Happy Thanksgiving Break!

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• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• VI March
• 5th Grade Pledge
• 2024 Taste of Thanksgiving Community Meal

• Social Studies
• Making Moko Jumbies - Wire & Fabric
• Guardians of Culture Moko Jumbies Performance & Following Class Presentation by Mr. John
• SEL Lesson with Ms. Xio on Intrusive Thoughts

• Math
• Continuing the November Calendar - Tumbling Triangles (graphing coordinate points and analyzing transformation of different triangles around a graph: translations, rotations, & reflections)
• Completing River Trail Map (mapping fractions of the trail)
• More Fractions Practice
• Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
• Finding Fraction of a Whole Number
• Target Practice Game
• Better Buys
• ex. question: 10 granola bars for $8 or 4 for $6?
• ex. answer: 10 for $8 since 4 for $6 would be equivalent to 8 for $12
• Fraction Addition & Subtraction Checkpoint

• Read Aloud
• Finishing Home of the Brave & Continuing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

• Word Study
• Continuing List #4 - Your Pile, My Pile & Glue Sort/Study
• Check-In #4

• Reading/Writing
• Starting to Read Current Events/Write as a Journalist

• Writing
• Personal Narrative Publishing Party with 1st Grade!

• Science
• Completing Unit 1 - Web of Life
• Protecting Environments
• Bloom Busters Activity
• Food Webs & The Flow of Energy
• Dinosaur Food Web

Announcements:

• Fri. Nov. 22nd
• Fall Trimester Ends & Thanksgiving Break Begins
• Report Cards Will be Sent Out After Thanksgiving Break 
• Annual Lower School Holiday Raffle Information
• Ticket Sales: Mon. Dec. 9th - Fri. Dec.13th 
• Before Classes Begin
• Each Ticket is $0.25
• All gifts Donated by Teachers
• Raffle: Monday, Dec. 16th
• Cannot Win 2x in One Year
• Winter Concert
• Wed., Dec. 18th

PHOTOS:

11.15.24

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• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• VI March
• 5th Grade Pledge
• WEEKLY AWARDS
• Respectful Raptor - Luke
• Integrity Iguana - Cecilia
• Sigma Citizenship - Tyler
• Positive Platypus - Colton
• Silver Scholarship - Ayla

• Math
• Continuing the November Calendar - Tumbling Triangles (graphing coordinate points and analyzing transformation of different triangles around a graph: translations, rotations, & reflections)
• Metric Conversions
• Adding & Subtracting Fractions - finding a common denominator
• LCM Method - ie. to find 1/4 + 5/6 you would need to find a common multiple for the denominator then adjust the numerator. The LCM is 12 in this case but a denominator of 24 works too, or any other common multiple. 
• 1/4 + 5/6 = (1/4 x 3/3) + (5/6 x 2/2) = 3/12 + 10/12 = 13/12 or 1 1/12
• Double Number Line Method
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• Checkpoint on Graphing Coordinate Points & Adding Fractions
• Continuing to make a River Trail Map (mapping fractions of the trail)

• Read Aloud
• Home of the Brave & Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Word Study
• Continuing List #4 - Rainbow Writing, Definitions, & Sentences
• Reading
• Continuing to ID Themes in Novels 
• Comparing Themes Across 2 NOvels (Home of the Brave & Harry Potter)
• Unit 1 Post Assessment
• Writing
• Continuing Our Personal Narrative Unit
• Finishing Up Typing Stories
• Editing - Grammar, Checklist, Self, & Peer

• Social Studies
• Reviewing Indigenous Peoples' of the VI Migration & Way of Life & The Start of European Colonization in the Area

Announcements:

• Friday, Nov. 22nd
• Guardians of Culture Moko Jumbie Performance at Friday Gathering & Post Performance 5th Grade Lesson with Mr. John
• 2024 Taste of Thanksgiving @11am
• SIGN UP
• Dismissal @12:30pm
• Fall Trimester Ends & Thanksgiving Break Begins

PHOTOS:

11.8.24

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• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• VI March
• 5th Grade Pledge
• Ghost Walk
• HALLOWEEN PARTY
• THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP MAKING IT A GREAT DAY!

