4.5.24

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• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• Conflict Resolution 
• Filling Other People's Buckets Can Lead to Filling Your Bucket
• Importance of Perseverance 
• Wordle
• SEL Lesson from Mr. Addison 
• Stress Management 
• Guided Meditation 
• GAINS Lesson from Ms. Velez
• Working Memory 
• Visit from Ms. Anna's Sister and Dog, Finley!

• Writing
• Graphic Novels 
• Drafting with different frame types in mind 
• Using long-shots for landscapes 
• Revising based on Feedback 

• Reading
• Book Clubs 
• Bulstering daily discussions 
• Reflection Questions 

• Word Study
• List #7: Word Search & Rainbow Writing 

• Math
• Beginning April's Calendar Pattern Focusing on Volume of Rectangular Prisms
• Multiplying Fractions Using the Area Model
  
• Put it on the Line Decimal Game
• Reviewing Area Model for Multi-Digit Multiplication and Moving Towards the Multiplication Standard Algorithm

• Science
• STEM FAIR! 
• Presenting to Community Members & Seeing Other Students' Projects

Announcements

• PARENT INVITATION: 5th Grade COMIC CON!
• Friday, April 12th at 1:45 
• Stop by the 5th grade classroom to see our graphic novel authors display their published pieces and share their work with 1st grade reading buddies and any parents or family members who are available! Students and visitors are encouraged to dress up and there'll be fun activities like how-to drawing sessions and a photo wall!
• AFTER-SCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP!
• High School National Honor Society Student Candice is available for tutoring on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 3:45 to 4:45 in 30-60 minute sessions. 
• Please email us if you would like your child to get after-school academic assistance with homework, unfinsihed assignements, or extra support. 
• GHCDS SPRING MUSICAL 
• The Music Man - April 19th - 20th, 26th-28th, May 3rd-4th 
• COMMUNITY EVENTS THIS WEEKEND 
• Sunday, April 7th at 8am - Multi Sport Clinic at GHCDS (Flyer Below)
• Sunday, April 7th at 4pm - Calico Cats Kids Play at CCT (Flyer Below)

• SUMMER PLANNING!

Photos From The Week: 

3.27.28

 Ask Your Child About...

• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• Wordle
• Empathy
• Setting & Achieving Goals
• Daily Puzzle/Joke

• Writing
• Graphic Novels
• The drafting process has started!
• Feedback from writing partners 

• Reading
• Book Clubs 
• Using background information to understand characters better 
• Online research as a group 

• Word Study
• List #7 - New Spelling Words!

• Math
• Completing March Calendar Pattern
• Multiplying whole #s & decimals
• Recognizing Patterns - ie 126 x 56 = 7,056, so 12.6 x 5.6 = 70.56
• Continuing March Calendar Collection
• Measuring Pencil Lengths after ~1 week

• Science
• COMPLETING STEM FAIR DISPLAY BOARDS!! Can't wait for the Fair next week - see details below!

Announcements:

• NO SCHOOL March 28th - April 1st!
• Thursday, March 28th: Trimester 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences 
• These conferences are on an as-need basis. If you did not get an email from us to schedule a conference and you would like to please reach out and we will add you to our schedule!
• There is also no school on Friday or Monday in observation of Easter!
• STEM FAIR NEXT WEEK @ GHCDS GYM!
• Judging is Wednesday
• FAMILIES/FRIENDS/COMMUNITY MEMBERS are welcome Thursday anytime from 9am-6pm
• SUMMER PLANNING!

Photos From The Week: 

3.22.24

 Ask Your Child About...

• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• Spring Break Share 
• Brain Puzzles 
• Sudoku & Wordle 
• Empathy Mojo Videos 
• Friday Gathering 
• 6th grade presented about their Global Perspective branding unit 
• Hopping into Spring Door Decorating

• Writing
• Publishing Party 
• Shared 1st Graphic Novels 
• Goal setting for 2nd draft 
• Newspaper Edition 4 
• Planning Meeting 
• Assigned Topics 
• Started 2nd Graphic Novel 
• Brainstorming through sketching 
• Bookmapping using setting 
• Sharing thumbnails with writing partners 

• Reading
• Started Book two of Fantasy Series 
• Updated Group Contracts 
• Goal setting 
• Using text features as a tool 
• Symbolism 
• Read Aloud 
• Continued The Thief of Always

• Math
• Continuing to Update of Calendar Collection (multiplying decimals)
• Introducing Our Collection - Pencil Challenge!
• Multiplication Battle Game
• Practicing Using a Ratio Table to Multiply Decimals
• Reviewing Multiplication Over/Under Strategy
• Reviewing Using Friendly Multiplication Facts to Help Solve Division Problems
• Multiplication & Division Checkpoint
• March Madness Brackets!

• Social Studies 
• Group Presentations for History of Sugar on St. Croix

• Science
• STEM FAIR - Completing Graphs, Conclusion, Abstract, & Adjusting Heading and Body Text Font Sizes

Announcements:

• NO SCHOOL March 28th - April 1st!
• Thursday, March 28th: Trimester 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences 
• These conferences are on an as need basis. If you did not get an email from us to schedule a conference and you would like to please reach out and we will add you to our schedule!
• There is also no school on Friday or Monday in observation of Easter!
• SNACK/LUNCH REMINDERS
• Please pack utensils if your child's lunch requires it. 
• Candy is not a recommended snack. Please make sure your student isn't sneaking any into their lunchbox. 
• SUMMER PLANNING!
• Please Fill Out This Summer Adventure School Parent Survey 

Photos From The Week: 

3.8.24

  Ask Your Child About...

• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• Completing 6th Grade Surveys
• Wordle 
• Friday Gathering 
• Cheer Club 
• Theatre Club Skit

• Writing
• Publishing 1st Graphic Novel 
• Coloring 
• Book Cover
• Editing and Revising

• Reading
• Finished Fantasy Book Clubs 
• Reflection Questions
• Comprehension Assessment
• Read Aloud 
• Continued The Thief of Always

• Math
• Khan Academy 
• Continuing to Update Calendar - Multiplying Decimals
• Multiplication Relationships: ex. 101 x 284 vs 101 x 28.4
• Playing Quotient Bingo
• Multiplying Decimals Using Ratio Tables

• Social Studies 
• Creating slide shows about the History of Sugar on St. Croix
• Group Presentations will be when we get back!

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Making STEM Fair Graphs 
• Ms. Loli's SEL Lesson on Perseverance

Announcements:

• SRING 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 

Photos From The Week: 

These 13 students wrote articles for our 3rd class newspaper. Make sure you read the copy included in this week's email!

Congratulations to Theatre Club for their performance of In the Box by Elizabeth Rapoza at this morning's Friday Gathering!

(not pictured: Sanay)

3.1.24

 Ask Your Child About...

• 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 

Photos From The Week: 

2.23.24

 Ask Your Child About...

• 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 

Photos From The Week: 

2.15.24

 Ask Your Child About...

• 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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