4.25.25

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• Community Building
• Morning Meeting
• VI March
• 5th Grade Pledge
• All Are Welcome, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Writing Prompts, Discussion/Reflection, Bulletin Board
  
  
  

• Earth Day Friday Gathering
  
  

• Math
• Put it on the Line Decimals Game
• Multiplication & Division with Multi-Digits Practice
• Unit 4 Review Jeopardy
• Unit 4 Assessment: Multiplying & Dividing Whole Numbers & Decimals (Going home for families to see/sign next week)

• Science
• Earth & Space Patterns Unit- Universe in a Box Activity & Moon Phases and Lunar Cycle Lesson

• Social Studies
• Starting Group Projects Based on History of Sugar Research

• Read Aloud & Word Study
• Continuing The Thief of Always, by Clive Barker
• Continuing List #9 - Definitions & Sentences 

• Literacy
• Finishing Reading Book Club Book & Working on Group Project(s)
• Creating Own Jumbie
• Book Cover Alternative for other Fantasy Books
• Reflection Packet (book) for all 
• Fantasy Unit Pre-assessment Self-Grading
• Continuing Graphic Novel Writing Unit - Using AI to create Computer Generated Images of their Characters & continuing thumbnails to plan each page

Announcements - SAVE THE DATE FOR END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES:

• Mount VIctory Overnight Field Trip: Thursday, May 15th-Friday, May 16th - WAY MORE DETAILS TO COME
• Beach Day: Friday June 6th @ Buccaneer - More Details to Come
• 4th-6th Grade Art Show: Wed. June 4th (4-630pm) and after the Spring Concert 
• LS Spring Concert: Thurs. June 5th in the morning - time TBA
• Move-Up Day: Tues. June 10th (during school hours - parents/families do not attend)
• LS Field Day: Wed. 11th @1pm TENTATIVE (could be the 10th)

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Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 (SHORT WEEK & Eco-Fair)

 Ask Your Child About...

• Community Building
• Morning Meeting
• VI March
• 5th Grade Pledge
• Book Madness - Final 4 & Championship Rounds!
• Walter the Farting Dog vs. RIkki-Tikki Tavi
• Cowpoke Clyde vs. Tango Makes Three
• 2025 CHAMPION BOOK - AND TANGO MAKES THREE
• CANstruction in the LS Quad
• Gathering Hosted by 5th Grade - VI March, Book Madness Championship, & Cheer Performance

• Math
• Continuing April Calendar (volume & surface area)
• Fraction Division - Using Pictures & Keep Change Flip (Kentucky Chicken Fried) Methods
• Division involving Remainders Estimation 
• Multi-Digit Division Word Problems/Strategy Review
• Divisibility Rules - 2, 3, 5, 10

• Science
• Earth & Space Patterns Unit- Seasonal Changes & Shadow Length Lesson (make-up from last week since we didn't get to it)
• Eco-Fair Field Trip @ The Botanical Gardens! (pics below)
• Thank you to Ms. Olivia @ St. Croix Environmental Agency for organizing a fantastic event!!!

• Social Studies
• Starting Group Projects Based on History of Sugar Research

• Read Aloud & Word Study
• Continuing The Thief of Always, by Clive Barker
• Watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 
• Starting List #9

• Literacy
• Continuing Fantasy Book Clubs - focusing on suspending judgement about characters & reading metaphorically
• Continuing Graphic Novel Writing Unit - making thumbnails to plan each page based on their bookmap!

Announcements:

• THURSDAY APRIL 17th - Spring Conference Morning - Please contact Ms. Hill directly if you would like to meet (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS)
• FRIDAY APRIL 18th & MONDAY APRIL 21st - Easter Break - No School

Photos From Eco-Fair & Wednesday's Gathering:

4.11.25

  Ask Your Child About...

• Community Building
• Morning Meeting
• VI March
• 5th Grade Pledge
• Impromptu Funny Hair-do Morning Time
• March Madness Brackets - Congrats to our Winners, Tyler, Luke, & D'Sean
• Book Madness - Elite 8 Round
• Walter & Farting Dog vs. Enemy Pie
• Rikki-Tikki Tavi vs. The Bad Seed
• Cowpoke Clyde vs. Tale of Two Beasts
• Beekle vs. Tango Makes Three

• 1st Grade Reading Buddies - Big Books & Baby Chicks!

• Math
• Continuing April Calendar (volume & surface area)
• Continuing to Practice & Build Multiplication Strategies & Fluency

• Making Strategy Poster
• Multiplication Algorithm Checkpoint Assessment

• Science
• Earth & Space Patterns Unit- Earth's Rotation & Daily Shadow Patterns Activity - Making Shadow Clocks
• Earth & Space Patterns Unit- Seasonal Changes & Shadow Length Lesson

• Social Studies
• Completing Global Perspectives Cambridge Challenge on Communication Changing over Time - Analyzed Surveys & Created Photo Timeline

• Read Aloud & Word Study
• Completing Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
• List #9: Open Sort

• Literacy
• Continuing Fantasy Book Clubs - adding to notes on characters & setting, and starting notes on power (who has it, evidence, kinds of power)
• Fantasy Unit Pre-Assessment - complete
• Starting New Writing Unit - GRAPHIC NOVELS - doodling to discover stories, & making a bookmap to plan across pages

Announcements:

• THURSDAY APRIL 17th - Spring Conference Morning - Please contact Ms. Hill directly if you would like to meet
• FRIDAY APRIL 18th & MONDAY APRIL 21st - Easter Break - No School
• Now - Monday, April 14th: Canned Food Drive

Photos:

SCIENCE!

FUN HAIR-DOs!

BOOK CLUBS!