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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Weekly News- April 21, 2023

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• Community Building 
• Field Trip to Botanical Gardens for Eco Fair 
• Students had a great time visiting different stations and interacting in fun activities all centered around the STX environment! Thanks again to all the chaperones that came out to support!
• Friday Gathering 
• 3rd Grade presented about Earth Day!
• Reading
• Unit 4: Historical Fiction Book Clubs
• Looking for symbolism 
• Re-aligning book club contracts to match goals 
• Developing ideas in a strong book conversation 
• Writing 
• Unit 4: Literary Essays
• Using lists to identify evidence 
• Revising using transition words 
• Finalizing essay #1 with partner feedback, teacher feedback, and checklist 
• Word Study 
• Ask your child how they did on their most recent spelling test!

• Math
• Switching Table Spot Seats!
• Calendar Patterns: Number of Sides of the Shapes and Perimeters
• Using Area to Find the Perimeter of a Rectangle
• Decimeter, Centimeter, and Meter Comparisons
• Reviewing and Practicing Division Strategies

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Earth Day Mini- Lessons
• Nutrition Lesson 1: Relationship Between Nutrition and Mood
• Ms. Bird's Lesson on Tattling/Snitching vs. Reporting

Announcements:

• Friday Lunch: Thanks for another yummy lunch today, Quiana! Next week's menu: Lasagna (See the weekly email for ordering details.)
• THIS WEEKEND: SCHOOL MUSICAL OPENS! (See poster below) 
• Grease: Parental guidance suggested for more mature themes. 
• Thursday, April 27th: Deadline to purchase the yearbook at the price of $33
• Click here to purchase a GHCDS Yearbook
• 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!

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Weekly News- April 14th, 2023

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• Community Building 
• Happy Birthday, Emma!
• Friday Gathering 
• 5th Grade presented about their most recent Reading Unit on fantasy series
• Reading
• Unit 4: Historical Fiction Book Clubs
• Studying how historical events can shape a character's perspective
• Using a rubric to write strong character reflections
• Identifying pivotal moments
• Writing 
• Unit 4: Literary Essays
• Conducted book conversations in small groups as a brainstorming strategy
• Chose a thesis and tested it out 
• Created an essay outline 
• Using micro-stories & quotes as evidence 
• Read Aloud
• Short story entitled Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
• Continued reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

• Math
• Updating the Calendar (finding the perimeters of different shapes) and Collection (adding decimeters)
• Looking at Data Displays and Making a Line Plot of the Class's Arm Spans
• Unit 4 Jeopardy Review Game
• Unit 4 Assessment on Addition, Subtraction, and Measurement

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Completing the Identity Self-Portrait Project

Announcements:

• TODAY! April 14th: LS Drive-In Movie Night (see poster below)
• The movie being showed is "Hop"
• Wednesday, April 19th: Field Trip to the Eco Fair at Botanical Gardens (Permission slips due by Monday- sent home earlier in the week.)
• Friday, April 21st: The first Friday Lunch was a delicious success! Thank you, Quiana! Next week's menu: Teriyaki meatballs with white rice and veggies (See the weekly email for ordering details.)
• Thursday, April 27th: Deadline to purchase the yearbook at the price of $33
• Click here to purchase a GHCDS Yearbook
• Monday, May 8th: No School For Students (Cambridge Training for Teachers)
• Tuesday, May 9th: Early Dismissal For Students (Cambridge Training for Teachers)
• SCHOOL MUSICAL OPENS NEXT WEEKEND! (See poster below) 
• Grease: Parental guidance suggested for more mature themes. 

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Weekly News- April 6, 2023

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• Community Building 
• Team Building Games for Morning Meeting 
• Boggle, Hot Seat, Word Chain, & Spot the Difference 
• Reading
• Started Unit 4
• Historical Fiction Book Clubs- Ask your child which novel they're assigned to!
• Creating a group constitution to establish norms
• Close reading to use observations as notes
• Defining what it means to be an active listener 
• Writing 
• Started Unit 3
• Literary Essays
• Practiced using a question to prompt close reading 
• Identifying character traits and supporting evidence 
• Chose a book or short story we read as a class to analyze 
• Read Aloud
• Fox by Margaret Wild & Ron Brooks
• Word Study 
• Started list #9: Copy of words sent home in folder 

• Math
• Playing Color 10 (fraction game)
• Beginning the April Calendar Collection - A Decimeter a Day
• Playing Target 5 (finding the difference between two 5 digit numbers)
• More Distance Challenge
• Liquid volume units and converting between liters and mL to find different amounts of water needed for a certain numbers of runners
• Mass units and converting between grams, kg, ounces, and pounds to figure out how much watermelon is needed for the runners
• Measuring Hand and Arm Spans

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Mrs. Velez's Lesson on Organization
• Drawing Self Portraits - half actual facial features and half about their identity

Announcements:

• April 7th - 10th: NO SCHOOL for Easter Weekend
• April 14th: Friday Lunches provided by Quiana Adams will begin! Respond to this week's email to sign your child up for Friday Lunch!

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