3.27.24

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• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• Greeting in Arabic 
• Celebrating Influential Women: Jane Goodall, Lucy Cooke, and Nellie Bly

• Writing
• Creating Colonists Scenarios 
• Post War Reflection Questions 
• Who would make the best spy?  

• Reading
• Debates 
• Patriots vs. Loyalists 
• Voted for strongest debate 
• Unit 4 Comprehension Preassessment 
• Historical Fiction Blizzard story 

• Read Aloud 
• Continuing The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
• Starting Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

• Word Study
• Closed Sort - New Spelling Patterns!

• Math
• Completing March Calendar Pattern (2nd half of the month function machine rule: 2 times the input plus 5)
• Completing March Calendar Collection - The Great Fraction Race
• Fraction Equivalencies Problem String
• Continuing to Practice Multi-Digit Subtraction Strategies
• Focused on Constant Difference, The Standard Algorithm, and Using a Number Line
• Constant difference example: 456 - 328 = 458 - 330 = 28
• Subtraction Strategies Work Sample
• Roll & Subtract 1,000 Game

• Social Studies
• Checks & Balances within the 3 Branches of Government in the U.S.

Announcements:

• NO SCHOOL March 28th - April 1st!
• Thursday, March 28th: Trimester 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences 
• These conferences are on an as-need basis. If you did not get an email from us to schedule a conference and you would like to please reach out and we will add you to our schedule!
• There is also no school on Friday or Monday in observation of Easter!
• STEM FAIR NEXT WEEK @ GHCDS GYM!
• Judging is Wednesday
• FAMILIES/FRIENDS/COMMUNITY MEMBERS are welcome Thursday anytime from 9am-6pm
• SUMMER PLANNING!

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3.22.24

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• Community Building 
• Happy Birthday, Joshua!
• Morning Meeting
• Celebrating Influential Women: Malala, Queen Mary, Sheryl Sandberg & Michelle O'Bama
• Women's History Kahoot! Game
• Friday Gathering 
• 6th Grade presented on their Global Perspective branding unit 

• Writing
• Booklet #2 Publishing Party 
• Students shared their informational writing with each other 
• Practiced giving specific feedback and compliments 
• Debate Notes 
• Provided multiple reasons to support a claim
• Learned how to plan for a rebuttal 

• Reading
• Debate Research
• Loyalists vs. Patriot perspectives 
• Practice Scenarios 
• Studying examples of debates 

• Word Study
• New Lists - open sort

• Math
• Continuing to Update our Calendar Pattern (function machine)
• Introducing & Updating our Fraction Collection race (students vs. Ms. Hill)
• Solving Fraction Story Problems Using Diagrams & Numbers
• Math Game: Round, Add, & Compare
• Place Value & Addition Checkpoint
• Subtraction Strategies
• Removal vs. Differencing
  
  
  

• Constant Difference
• ex. 262-235 = 260 - 233 (both took 2 away to make the problem easier to solve)
• Intro. to Subtraction Standard Algorithm

• Science/Social Studies
• Secret Code Activity
• Analyzing the Preamble
• 3 Branches of Government

Announcements:

• NO SCHOOL March 28th - April 1st!
• Thursday, March 28th: Trimester 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences 
• These conferences are on an as-need basis. If you did not get an email from us to schedule a conference and you would like to please reach out and we will add you to our schedule!
• There is also no school on Friday or Monday in observation of Easter!
• SNACK/LUNCH REMINDERS
• Please pack utensils if your child's lunch requires it. 
• Candy is not a recommended snack. Please make sure your student isn't sneaking any into their lunchbox. 
• SUMMER PLANNING!
• Please Fill Out This Summer Adventure School Parent Survey 

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3.8.24

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• Community Building 
• Morning Meeting
• Guess the Shoe Greeting 
• Completing 6th Grade Surveys 
• Friday Gathering 
• Cheer Club 
• Theatre Club Skit
• Read Across America

• Writing
• Black History Bios 
• Summarizine main idea
• Publishing 2nd Informational Booklet 
• Book Covers 
• Revising/Editing

• Reading
• Comprehension Assesment
• Read Aloud 
• Continued The One and Only Ivan 

• Math
• Khan Academy
• Continuing to Update Calendar - Function Machine (rule = 3n+1)
• Decimal Grid Scavenger Hunt (and finding equivalent decimal and fracation notations)
• Clock Fractions
• Standard Algorithm for Addition
• Addition Strategies Work Sample

• Word Study
• Spelling Assessment 

• Science/Health & Wellness
• Waves of Sound Lesson and Activity

Announcements:

• SRING BREAK BEGINS!
• No School the week of March 11th 
• School Resumes on Monday, March 18th
• Report Cards for Trimester 2 will be sent out after Spring Break 
• SUMMER PLANNING!
• Please Fill Out This Summer Adventure School Parent Survey 

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