Happy Summer!

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• Community Building 
• Celebrated Summer Birthdays!
• Keinalys, Sibali, Taliyah, Ania, Maddie, Toby, & Sarima
• Buck Island Field Trip!
• Thank you to the Kammerzelts at Big Beard's Adventure Tours for hosting us!
• Portfolio Party
• Thank you to all parents!
• Field Day
• We had a blast! Thank you to Mr. Mondesir and Coach Jacob for organizing a fun event!
• The award, photo magnet, and book we gave the kids today!

Summer Announcements:

• Report Cards & STAR Assessments will be emailed next week. 

This Week in Pictures:

May 26, 2023

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• Community Building 
• Happy Birthday, Fathi!
• Salt River Field Trip!
• Thank you, Ty McRae for leading such a fun and educational adventure!
• Reading
• Unit 4: Historical Fiction Book Clubs
• Book Club Power Points 
• Final Comprehension Assessment 
• Writing
• Poetry Mini Unit 
• 5 Key Elements of Poetry 
• Poetry analysis using close reading skills 
• Summer Poems 
• 4th Grade Memory Poems

• Word Study 
• Final Word List (Sent home Tuesday) 

• Math
• Division
• Reviewing ratio table and reverse area model
• Game: Lowest Remainder Wins
• Review Jeopardy
• Last Unit Assessment

Announcements:

• Monday, May 29th: Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
• Wednesday, May 31st: LS Spring Concert @ 9am in the Pavilion! Parents Welcomed!
• Rehearsal is the day before on Tuesday, May 30th which means NO SWIM that day!
• Friday, June 2nd: Buck Island Beach Day! Meet at Big Beard's in Christiansted at 8:45am 
• Saturday, June 3rd: Father Figure/Daughter Dance @6-9pm at the Tennis Club (Flyer Below)
• Tuesday, June 6th @8:30am: 4th Grade End of Year Portfolio Party! 
• Parents are invited to stay after morning drop-off and join the celebration! Students will be sharing their favorite pieces of work from 4th grade and reflecting on the year. 
• We encourage people to stay and enjoy morning snacks with the students so we will need some breakfast items donated using this sign up link: 
• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4BA5AF2CA4FE3-4thgrade

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Weekly News- May 19th

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• Community Building 
• Student Appreciation Cheer
• Visited the Art Show!
• Reading
• End of Year Assessments 
• STAR Reading 
• 1:1 Read Aloud Assessment 
• Unit 4: Historical Fiction Book Clubs
• All clubs have met their goal and finished their books!
• Next week students will be creating presentations summarizing their novels!
• Unit 4: Literary Essays
• Published final essay 
• Created a cover page 
• Added quotes for textual evidence 

• Social Studies 
• VI History Unit 
• Indigenous Tribes of St. Croix 
• Archeological Excavations
• Taino Artifacts (Presented by Mr. Bugg)
• Math
• STAR Math Assessment
• Creating and Analyzing Line Plots
• Vocab: Median, Mode, & Range
• Problem String on Division, Fractions & Decimals
• Introducing New Work Station Game: Faction Spin and Add

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Mrs. Bird's SEL Lesson
• Dice game where students reflected on the year
• New Science Unit on Energy
• Explored how our body is simal to a car (i.e. where cars and humans get energy from)

Announcements:

• Next week Friday is the last FREE Friday Lunch Provided by Quiana! TBA
• Check out the email from the Parents Association if you're interested in signing your child up for the pilot lunch program. 
• Thursday, May 25th: Salt River Kayaking Field Trip! 9am-12:30pm 
• Monday, May 29th: Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
• Wednesday, May 31st: LS Spring Concert @ 9am in the Pavilion! Parents Welcomed!
• Friday, June 2nd: Buck Island Beach Day! (Permission slip will be sent home soon.)
• Saturday, June 3rd: Father/Daughter Dance @6-9pm at the Tennis Club (Flyer Below)
• Tuesday, June 6th @8:30am: 4th Grade End of Year Portfolio Party! 
• Parents are invited to stay after morning drop-off and join the celebration! Students will be sharing their favorite pieces of work from 4th grade and reflecting on the year. 
• We encourage people to stay and enjoy morning snacks with the students so we will need some breakfast items donated using this sign up link: 
• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4BA5AF2CA4FE3-4thgrade

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Weekly News- May 12th

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• Community Building 
• Daily Riddle 
• 15 and Out Game 
• Mother's Day Craft
• I hope your child delivers the gift on Sunday!
• Friday Gathering by 1st Grade
• Counseling Survey From Mrs. Bird & Mr. Addison
• Reading
• Unit 4: Historical Fiction Book Clubs
• Analyzing video of 4th grade book club conversation 
• Socratic Questioning of Number the Stars
• See, Think, Wonder - WWII Historical Context Activity 
• Unit 4: Literary Essays
• 3rd Essay focuses on Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Odd One Out - Reasoning Reflection 
• Typing Tips - Publishing Final Essay 

