Ask Your Child About
- Community Building
- Morning riddles
- Reading
- Finishing our read aloud, The Breadwinner
- Exploring new informational books in the classroom library
- Developing 5 star summaries on Non-Fiction texts
- Writing
- Learning to draft in Google Docs
- Adding an introduction and conclusion to persuasive essays
- Elaborating on examples
- Word Study
- Taking their 5th spelling check-in
- Math
- Number Corner
- Calendar Collection game - Up & Down to Two Thousand
- Multi-digit subtraction Problem Strings & the different strategies we used
- Using our knowledge of area models (quick sketches) to fill in missing dimensions and partial products, and then writing the complete multiplication equation from the sketch
- New Work Station game - Moolah on My Mind
- Assessments
- Looking over the two returned checkpoints (Multiplying by Tens & More Checkpoint and Multiplication Checkpoint)
- Taking the Unit 2 Assessment
- Social Studies
- What it means to be an economist
- Types of resources, choice, and scarcity
- Wellness Wednesday
- Food pyramid
- Effects of nutrition on the brain
Important Information
- Annual Holiday Raffle
- Thank you for all of the donations
- Winners announced on Tuesday Dec. 14th
- All $$ will be donated to St. Croix Environmental Association
- GHCDS Spelling Bee
- Congratulations to our GHCDS Champion, Nyan Bedminster, 5th Grade
- Great job to our 4th Grade representatives, Wajeeh and Drew!
- Make-Up Steel Pan Concert
- Filmed today
- Be on the look out for the video - we will post it on the blog!
- New Trimester 2 Specials
- For Art, students need to bring in a sketchbook if they haven't already
- For Music, students need a folder and a highlighter if they haven't brought them in already
- Winter Break - Half Day Friday Dec. 17th (12:30pm Dismissal)
- No need to pack snack or lunch on the half day
- If you signed up to donate holiday treats, please drop them off that morning
- Holiday gift exchange - please see directions that went home yesterday
- School Resumes on Monday Jan. 10th
- Picture Day Make-Up will be in January
- Stay tuned for details
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