Final Update!

We had an exciting last week of school. Girls, I miss you already:) I want to thank each and every one of you for making this year so amazing. I am so proud of all you have accomplished, and I know you will do great things in middle school and beyond.

On the last day of school, some of the girls asked for pictures with me. Julianna was kind enough to take them for us:) I have included them here. 

Click here to access the end of year video. Better late than never right?

Final blog question...What was your favorite event or activity from this year? Post your answers here.

Weekly Update!

The girls worked hard preparing for the end-of-year math assessment and for the states and capitals "quiz". I am almost done conferencing with the girls about their math test results. The test itself will get filed away and passed on to the middle school. However, be on the lookout for a score sheet, which will come home on Monday. On the sheet, I have listed any concepts your daughter missed on the assessment, so she knows what topics to spend a little extra time reviewing over summer. Since I won't be sending home a packet of papers,I will send an e-mail with a Google form for you to fill out, so I can be sure you have seen the results (and the paper didn't get lost in the shuffle on Monday). 

Fifteen out of the eighteen girls have turned in their states and capitals "quiz" and CONGRATULATIONS to Holt, Chloe, Julianna and Paige!!! Holt and Chloe got ALL 50 states, capitals, AND abbreviations correct including the location of each state on the map! Julianna and Paige got all of the states and capitals correct along with their locations. There were many other girls who memorized more than half of the states and capitals, which is impressive! Way to go girls! 

I think we all would agree that Nira Guare has been such an amazing room mom this year😁She graciously offered to throw a Luau themed end-of-year surprise party for the girls on Thursday. A fun time was had by all. Click here to see pictures from the party. 

Oh, I almost forgot the Fourthie grade-level party on Friday. The girls enjoyed swimming, eating pizza as well as getting Kona Ice from the Kona Ice truck. Then, they watched a movie and had popcorn and M&M's. What a great way to top off a truly memorable year!

Reminders and Announcements

• Carpool helper: Abigail will represent our class. I switched names and flip-flopped Maeve and Abigail. Sorry girls:) It's been a crazy week!
• June 3rd is a half-day. Dismissal is at noon.
• Final Assembly- Tuesday, June 4th. Arrive in the classroom at 12:15. Final Assembly begins at 1:00pm.

Class Leadership Week of 5/20/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- I will pick sticks for the last day!

Attendance- I will pick sticks.

Girls: Your blog question is...What are you most looking forward to doing over summer? Post your answers here.

Weekly Update!

The girls and I had a heart to heart on Tuesday, and I reminded them how important it is to be kind to each other. We've had such a great year, and I'm hopeful we will end the year strong!

We wrapped up several activities including Spelling, Wordly Wise, Immigration country presentations, and our math review. We discussed area and perimeter and continued to practice forming singular and plural possessive nouns. We will play Kahoot this week to apply our grammar skills.

On Friday, we will have our "Just 4 Fourthies" end of the year party from 10:30-until the end of the school day. The girls will swim from 10:30-11:30 and then enjoy pizza and a movie in the Lower School Assembly Room with a sweet treat as well. Your daughter will need a swim cap, hair brush, bathing suit, towel, goggles, and undergarments to change into afterwards. The girls can come to school with their bathing suit under their clothes. However, if you'd prefer she change at school, there will be time to do so. 

Reminders and Announcements

• Please send in a couple paper bags for items that will need to be brought home as we clean out the classroom this week
• Wednesday, May 29th- the girls may bring in their yearbooks for signing across the grade level.
• Monday, June 3rd is a 1/2 day! We will dismiss at noon.
• Tuesday, June 4th- Final Assembly. Meet in the classroom at 12:15.
• There will be required math work for the summer. You will receive a hard copy from Middle School. Here's a copy just in case.
• Fifth grade required summer reading
• No more homework for the remainder of the year- woohoo!!
• Carpool helpers: Maeve will represent our class
• Final Assembly Information is here! Please be mindful of the rehearsal schedule if you need to make any appointments for your daughter:

Thursday, May 30 @ 1:00 – 2:00 – Kenny Center

Friday, May 31@ 9:00 - 10:00 – Kenny Center

Monday, June 3 @ 8:30 – 9:45 – Kenny Center

Tuesday, June 4 @ 1:00 LS Final Assembly – Kenny Center

Class Leadership Week of 5/28/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Mary and Ruthie

Attendance- Chloe and Grace

Girls: Your blog question is...Do you need a swim cap for the end of year party on Friday? Post your answers here.

