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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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
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• 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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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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