3.1.24

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• Community Building 
• Welcome, Ms. Anna!
• GAINS Lessons- Ms. Velez
• Sustained Attention 
• Morning Meeting
• Can you change your mood?
• Ways to Change your Mood 
• Science Behind Leap Year
• Visiting Puppy!
• Spring Door Decorating

• Writing
• Drafting Graphic Novels
• Using thumbnails as a guide 
• How to use panels to tell a story 
• Cartooning tips 
• When to use profile drawings 
• Varied facial features 
• Body language of characters 
• Portraying Villians vs. Heroes 

• Reading
• Fantasy Book Clubs
• External vs. Internal Quests 
• Tracking Harvey's Quests from The Thief of Always 
• Tracking main character's internal quests as a group
• Math
• Completing Feb. Calendar Pattern (multiplying fractions to find area) and Collection (conversions milliliters collection)
• Finding the Fraction of a Whole Number
• Callie's Cake Pops Posters
• Multiplying Fractions, Decimals, and Whole Numbers
• Multiplication Work Sample
• Multiplication Battle Game 

• Social Studies
• History of Sugar on STX
• Taking organized notes
• Dividing into subtopics 

• Science
• Working on Experiments/Data Collection
• Experiments Should be Completed by MONDAY (Wednesday if your child needs an extension and speaks to be in advance)

Announcements:

• Friday, March 8th - Early Dismissal at 12:30
• SPRING BREAK BEGINS! No School the week of March 11th 
• School Resumes on Monday, March 18th
• Report Cards for Trimester 2 will be sent out after Spring Break 
• SUMMER PLANNING!
• Please Fill Out This Summer Adventure School Parent Survey 

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2.23.24

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• Community Building 
• Mrs. Fitzgerald Joining Tuesday and Thursday Mornings!
• She spent an exra day with us this week- Friday!
• Morning Meeting
• Wordle
• New Desk and Morning Meeting Spots

• Writing
• NEW UNIT: Graphic Novels!
• Features and their jobs 
• Different doodling styles
• Brainstorming story arcs 
• Planning with Book Maps 

• Reading
• Fantasy Book Clubs!
• Learning Alongside Main Character 
• Keeping Track of Multiple Problems 
• Suspending Judgement 
• Reading Metephorically 
• NEW Read Aloud
• The Thief of Always by Clive Barker 

• Math
• Continuing to Update our Calendar (fraction multiplication) and Collection (converting deciliters and liters to ml)
• Finding a Fraction of a Whole Number
• Doubling and Halving Strategy (i.e. 24 x 25 = 12 x 50 = 6 x 100 = 600)
• I Have You Need, pt. 2 (division)
• Callie's Cake Pops Problem - Multiplying Decimals

• Science
• STEM FAIR
• Turning Background Research into a Paragraph
• Working on Projects/Entering Data if Needed/Ready

• Social Studies 
• Sugar Cane History in St. Croix 
• Group Research 

Announcements:

• No Math HW Next Week - Students should be working on their STEM FAIR EXPERIMENTS!
• Friday, March 8th - Early Dismissal at 12:30
• SPRING BREAK BEGINS! No School the week of March 11th 
• School Resumes on Monday, March 18th
• SUMMER PLANNING!
• Please Fill Out This Summer Adventure School Parent Survey 

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2.15.24

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• Community Building 
• Mrs. Fitzgerald is back!
• She will be supporting us in the classroom part time. Every week she will be spending 2-3 mornings with us- WELCOME BACK!
• Cupcake Contest Winners!
• Best Tasting: Cecilia (1st), Lamees (2nd), Hudson (3rd), & Olivia (Honorable Mention)
• Best Decorated: Zavier (1st), Tyler (2nd), and Paytan (3rd)
• Valentine's Day 
• Jeopardy Game 
• Escape Room
• Thursday Gathering 
• Ruff Start Dog Rescue came to collect the money raised by the Valentine's Day Bake Sale- a total of $241 was raised!
• We got to meet two puppies and learn a little about where they're located and where their new location will be- near the Frederiksted Police Station
• Morning Meeting
• Mrs. Fitzgerald Welcome Sign 
• Friendship Soup
• Wordle 

• Writing
• Finished research-based essays 
• How to Structure a Strong Introduction 
• Proofreading before Feedback 
• Drafting for Newspaper Edition #3

• Reading
• New Unit: Fantasy Book Clubs!
• Group Constitutions
• Fantasy Elements 
• Changing Setting 
• Analyzing Who Holds the Power 
• Math
• Continuing Calendar (multiplying fractions to find area of different items) & Starting Collection (converting 0.01 liters to ml)
• Using a Ratio Table to Solve Multiplication and Division Problems
• Using Half Ten and Half 100 Facts to Help Solve Problems

• Science
• STEM FAIR
• Completing materials list and procedure
• Setting up their data tables
• THEY SHOULD BEGIN THEIR EXPERIMENTS THIS WEEKEND IF POSSIBLE!

