Friday, December 16, 2022

December 16, 2022- Weekly News

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  • Community Building 
    • Holiday Raffle- LS Raised a total of $1,000.50 for the Animal Shelter!
      • Congratulations 4th Grade Prize Winners: Matthew, Hazel, Lucia, & Keinalys 
    • Winter Concert
      • Thank you to everyone who made time to come out or watch via zoom
    • Spelling Bee
      • Thank you to Lucia & Emma who represented our class 
      • Special shout out to Ramsey who was home sick and had to give up her spot!
    • Caroling with 5th Grade (optional)
  • Reading 
    • Unit 2- Research Group Projects
      • Poster Presentations
    • Read Aloud
      • A Place Where Hurricanes Happen by Renee Watson
  • Writing
    • Unit 2- Persuasive Essays
      • Virtual Publishing Party via Seesaw
  • Math  
    • Completing December Calendar and Collection
    • Division Story Problems
      • Figuring out what to do with the remainder
    • Unit 2 Assessment
  • Science / Health & Wellness
    • Continuing the Volcano Mapping Activity
    • SEL Lesson with Mr. Addison
Announcements:
  • Monday, January 9th: School Resumes!
  • Monday, January 16th: NO SCHOOL in Honor of MLK Jr. Day
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Friday, December 9, 2022

December 9, 2022- Weekly News

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  • Community Building 
    • New Student: Welcome to GHCDS, Keinalys!
    • Holiday Raffle-Winners will be announced on Monday!
    • Daily Riddle 
  • Reading 
    • Unit 2- Research Group Projects
      • Learning how to paraphrase 
      • Synthesizing information from multiple texts
      • Created Extreme Weather Posters
    • Finished Read Aloud: Front Desk by Kelly Yang 
      • This book is the first of a series if your child wants to read more!
  • Writing
    • Unit 2- Persuasive Essays
      • Characteristics of Intros and Conclusions 
      • Elaborating on examples 
      • Goal Setting to help with reaching due dates 
  • Math 
    • December Number Corner
      • Difference between # of sides, perimeter, and area of a shape
      • Lines of symmetry
      • Parallel vs. perpendicular lines
      • Adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers on a number line
        • What is our target number to reach by the end of the collection?
      • Mystery Grid Game
    • Doubling and Halving Strategy
      • ex. 8 x 16 = 4 x 32 
    • Using Ratio Tables to Multiply Money and Metric Units
      • ex. 


    • New Work Station Game: Moolah on My Mind
    • Assessments
      • Multiplication Checkpoint
      • Multiplication Strategies Work Sample
      • Multiplication Facts Quiz (1-9s)
  • Science / Health & Wellness
    • Volcano Mapping Activity
    • Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
      • Self quiz for students to see how they learn and interact best
Announcements:

  • Sunday, December 11th- CCT Kids Show @4pm 
    • Come out and support Lux and Taliyah in the holiday play @CCT! (poster below)
  • Wednesday, December 14th- Winter Concert @9am in Pavilion 
    • Parents & Family are invited!
    • Students are expected to dress their best!
  • Thursday, December 15th- GHCDS Spelling Bee @10:50am in Pavilion 
    • Good luck Lucia & Ramsey!
  • Friday, December 16th- Pajama Day, Gift Exchange, & Early Dismissal @12:30pm 
    • Winter Break Begins!
    • Basketball Clinic @12:30pm (Sign up for $30 with lunch included)
    • School Resumes on Monday, January 9th


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Friday, December 2, 2022

December 2, 2022- Weekly News

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  • Community Building 
    • Happy Birthday, Bailey!
    • 4th Grade Spelling Bee
      • Congratulations to Lucia & Ramsey who will compete in the GHCDS Spelling Bee!
      • Spelling Bee Alternates: Madison & Emma
    • Strategies to Cope with Stress
    • December Gingerbread Door Decorations 
    • Boom, Clap, Snatch Game
  • Reading - Unit 2: Extreme Weather 
    • Summarizing using a rubric 
    • Working in research project groups
    • Taking organized notes 
    • Using a variety of texts 
  • Writing - Unit 2: Persuasive Essays
    • Using a variety of examples
      • Mini stories & Lists 
    • Partner Feedback 
    • Planning 2nd essay 
  • Word Study 
    • List #4 (Sent home) 
  • Social Studies 
    • Studying different types of governments 
  • Math 
    • Number Corner
      • Completing Nov. Calendar and Collection
        • What does elapsed time mean?
        • How many cups are in a quart?
        • How many quarts are in a gallon?
      • Starting Dec. calendar focusing on geometry patterns
    • Our New Work Station Game: Division Capture
    • Building Ratio Tables and Using them to Solve Problems
    • Multiplying Single Digits By Multiples of 10 (see photo for strategy examples)
    • Taking the Multiplying by Tens & More Checkpoint
    • Solving Multiplication Story Problems
    • 9s Quiz
  • Science
    • Started New Unit: Earth's Features & Processes
      • Lesson 1 is about volcanoes and patterns of Earth's Features
  • Wellness 
    • Digital Citizenship
      • Ergonomics while using technology
Announcements: 
  • December 5th - 9th - Holiday Raffle (25 cents per ticket) 
    • Money raised will be donated to the Animal Shelter
  • December 5th - Scholastic Book Order Due (Class Code: 
  • Wednesday, December 14th- Winter Concert @9am in Pavilion 
    • Parents & Family are invited!
  • Thursday, December 15th- GHCDS Spelling Bee @10:50am in Pavilion 
  • Friday, December 16th- Pajama Day & Early Dismissal @12:30pm 
    • Winter Break Begins!
    • School Resumes on Monday, January 9th
  • After-School Soccer Opportunity-


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