't know they shared and worked to get to know each other on a deeper level. Students also participated in various collaborative activities including "The Mar

Hello Crew!  Welcome to the new school year!  I am looking forward to meeting you at our Open House on Friday, August 6th from 3-4pm.  If you are unable to make it at that time, I will see you on the first day of school on Monday, August 9th.  An email will be sent with further details.  I'm excited for a fun and adventurous year together!   -Miss Chelsea

Hooray! I am looking forward to meeting our new Crew!!   Our year will start a bit differently than in previous years.  We will be starting the week of the 17th with an orientation to get students acquainted with our new safety procedures and their new Crew.  The schedule will be as follows: Monday, August 17th - Orientation for Cohort A1 Tuesday, August 18th - Orientation for Cohort B1 Wednesday, August 19th - Orientation for Cohort A2 Thursday, August 20th - Orientation for Cohort B2 Week of August 24th - Hybrid Schedule Begins  M/W - Cohort A in-person learning T/Th - Cohort B in-person learning Remote learning on days when not at school, including Fridays A welcome letter with further details about the start of our year will be coming your way soon.  Please be sure to check out the pages in this blog for some helpful information regarding this year.   I cannot wait to embark on this exciting adventure together!  

Please visit the following link to view your assignments for the week: 4th Grade - Remote Learning Plans *Please note that a new Zoom link and password for Crew will be sent out via email each week.

*Finish-Up Friday - Finish any incomplete work by tonight! Crew: 9am - Digital Crew on Zoom Math:     iReady Math - 30 minutes Finish any incomplete math work in your Math Google Classroom (max. 30 minutes) Literacy: Independent Reading - 30+ minutes  See your teacher’s name for further directions: Annette: Complete reading reflection for book club and send any final requests for book choices Chelsea: Watch the Sequence/Chronological - Part 2 (Crafting) video and write an informational paragraph about your animal using this text structure Mellissa: ELA Google Classroom- Complete and “turn in” any incomplete assignments from this week. Expedition: Choose to complete one of the following: Genius Hour  Visit a Virtual National Park   Google Classroom Exit Ticket:  What was something new you learned today? Challenge: Daily Challenge: Learn a magic trick and teach the crew how to do it. Need an idea? Try one of these: https

Crew: 9am - Digital Crew on Zoom Math:     *Log into iReady math if Pearson Realize is having technical difficulties in loading.  Annette’s Math Crew: 9:30am - Begin math work in Google Classroom  10am -  Zoom meeting for questions Chelsea’s Math Crew: 9:30am - Begin math work in Google Classroom  10am - Thursday Group Zoom Meeting Mellissa’s Math Crew: 9:30am - Join Ms. Mellissa’s Zoom Meeting Literacy: Independent Reading - 30+ minutes  If you haven't already, email me book club recommendations from the Epic book site  Watch the videos in the Text Structures folder on Google Classroom Pause the video at specific times to answer the questions Expedition:   Google Classroom Exit Ticket Challenge: Daily Challenge: Thinking Thursday - Try some coding!  You can use one of the following links or create your own coding project: Try building a Star Wars galaxy with code: https://studio.code.org/s/starwarsblocks/