Friday, December 5th, 2025

Happy Friday Families!

Can you believe that December has already arrived? I hope you were able to spend some quality time with loved ones last week during our short break! This week we have "hit the ground running" and have been working very hard! Please read below to find out what we are working on in each academic subject!

Literacy

We are currently reading a shared text titled Washed Up, a story about three families who encounter various challenges while trying to win a survival reality show.  Our students are working hard to best summarize each chapter, with a focus on how the characters respond to different challenges.  In the coming weeks, we will continue to explore various fiction texts to help our students practice summarizing, as well as working on describing how a narrator's point of view influences how events are described.

Writing

We've shifted our focus to narrative writing.  Over the next few weeks, our students will plan and compose a narrative paper based on a science fiction based prompt. This will tie in nicely with our small group novel, George's Secret Key to the Universe!

 

Math

We wrapped up our math unit on decimals and place value before Thanksgiving. Our new unit encompasses multi-digit multiplication. Students learn and practice how to use the standard algorithm to multiply. In Number Corner, we will measure our height and feet length within inches. Throughout the month of December, we will regularly plot the data onto a line plot. We will also plot the data onto a scatter plot to analyze the correlation between height and foot length. Over the last few days, we have worked on converting customary and metric measurements. We've learned a cool tic-tac-toe strategy to help us convert accurately! Be sure to ask your student how it works!

 

Science

We're continuing to dig deeper into our unit about the Earth's systems. We've learned about Earth’s four systems (biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere). The focus has been on how the four systems constantly interact.

 

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, December 9th - Early Release

Friday, December 19 - Winter Break Begins

 

Friendly Reminders

• As winter weather approaches, please make sure your student is properly dressed for recess.

• Please remind your student to charge his/her iPad and Logitech Crayon every night.

• Orchestra & Band Parents: Please make sure your students have their instrument on assigned days.

• Please remember to send your student with a healthy snack - nothing feeds the brain like a healthy snack!  

• Please continue to have your student practice their multiplication facts up to 12.

Thank you for your continued partnership and have a great week!

Enzie Pangilinan