Weekly Update!

We had an action-packed last full week of school! The girls enjoyed visiting the Mini-Maker Fest (put on by the 8th-grade Creative Technologies class) on Tuesday, hearing author Jessica Day George speak on Wednesday, and stocking up on great books at the book fair on Thursday. 

We wrapped up our final unit in math, and the girls will complete their error analysis worksheet on Monday. I will average the grades once they are done with their corrections. We will cover a couple of geometry concepts this week and then start reviewing for the end-of-year assessment, which will be on Wednesday, May 30th. 

We learned so much from the amazing presentations during Immigration Day on Friday! The girls were incredibly prepared and knowledgeable about their countries. I loved their creativity with their props and costumes, and I was so impressed by the authenticity of their diary entries. I look forward to the remaining presentations on Monday!

Reminders and Announcements

• No more homework for the remainder of the year- woohoo!!
• Carpool helpers: Ryann and Holt
• Final Assembly Information is here! Please be mindful of the rehearsal schedule if you need to make any appointments for your daughter:

Thursday, May 30 @ 1:00 – 2:00 – Kenny Center

Friday, May 31@ 9:00 - 10:00 – Kenny Center

Monday, June 3 @ 8:30 – 9:45 – Kenny Center

Tuesday, June 4 @ 1:00 LS Final Assembly – Kenny Center

Class Leadership Week of 5/20/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Ryann and Grace

Attendance- Sophia and Maeve

Girls: Your blog question is...Do you like Mrs. Coughlan's hair curly or straight? Post your answers here.

Weekly Update!

Middle School Thoughts
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I can't believe we only have a little more than three weeks left of school. The girls returned from "Moving Up Day" excited but a little worn out for sure. They reflected on their experience and we created a word cloud with their thoughts about the day (see above).

In math, we worked on estimating with decimals and completed words problems that incorporate addition, subtraction, and multiplication of decimals. Then we covered dividing with decimals. We will continue to review all four operations and the quiz will be on Wednesday. The final new topic of the year will be area and perimeter, and then we will start reviewing all of the concepts we have covered this year.

In preparation for Immigration Day, which is on May 17th, the girls have been researching their countries and documenting their journey to America. They are writing diary entries from the perspective of an emigrant who has left their home country for a better life in America. 

In language arts, we continued with our literature circle groups for Number the Stars, and we will wrap up the book in the next week or so. The girls have really enjoyed this novel and have done a great job with their independent group activities. In addition, we discussed plural nouns and singular/plural possessive nouns. We livened things up by answering questions by doing either a tree pose or jumping jacks. Anything to make grammar more entertaining- right?

We wrapped up the week with a wonderful lunch outside with our Big Sisters, and on Thursday and Friday, we knocked out quite a few biography presentations. I have been blown by the girls' confidence while speaking in front of the class, and their creativity with their props and digital rooms.

Happy Mother's Day to all of you amazing moms!

Reminders and Announcements

• Homework calendar for family planning (will be updated before the end of the weekend).
• Carpool helpers: We have the week off!
• Final Outreach project - extended through next Friday - information here 
• Lower School Book Fair (more information here) - Our class is going on Thursday @ 12:10-12:30
• Immigration Day is next Friday, 5/17 - The girls may come dressed in humble outfits and they will share information about the country they researched. 
• Final Assembly Information is here! Please be mindful of the rehearsal schedule if you need to make any appointments for your daughter:

Thursday, May 30 @ 1:00 – 2:00 – Kenny Center

Friday, May 31@ 9:00 - 10:00 – Kenny Center

Monday, June 3 @ 8:30 – 9:45 – Kenny Center

Tuesday, June 4 @ 1:00 LS Final Assembly – Kenny Center

Class Leadership Week of 5/13/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Maeve and Serpell

Attendance- Abigail and Ava Jane

Girls: Your blog question is...When is the next math quiz? Post your answers here.

Weekly Update!

It was nice to get back into our regular routine. The girls worked really hard, and we were able to accomplish quite a bit this week. 