• Math
• Beginning the November Calendar - Tumbling Triangles (graphing coordinate points and analyzing transformation of different triangles around a graph: translations, rotations, & reflections)
• Continuing to Graph The Two Decomposing Carrots' Masses
• Adding/Subtracting Fractions Work Sample Assessment
• Finding a Fraction of a Whole Number
• ex. 1/6 of 24 = 1/6 x 24 = 24 divided by 6 = 4
• so.... 5/6 x 24 = (1/6 x 24) x 5 = 4 x 5 = 20
• Starting to make a River Trail Map

• Literacy

• Completing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
• Ask your child to summarize the book and rate it 1-10!
• Started book 3 on Friday too!
• Word Study
• Completing List #3 - Whiteboard Practice Quizzes & Check-in
• Started List #4 - Open Sort & Closed Sort
• Reading
• Book Club Debates
• Reading independent realistic fiction novels
• Writing
• Continuing Our Personal Narrative Unit
• Adding scenes from past/future
• Typing up personal narrative story

• Social Studies
• Learning about, singing, & dancing to Caribbean Music Genres 
• Quelbe, Calypso, Reggae, & Soca (Zouk - next week!)
• Learning About the US Presidential Election Process
• Overview of Political Parties (focused on 2 main), Timeline of Events (from people announcing intents to run to someone getting inaugurated), & How the Electoral College Operates

Announcements:

• BOO Bash Tonight!
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• Monday, Nov. 11th
• No School - Veterans' Day - thank you to all who served or continue to serve our country
• Friday, Nov. 22nd
• Guardians of Culture Moko Jumbie Performance at Friday Gathering & Post Performance 5th Grade Lesson with Mr. John
• 2024 Taste of Thanksgiving @11am
• Dismissal @12:30pm
• Fall Trimester Ends & Thanksgiving Break Begins

PHOTOS:

11.4.24

 Ask Your Child About...

• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• VI March
• 5th Grade Pledge
• Disney Movie Picture Challenge
• D. Hamilton JAckson/Liberty/Bull & Bread Day History
• Jokes from Caitlin & Zaina & More Halloween Themed Jokes
• Halloween Activities (decorations for classroom & home)
• Pumpkin Paper Lanterns
• Origami Ghosts & Leaves
• Tissue Paper Jars - for tea light (candle) or to store things in

• Math
• Completing the October Calendar Pattern - Mystery Grid (3-D Structures)
• Continuing to Graph The Two Decomposing Carrots' Masses
• Order of Operations
• Using Parentheses to Make Groups
• Continuing Unit 2 - Adding & Subtracting Fractions
• Using Money & Clock Models & Deciding when it's best to use which model
• ie. It is easiest to use a CLOCK model when the denominators of the fractions are factors of 12 (can do any factor of 60 as well but that is more difficult)
• ex: 1/2 + 1/3 = 6/12 + 4/12 = 10/12 = 5/6 (money wouldn't work because 3 isn't a factor of 100)
• ie. It is easiest to use a MONEY model when the denominators of the fractions are factors of 100
• ex: 1/2 + 1/10 = 50/100 + 10/100 = 60/100 = 6/10 = 3/5 (you could use a clock but it would be harder because you would be dealing with parts of 60 instead of parts of 12)
• ie. Sometimes both models work!
• ex: 1/2 + 1/4 = 6/12 + 3/12 = 9/12 = 3/4 OR 1/2 + 1/4 = 50/100 + 25/100 = 75/100 = 3/4

• Literacy
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
• Ask your child who they think opened the Chamber of Secrets!
• Word Study
• Continuing List #3 - Sentences & Your Pile, My Pile
• Spelling Check-In #3 - Next Week
• Reading
• Rating Book Club Books
• Book Club Debates
• Writing
• Continuing Our Personal Narrative Unit
• Bringing Forth the Story Arc Lesson
• Writing Story From the Perspective of a Piece of Candy on Halloween
• From the Bottom of the Bowl, a 5th Grade Collection of Stories is on display in our classroom - please come and take a look if you please!

• Science
• Ghost Marshmallow STEM Building Challenge

Announcements:

• Friday, Nov. 8th
• RESCHEDULED 4th-5th Grade Halloween Party 
• Please e-mail me directly if you are available to volunteer Friday afternoon 1230p-3p
• Monday, Nov. 11th
• No School - Veterans' Day
• Friday, Nov. 22nd
• Dismissal @12:30pm
• Fall Trimester Ends & Thanksgiving Break Begins

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