Mr. Van's Fourth Grade News.
January 22nd, 2026
Weekly Information
Hello Families,Remote Day- Friday, January 23rd, 2026As you know, a message has been sent out from the district announcing the decision for school to have remote learning on Friday, January 23rd. Please be sure to charge your child's device so it is ready for the E-learning day.
ELA students are bringing home a purple folder with all of our materials for the day. It should be in their take home folder.
We will be using the E-learning schedule found on my teacher page and in the take home folder. Students will need to be on Teams at 9:05 AM. Students will be live for approximately one hour in the morning (starting at 9:05 with Block 1 teacher) and one hour later in the morning (starting at 11:10 with Block 2 teacher). The other times your child will have assignments to work on independently, but Mrs. Williamson and I will be available throughout the day for assistance if necessary.Mrs. Williamson and I will be available during the day via Teams chat. Students should NOT post comments on the general page on Teams. To chat a teacher, students will click on CHAT at the left of the screen while in Teams. This will be a private conversation between the teacher and the student. Comments on the general page are seen by everyone and make it difficult to see the important information posted by the teacher.We will be using the posts section on Teams to guide the kids through the day's schedule. When your child isn't sure what to do, please encourage him/her to look at our "general" posts page. They may need to scroll up if the directions were from earlier in the day. Directions will be given during our meeting AND posted within our Teams as well.In addition to ELA, Math, Science/Social Studies, the PE and Encore activities will be posted in TEAMS as well.Student attendance will be taken through Teams after students join our first meeting at 9:05 AM. If you are electing not to participate in our e-learning day, you will need to email Jeanine Johnson ([email protected]) to report your child's absence.
Students will need the following materials again...
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Computer and charger (Check that the computer is charged & ready to go.)
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Headphones- (optional... but suggested to support focus or eliminate distractions)
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backpack & laptop bag with their remote ziplock bag & math workbook (red book)
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Dry erase marker/board
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sharpened pencil(s)
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scratch paper/notebook
If you have any technical problems, use this link to contact our technical support department within the district. They will be able to guide you with actions to solve technology problems.
I will do my best to respond to emails and messages, but it may take some time, as I am trying to teach online. Technology is wonky and sometimes beyond our control. If your child is not able to access a Teams meeting for whatever reason, please don't stress. They have everything they need to be able to complete the day's activities. I am truly grateful for your help, support, and flexibility from home as we navigate through our remote learning day.
Classroom Focus
Arrival and Dismissal
We continue to work on classroom routines when entering the classroom in the morning and packing up for dismissal. Step by step directions on what to do are always on the front PowerPoint. It should be followed very easily.
Dismissal can be a bit crazy but the reminders are again on the board. The students can look at the checklist of what to unpack or pack up and what to have out for class.
Homework / Assignment Notebook
We need to focus on bringing these items home and then returning them each day. Too many kids are forgetting multiple time a week. I will be keeping track of missing homework to hopefully help us improve.
Talking
Too much random talking during lessons and work time continue to happen. We have many great examples of hardworking students but we need more students to help us out.
Students will get a check by their name when they talk or make a poor choice. Three checks in a day will result in a REFLECTION. Hopefully we will see improvement.
Theme Thursday
January 29th Wear a lot of stripes,
February 5th Superbowl team or NFL Team
February 12th Disney theme
February 19th Favorite band or singer
Math
We are working through module 5. Today's lesson is lesson 4. Please keep up on all homework. Fractions are a very long module and each day builds on the previous day. Students need to stay focused and on top of all lessons.
Computers go home on Wednesdays
Laptops can be brought home on Wednesday. They need to come back. First Priority is Reflex. Zearn, Prodigy and Freckle are all the next options for what to do. Each week I assign a few assignments in Prodigy and Freckle for students to work on throughout the week. In Zearn, we would like students to plug away on the weekly lessons when possible.
Social Studies
We are into the Midwest region. We will discuss the climate, land, economy and so on. We have done the States and Capitals as well as placement. Please review at home. We will test the middle of February.
Stem
Our Encore for the third quarter is now Stem with Mrs. Jozaitis
Science
We will working with Waves of Sound
Sound Waves and Conceptual Modeling
Pattern Transfer & Technology
Sound, Vibration & Engineering
Sound and Vibrations
Sound Waves & Wavelength
Homework Reminders
Don't forget to check the math homework each night and sign the assignment notebook. (signature Morning block only)
Classroom Allergies
We are a Peanut Aware classroom this year so please consider peanut / nut alternatives for individual student lunches and snacks.
Classroom Behavior
Overall the class is chatting to much. Listening to understand not to reply is our goal.
Van Assen Class Schedule
Arrival --- 9:10
Block 1
Math 9:10 - 10:40 Snack 10:15
Science / Social Studies 10:40 - 11:10
P.E. 11:15- 11:45
Encore 11:45 - 12:15
Recess 12:15 - 12:35
Lunch 12:35 - 12:55
Science / Social Studies 12:55 - 1:15
Block 2
Van Homeroom will go to Mrs. Williamson Williamson will go to Van
ELA 1:15 - 3:20 Math 1:15 - 2:40
ELA / Writing / Word Study Science / Social Studies 2:40
3:15 Back to homeroom 3:15 Back to homeroom
Hot Lunch Order Info
Here is the information on how to order hot lunch through the My School Bucks site.
Ths site can be found by going to the fsd157c.org website then scroll down to Online Payments and then find My School Bucks. you can order from there. I believe they also have a phone app you can use.
Try the link below and see if it gets you to the site.
Hope this helps.
Spirit Days Fridays at Chelsea.
Wear your Chelsea or Frankfort 157 gear every Friday
Weekly Math Schedule & Work
Everyday Monday - Thursday there will be Math homework. Please bring the book back and forth each night.
Below is a link for parents for the Math Curriculum. Mrs. Averbeck has designed a Padlet or a "One Stop Shop" for all out math needs. She will guide you through what is included like manipulatives, videos and all practice and homework pages.
Zearn
Students need to continue to work on Zearn throughout the week. I would love for them to keep as close to the current lesson if they can. I will move students up levels throughout the week when needed.
Students should be able to log into their laptop with their passwords. The password should be pasted in their agenda notebook.
Reflex
The students use ClassLink on the laptop to log into most websites like reflex and Zearn.
E-Learning
If we need to go into a day or week of E-Learning the schedule is linked above on the right side under the categories.
Nightly Expectations for Homework
Math - Nightly homework from daily lesson. Zearn if you can stay with in 2 lessons behind or ahead of daily lesson. Reflex continue to move along with a minimum of 2 - 3 nights
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