In math, we continued to work on addition, subtraction, and multiplication of decimals. The girls enjoyed using what they learned to go on a virtual shopping trip to buy some spring clothes. This week, we will practice estimating in order to check if an answer seems reasonable and then move onto division of decimals. We will continue to work on these concepts in smaller groups.

In language arts and history, we reviewed action, helping, and linking verbs. We also discussed the prefixes pre, post, fore, and ante, and the girls created a collaborative Google Slide (see below for what they have completed so far). They had to incorporate at least three words, which contain the prefixes mentioned above. 

In addition, we met as a class to discuss the historical significance of the events taking place in our novel Number the Stars, and then the girls got into their smaller literature discussion groups. I was impressed by how well they are picking up on a lot of the more minor details in the story, and how they are using their inferencing skills to draw conclusions about events in the story. Finally, in preparation for Immigration Day, the girls took a virtual tour of Ellis Island and completed some notes.

Reminders and Announcements
(Highlighted items require special attention and/or a parent response)
• Middle School visit- 5/8 (from 9:00-1:00). The girls will get a bird's eye view of fifth grade.  
• Big Sister Lunch on the Green- 5/9 (A bag lunch will be provided for your daughter if she usually eats dining room food.)
• Lower School Book Fair (5/15 and 5/16)- Our class is going on Thursday from 12:10 - 12:30.
• Immigration Day-May 17th. More details to come on this.
• Final Assembly Information is here!
• Homework calendar for family planning (will be updated before the end of the weekend).
• Carpool Helper(s)- Annabelle and Harper will represent our class.
• Special Week- Chloe is our Special Week girl this week.



Class Leadership Week of 5/6/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Sirena and Holt

Attendance- Serpell and Mary

Girls: Your blog question is...When is Immigration Day? Post your answers here.

Weekly Update!

The girls did an amazing job on Saturday!

What a busy and exciting week! Thank you to all the volunteers who worked tirelessly to make GPSF Day and Daisy Days such a huge success. During Grandparents and Special Friends Day on Thursday, the girls worked on a 3WT creative writing story with their guests. They had a relatively short amount of time to generate ideas and type their stories, but click here to see what they came up with together. The slides are organized alphabetically. Click here to see pictures from Grandparents/Special Friend's Day.

In math, we reviewed for the Unit 6 quiz. The girls worked really hard, and I was very happy with the results. In the coming weeks, we will continue with addition and subtraction of decimals and move on to multiplication and division of decimals. We will be doing some fun projects to go along with these concepts.

In language arts and history, we met twice in our literature circle groups for our class historical fiction novel Number the Stars, and the girls completed an individual, group, and peer evaluation. I was impressed by their level of preparation and insightful comments during our in-person group meetings as well as on their written evaluations. The girls also worked on their Roomstyler rooms for their biography book project. They are really enjoying creating their virtual rooms. For our unit on Immigration, the girls continued to work on their country research projects. I am allowing the girls to choose how they present their information. Many girls have chosen to use Buncee, Glogster, and Google Slides. I can't wait to see the final products. 

For our final writing lab, we will be doing a fun Mother's Day and Father's Day project. If you would please e-mail me pictures of your whole family (including your daughter) OR individual mother/daughter and father/daughter pictures (or all three...if you have them), I would appreciate it! If I could have them by Wednesday, that would be great! Thanks so much.

Reminders and Announcements
(Highlighted items require special attention and/or a parent response)
• Mother's Day and Father's Day photos e-mailed to Mrs. Coughlan by Wednesday, May 1st.
• April is Autism Awareness Month - Details here.
• The girls are welcome to bring in items to decorate their cabinets to look like a school locker. They can collaborate with their cabinet partner or just bring in separate items. Use your imagination. This is optional.
• Immigration Day-Date is TBD. More details to come on this.
• Final Assembly Information is here!
• Homework calendar for family planning (will be updated before the end of the weekend).
• Carpool Helper(s)- Ruthie and Julianna will represent our class.
• Special Week- Grace is our Special Week girl this week.



Class Leadership Week of 4/29/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Abigail and Annabelle

Attendance- Paige and Holt

Girls: Your blog question is...What concepts will we be working on next in math? Post your answers here.