How to Access your Google Documents

If your child needs to access their documents at home, here is how:

Type in the URL:

drive.google.com (access to all your files)

docs.google.com (access to your google docs)

slides.google.com (access to your google slides)

classroom.google.com (access to google classroom)

To log in, you will need your district email address – This is your Active Directory Number (your ID) followed by the San Diego Unified ending.

########@stu.sandi.net

Nonfiction Research Topics

This week, students should be reading a variety of nonfiction and thinking about what they would like to focus on for their nonfiction report.  Students will choose a topic that falls under one of the following categories:

Historical Events

Scientific or Technological Discoveries or Advancements

Human Impact on the Natural World

Natural Phenomena

****See the reading tab for more information

Nonfiction Unit

Our new reading unit is a nonfiction unit.  We are excited to begin this unit that will foster our students interest in the world around them – from current events, to history, to technology.  We will begin the unit by using short articles to work on skills that will help students effectively summarize a text.  As we move forward, students will use the skills they have developed to study a research topic of their choice and produce a “google slides” presentation to share with their classmates.  Students will choose their research topic from the following categories: Historical Events, Scientific or Technological Discoveries or Advancements, Human Impact on the Natural World, or Natural Phenomenon.

During this unit there will be some shifts in  home reading expectations.

What has not changed?

  • Students are still expected to read for a minimum of 30 minutes every day
  • Students will record their reading homework in their reading journals

What is different?

  • Students do not need to continue writing four entries a week based on their independent reading book.
  • Students are expected to responded to three assigned articles each week in their reading journals.
  • Students will be given specific  directions regarding what to include in their journal entries.