December 10 Weekly Pineapple

 

MATH: This week we tested on Long Division. We also began our dividing decimals unit. Students will test on this next Thursday.

ELA: This week in ELA, wewrapped up text structures.  They will have an assessement on test structures on Wednesday.

SOCIAL STUDIES: This week, we learned why America bought Alaska and took over Hawaii. Students created a project where they had to buy a country.

SCIENCE: No science this week

We are going to celebrate the holiday season on our half day next Friday, December 17th. Due to COVID, there are some changes in how we will be able to hand out food. Feel free to send in any item that is individually wrapped (snack cakes, chips, candy, crackers, etc.). Please do not send in any items with nuts as we have a lot of allergies. There are 18-19 students in each class. You can contact your child's homeroom teacher for an exact number. Thank you for helping us celebrate!

We will be scheduling a parent/teacher conference with every parent during the months of January and February. Be on the look out for an email from your child's teacher to sign up!

December 3 Weekly Pineapple

 

MATH: This week was all about long division! This has been frustrating for some students who do not know their times tables. However, almost every child knows the steps and had success! :) We will be testing this unit on Tuesday.

ELA: This week in ELA, we studied and analyzed text features.  Students worked this week to create group presentations on an assigned text feature.

SOCIAL STUDIES: No SS this week 

We are working towards students being independent thinkers and learners. We are noticing that a lot of students are following others' inappropriate actions instead of being leaders. Please help up by reminding your child to focus on themself and not encourage, support or join in with any negative behaviors around them. Thank you!

November 12 Weekly Pineapple

MATH: We tested on multiplying decimals this week. Then, students begain learning about division. We focused on how multiplication and division relate. Next week we will start long division.

SCIENCE: We learned about Ocean Floors and Zones. We also learned about which animal goes where in the ocean. 

ELA: This week in ELA, we continued analyzing characters in a story.  Using what we learned with analyzing characters, we wrote a letter to our past selves to analyze how we've changed over time. 

SOCIAL STUDIES: No SS this week 

We are working towards students being independent thinkers and learners. We are noticing that a lot of students are following others' inappropriate actions instead of being leaders. Please help up by reminding your child to focus on themself and not encourage, support or join in with any negative behaviors around them. Thank you!

Math Facts:

Our next four math units are counting on students knowing their multiplication tables. Please, please stress this to your child and encourage them to practice their multiplication facts from 1-12 at home.

November 5 Weekly Pineapple

MATH: This week was all about multiplying decimals. Students learned how to multiply decimals with a standard algorithm and models. They will have a chapter test on Tuesday. 

SCIENCE: No Science this week

ELA: This week in ELA, we analyzed the story "This Is the Rope." Students were able to identify the symbolic meaning of the rope in the story and write a response about it.  Using that same story students were able to analyze primary and secondary sources about The Great Migration, which was also apart of our story.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We learned how big businesses use advertising to help promote and sell their items. 

Math Facts:

Our next four math units are counting on students knowing their multiplication tables. Please, please stress this to your child and encourage them to practice their multiplication facts from 1-12 at home.

October 29 Weekly Pineapple

MATH: When we weren't benchmarking, we learned all about how to multiply decimals with powers of ten and models.

SCIENCE: We learned all about the water cycle! We did a project showing precipitation and evaporation using our own houses! 

ELA: This week in ELA, we brought our characters from last week's stories into another adventure.  Students were responsible for writing a second story for their realistic fiction character.  Students also completed their Quarter One Benchmark Assessment.

SOCIAL STUDIES: No Social Studies this week!

Math Facts:

Our next four math units are counting on students knowing their multiplication tables. Please, please stress this to your child and encourage them to practice their multiplication facts from 1-12 at home.

October 21st Weekly Pineapple

 

 

MATH: While I was out, students practiced their multiplication facts and multiplying multi-digit numbers. They should be learning all of their facts as soon as possible. 

SCIENCE: No Science this week.

ELA: This week in ELA, we wrapped up making logical inferences using evidence from texts.  We also completed our first realistic fiction stories.  We are now in the process of writing our second story in our realistic fiction series.  

SOCIAL STUDIES: We learned about Big Businesses and what a monopoly really is. We also talked about the corporations around Killian Road and how they grow. 

Math Facts:

Our next four math units are counting on students knowing their multiplication tables. Please, please stress this to your child and encourage them to practice their multiplication facts from 1-12 at home.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Remind your child to charge their computers EVERY NIGHT. We are having so many students bring dead computers into class and not having a charger with them. 

October 15th Weekly Pineapple

 

MATH: This week was all about multiplying! Students learned how to multiply multi-digit numbers as well as use area models!

SCIENCE: We learned about and made a project for predator vs. prey. We also learned about adaptation in nature. 

ELA: This week in ELA, we studied how to "read between the lines" aka Inferencing. Students are scheduled to take their inference assessment on Tuesday. In writing this week, we began writing our realistic fiction stories.

SOCIAL STUDIES: No Social Studies this week.

Math Facts:

Our next four math units are counting on students knowing their multiplication tables. Please, please stress this to your child and encourage them to practice their multiplication facts from 1-12 at home.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Remind your child to charge their computers EVERY NIGHT. We are having so many students bring dead computers into class and not having a charger with them. 

October 8 Weekly Pineapple

MATH: Students learned all about adding and subtracting decimals this week! We even did a Menu Math activity where students spent money at a restaraunt of their choice! They used math to find their total and what they had left. Ask them where they choice to eat and what they spent.

SCIENCE: No science this week.

ELA: This week in ELA, we wrapped up our Theme unit. Students took an assessment using Mastery Connect and completed their in class theme project.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We learned about Primary and Secondary Sources throughout History. We also got into Westward Expansion and the Cattle Drives of the 1800's. Ask your student the many different uses of cows. 

Math Facts:

Our next four math units are counting on students knowing their multiplication tables. Please, please stress this to your child and encourage them to practice their multiplication facts from 1-12 at home.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Remind your child to charge their computers EVERY NIGHT. We are having so many students bring dead computers into class and not having a charger with them. 

Our fall book fair will be from October 11-15! Students will be able to purchase books during the school day as well as a family night! Here is the flyer if you'd like to see what we will have! :)

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