• Social Studies 
• All About the VI Unit (Prep for Salt River field trip!)
• Using an undersea lab to study coral 
• Math
• Updating Calendar on Rotations/Reflections
• Multiplying Fractions by a Whole Number
• Finding Missing Dimension of a Rectangle when Given Perimeter or Area and 1 Dimension
• Playing a New Work Station Game: Area or Perimeter (class vs. Ms. Hill)
• Checkpoint on Area, Perimeter, and Division

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Waves of Sound Lesson 2
• Investigating sound waves and the difference between high and low pitch 

Announcements:

• PE Reminder: Send a parent note if a student needs to miss class for a specific reason and remind students to wear sneakers (no Crocs) 
• STAR Assessments: Online testing will be taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, so make sure your child gets a good night sleep and eats a hardy breakfast so they can stay focused!
• Friday Lunch: TBA
• Wednesday, May 31st: LS Spring Concert @ 9am in the Pavilion!
• Summer: Girls and Boys Soccer Clinic  (See Flyer Below)

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Weekly News- May 5th

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• Community Building 
• Daily Quote Reflections 
• Team Building Games: Sparkle, Quiz Quiz Trade, Singing Rounds, etc. 
• Holidays: Star Wars Day (May the 4th Be With You) & Cinco de Mayo
• Reading
• Unit 4: Historical Fiction Book Clubs
• Used primary documents to understand historical context of novels
• Answered reflection questions after completing first book 
• Some groups have even started a 2nd book!
• Unit 4: Literary Essays
• 3rd Essay focuses on Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Strong final sentences in paragraph structure 
• How to find quotes to use as evidence 
• Assume your audience knows nothing
• Revising using teacher feedback 
• Read Aloud 
• New Book: The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
• Sequel to book read in 3rd grade last year (The One and Only Ivan)

• Social Studies 
• All About the VI Unit 
• History of Cacao 
• Salt River 
• Archeology Timeline 
• BC vs. AD
• Igneri & Saladoid People 
• villages & typical foods 
• Math
• Starting the May Calendar and Collection
• Reflecting/rotating a triangle around an axis (4 quadrants)
• Water Evaporation Experiment
• Investigating Area and Perimeter
• Area: using ratio table model and division to find the missing side length of a rectangle
• Perimeter: finding the missing side length when provided one dimension and either the total perimeter or the area
• Factors and Multiplies Game

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Nutrition Unit Guest Speaker: Larissa Leffingwell, Physician's Assistant
• Paper Phone Activity

Announcements:

• Friday Lunch: Next week's menu: Beef, Broccoli, and White Rice! (Contact me if you want your child added or removed to the regular lunch list.) Thanks again for your delicious meals, Quiana!!
• Sunday, May 7th @8am: Grand Finale Junior Triathlon - Cramer's Park (Flyer attached to email.)
• Monday, May 8th: No School For Students (Cambridge Training for Teachers)
• Tuesday, May 9th: Early Dismissal at 12:30pm For Students (Cambridge Training for Teachers)
• Wednesday, May 31st: LS Spring Concert @ 9am in the Pavilion!
• Summer: Girls and Boys Soccer Clinic  (See Flyer Below)

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Weekly News- April 28th

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• Community Building 
• Mrs. Abdel brought cookies in celebration of Eid!
• Kindness Challenge 
• Extra chores at home, Compliments to classmates, Cards to campus custodians, etc. 
• Reading
• Unit 4: Historical Fiction Book Clubs
• Identifying multiple themes 
• Planning out pacing to meet deadline
• Different perspectives
• Writing 
• Unit 4: Literary Essays
• 2nd Essay!
• Making a thesis more complex 
• Strong Leads & Conclusions 
• Using author's craft as evidence 
• Read Aloud 
• Finished Number the Stars 
• Emailed to Lois Lowry via her website 
• Wrote an extension chapter to the novel 

• Social Studies 
• All About the VI Unit 
• Distance/Location 
• Time Zones 
• Access to Water 
• Math
• Wrapping Up April Number Corner Calendar and Collection
• Color Ten Fraction Game
• Analyzing Line Plots (min, max, range, median, mode) and making their own line plot from a data table
• Multiplication Strategies: 
• Using Smaller Problems to Solve Larger Ones [ex. 22 x 16 = (20x16) + (2x16)]
• Multiplication Problem Strings Work Sample
• An Over Strategy [ex. 9 x 23 = (10 x 23) - 23]
• Doubling and Halving [ex. 36 x 25 = 18 x 50 = 9 x 100 = 900]
• 5 is Half 10 Strategy [ex. 5x16 = 10 x 16 divided by 2]

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Continuing the Nutrition Unit
• Analyzing Nutrition Labels
• Mrs. Velez's Lesson on Sustained Attention

Announcements:

• Friday Lunch: Next week's menu: Chicken Enchiladas!
• THIS WEEKEND: Last chance to see the school musical! (See poster below) 
• Grease: Parental guidance suggested for more mature themes.
• Monday, May 8th: No School For Students (Cambridge Training for Teachers)
• Tuesday, May 9th: Early Dismissal For Students (Cambridge Training for Teachers)
• Wednesday, May 31st: LS Spring Concert @ 9am in the Pavilion!
• Summer: Girls and Boys Soccer Clinic - See Flyer Below

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