• Word Study/Read Aloud
• Completed list #6!
• Started new class book: The Thief of Always by Clive Barker 

Announcements:

• Friday, February 16th - NO SCHOOL 
• Teacher Workshop Day 
• Monday, February 19th- NO SCHOOL In Observation of Presidents' Day
• Enjoy the Agriculture Fair over this long 4 day weekend!
• Check out the 4th/5th Grade Soil Anthology at the GHCDS Booth!
• No Math HW Next Week - Students should be working on their STEM FAIR EXPERIMENTS!
• SUMMER PLANNING!
• Please Fill Out This Summer Adventure School Parent Survey 

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2.9.24

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• Community Building 
• Happy Birthday, Orion!
• Friday Gathering 
• 2nd Grade Lunar New Year Presentation 
• Morning Meeting
• Playing Wordle & Solving Other Word Challenges
• Ways to Approach Big Challenges
• Welcoming High School Mini Gusto Helper. Thank you, Savannah!
• Indoor Recess Fitness Challenges to Stay Active!

• Writing
• Essays 
• 2nd Essay started!
• Outline & Flash Draft
• Incorporating Notes From Group Discussions 
• Citing Research From Various Sources

• Reading
• Planning and Prepping for Debates 
• Organizing Debate Order with a Group 
• Plannign Ahead for a Rebuttal 
• 2 Rounds of Debates with Special Guests!
• Read Aloud 
• Finished Darnell Rock Reporting by Walter Dean Myers
• Word Study 
• Test #6 on Monday 

• Math
• Continuing Feb. Calendar (multiplying fractions to find the area of different items)
• Introducing the Collection Theme (relationship between liters, deciliters, and milliliters)
• Using The Reverse Area Model to Solve Division Problems & Writing and Solving Division Story Problems
• Division Showdown Game
• Unit 3 Review Jeopardy
• Unit 3 Assessment (Decimals & Division)

• Science
• STEM Fair - Worked on Hypothesis (due to loss of school day, materials list due date is postponed to end of class Monday)

Announcements:

• Wednesday- February 14th - VALENTINE'S DAY 
• Bring a box in before Valentine's Day to decorate - This will be where students collect their candy and cards. It could be a shoe box, a tissue box, a cereal box, or something of that size. 
• Cupcake Competition (optional)- Forms were sent home last week. If they still want to participate and haven't submitted a form yet please have them bring it signed on Monday!
• Candy Grams - $5
• Forms sent home in folders
• Candy delievered on Valentine's Day
• Friday, February 16th - NO SCHOOL 
• Teacher Workshop Day 
• Monday, February 19th- NO SCHOOL In Observation of Presidents Day
• Enjoy the Agriculture Fair over this long 4 day weekend!
• SUMMER PLANNING!
• Please Fill Out This Summer Adventure School Parent Survey 

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2.2.24

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• Community Building 
• Happy Birthday, Ramsey!
• Monthly SEL Lesson 
• Self Love and Self Confidence 
• Morning Meeting
• SEL Topics: Working as a Team, Making Good Choices, & Managing Stress
• Anagrams
• Wordle 

• Writing
• Essays 
• Outlines 
• Flash Drafts
• Citing Sources
• Partner Feedback 
• Editing Checklist 

• Reading
• Research and Note Taking
• Reading with a group 
• Taking sides to prep for debate

• Math
• Completing January's Number Corner Calendar & Collection
• Beginning Feb. Number Corner Calendar - Using Area Model to Multiply Fractions
• Playing Color Ten Version 2 - Multiplying a Fraction by a Whole Number and Representing it on a Grid
• Metric Conversions
• Adding and Subtracting Decimals - Give & Take and Constant Difference Strategy Review

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Ms. Dykstra's Solar System Tour 
• STEM FAIR
• Completing Research & TUrning in NOtecards
• Identifying Variables (Independent, Dependent, & Control)
• VARIABLES SONG
• Creating a List of Sources

Announcements:

• Wednesday- February 14th - VALENTINE'S DAY 
• Bring a box in before Valentine's Day to decorate - This will be where students collect their candy and cards. It could be a shoe box, a tissue box, a cereal box, or something of that size. 
• Cupcake Competition (optional)- Forms were sent home this Thursday. Please sign and submit by February 9th if your child wants to participate. 
• SUMMER PLANNING!
• Please Fill Out This Summer Adventure School Parent Survey 

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