Friday, January 20, 2023

January 20, 2023- Weekly News

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  • Community Building 
    • American Activists following in MLK's footsteps
  • Reading 
    • Unit 2- Informational Texts
      • Paraphrasing research on extreme weather 
      • Identifying subcategories 
      • Planning to write a news report script 
  • Writing
    • Unit 2- Persuasive Essays
      • Reading scholastic articles to gather research as evidence 
      • Interviewing teachers and peers on campus
      • Planning for an essay using an outline 
  • Math  
    • Number Corner
      • Continued making observations about our Jan. Calendar
        • ex. area is doubling in each pair of shapes
      • Jan. Collection 
        • Adding 3 quarters a day and representing the total as a fraction and decimal amount
    • Representing Fractional Amounts on an Egg Carton 
    • Showing Equivalent Fractions Using an Egg Carton
    • Equivalent Fractions Checkpoint Assessment
    • Using the Geoboard to Represent Unit Fractions
  • Science / Health & Wellness
    • Mrs. Bird's Visit
      • Negative vs. hype thoughts
      • Alternative to using words like always and never in negative thoughts
    • Ms. Velez's Visit
      • Continuing lessons on our brain
    • Intro to Identity Unit
Announcements:
  • Monday, January 23rd: Afterschool Clubs Begin
  • Friday, January 27th: Makeup picture day for students who were absent for the initial picture day back in October. See below for the respective times:
    8:30-8:45: N-K
    8:45-9:15: Gr7-12
    9:15-9:45: Gr1-6
  • Friday, February 3rd: Parent Conferences 
    • Unlike the first round of conferences, this will be by request only and not for all students. Either the teacher will email parents to request a conference or parents can request a conference if they don't hear from the teacher and have concerns.
  • ADHD Summer Camp Webinar
  • Click here to purchase a GHCDS Yearbook

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