January 14th – 17th

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020!

Welcome back to school: Tuesday, January 14^th, 2020

Enjoy our Welcome Back Tunnel experience tomorrow. Don’t forget tomorrow is minimum day. Students will be dismissed at 1:45pm

This week in:

Language Arts – Reading “Cunning Cuttlefish”

We are learning to: read to annotate, identify key facts, determine the main idea, and summarize. Students will also make inferences based on evidence from the text, analyze the text structure and organization of the text, determine the author’s purpose and explain how the author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in the text.

 We will use context clues to decipher unfamiliar vocabulary words.

‘Focus on what the text says and how the text works.’

Math – Area and Perimeter

Continue our work with area and perimeter. Solve real world word problems using perimeter and area.

Writing – Writing an informative essay: Writing an informative essay describing a scientist’s conclusion on the topic: “Are Birds Smart?”

Science – Waves and Their Application/Waves and their Properties

              How can we send information using waves? – making a string phone

How does color affect the transfer of energy? – melting an ice cube

Remember these dates:

January 20^th – No School: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 23^rd – Jump Rope for Heart Assembly

Secret Idiom: “Actions speak louder than words.”              What does this mean?

Week 19

December 16th – 20th

Please note that we return on Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 – Minimum Day

This is the last week for Quarter 2.

Don’t forget to look for your child’s report card on Friday, the last day.

Our class pizza parties will be on Thursday. Please return permission slips.

PTA’s Holiday shop for:    Mrs. Paranada is on Monday at 9:00am

                                       Mrs. Chandroo is on Monday at 2:30am

                                      Mrs. Kolodziej is on Tuesday at 2:30am

                                       Ms. Wachowiak is on Wednesday at 9:00am  

This week in:

Language Arts – Continue Reading “The Wild Wood”

We are learning to: read to annotate, identify key events / summarize, describe the characters based on their actions in the text, and make inferences based on evidence from the text. Also, to explain how a series of paragraphs help develop the story. We will use to use context clues to decipher unfamiliar words.

Students will determine the theme of The Wild Wood.

Math – Area and Perimeter

Continue our work with area and perimeter.

Writing – Writing an informative essay: we will be writing a news article for your local newspaper. “The Star News”, detailing how CA Indians lives were influenced by the region and environment in which they lived.

Science – Waves and Their Application/Waves and their Properties

  What are the parts of a wave??

How do waves change?

How can we send information using waves?

Remember these dates:

Quarter 2 Report Cards will be sent home on the last day of school.

December 20^th – Last Day of 2^nd Quarter also Spirit Day – Disney Day

December 23^rd – January 10^th  Winter Break

Ooops!  School Resumes on January 14^th, 2020  –  Minimum Day

Secret Idiom: “Call it a day.”              What does this mean?

Week 18

December 9th – 13th

This Week we had a wonderful time visiting Olympian High School for our walking field trip. Students saw the performance of Peter Pan.

This week in:

Language Arts – Continue Reading “The Wild Wood”

We will be learning to: read to annotate, identify key events / summarize, describe the characters based on their actions in the text, and make inferences based on evidence from the text. Also, to explain how a series of paragraphs help develop the story. We will use to use context clues to decipher unfamiliar words.

Students will determine the theme of The Wild Wood.

Math – Area and Perimeter

Review the difference between prime and composite numbers. Find factors and/or multiples of a number. Solve real world word problems using common factors. Understand divisibility rules.

Writing – Writing an informative essay: we will be writing a news article for your local newspaper. “The Star News”, detailing how CA Indians lives were influenced by the region and environment in which they lived.

Science – Waves and Their Application/Waves and their Properties

              What are the parts of a wave??

How do waves change?

How can we send information using waves?

Remember these dates:

Quarter 2 Report Cards will be sent home on the last day of school.

December 20^th – Last Day of 2^nd Quarter

December 23^rd – January 10^th  Winter Break

School Resumes on January 13^th, 2020

Secret Idiom: “Hit the nail on the head.”              What does this mean?

Week 17

December 2nd – 6th

We hope everyone had a restful and thankful week. We are excited to see you tomorrow – all day:)

Return to school tomorrow – Regular school day.

Don’t forget our ‘ Walking Field Trip’ to Olympian High School on December 5th – Thursday

Also, December 6th – PTA Bingo Night

We are continuing our academic work with rigor and maintaining our focus to finishing off the year and semester strong. We are continuing with our text:

Come Away, Come Away – Identifying/explaining how similes are used in the text

Writing: Informative/Explanatory Essay

Math: Understanding the difference between factors and multiples

Social Studies/Science: Waves and their Application

Secret Word: gratitude

DATE CHANGE FOR FUNDRAISER

Ooops! I am sorry. The family dinner is on Wednesday, November 20th

See you at Blaze Pizza!

Week 16

November 18th – 22nd

This week in:

Language Arts – Continue Reading “Come Away, Come Away”

We will be learning to: read to annotate, identify key events / summarize, describe the characters based on their actions in the text, and make inferences based on evidence from the text. We are also learning to use context clues to decipher unfamiliar words.

Students will make connections between the text and a visual presentation.

Students will learn to identify and explain how similes are used in text.

Students will compare and contrast characters from different texts.

Math – Understand the difference between prime and composite numbers. Find factors of a number. Solve real world word problems using common factors. Understand divisibility rules.

Writing – Writing an informative essay: we will be writing a news article for your local newspaper. “The Star News”, detailing how CA Indians lives were influenced by the region and environment in which they lived.

Science – Waves and Their Application

How do waves move?

What are the properties of waves?

Where does the energy of the wave come from?

Remember these dates:

November 19th – PTA Fundraiser: BLAZE PIZZA Restaurant

December 20^th – Last Day of 2^nd Quarter

November 25^th – 29^th  Thanksgiving Week Off

December 23^rd – January 13^th  Winter Break

Secret Idiom: “Cry crocodile tears.”              What does this mean?

Week 15

November 12th – 15th

This week in:

Language Arts – Continue Reading “Snow White and the Huntsman”

[We will be learning to: Read to annotate, identify key events / summarize, describe the characters based on their actions in the text, and make connections between the text and read aloud/play.] We are also learning to use context clues to decipher unfamiliar words.

Students will learn to identify and explain how similes are used in text.

Math – Division

[Dividing using regrouping, divide multi-digit numbers by a single divisor and solve real world problems.]

Writing – Writing an opinion essay: focus on the introduction paragraph. Students

              should be able to formulate an opinion with reasons to support their claim.

Science – Waves and Their Application

              How do waves move?

What are the properties of waves?

Where does the energy of the wave come from?

Remember these dates:

November 4th – 20th – Canned Food Drive

November 4th – December 4th – Toy Drive [New toys can be dropped off at the office]

November 15th – Federal Survey forms due [Yellow paper that was sent home]

November 19th – PTA General Meeting at 6:00pm

November 20th – Restaurant Night Fundraiser [Blaze Pizza at Otay Ranch]

November 25^th – 29^th  Thanksgiving Week Off

December 20^th – Last Day of 2^nd Quarter

December 23^rd – January 13^th  Winter Break

Secret Idiom: “A penny for your thoughts.”              What does this mean?

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Congratulations to all of our Quarter 2 Red Carpet winners. We are proud of all of you and your dedication to learning.