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.

Weekly Update!

The naturalization field trip on Wednesday took on a whole new meaning when we had the privilege of watching one of our very own teachers, Mrs. Dorian, take the oath and become a U.S. citizen. Seventy individuals from twenty nations of origin began their lives as American citizens that day. It was a truly memorable experience for all of us. The girls also learned about the U.S. Marshal Service, toured holding cells, and visited Judge Lauck's chambers. Judge Lauck graciously took time out of her busy schedule to chat with the girls and answer questions. 

In math, we talked about writing decimals as fractions in lowest terms and the girls started to memorize commonly used fraction and decimal equivalents. We also discussed rounding decimals, comparing and ordering decimals, and adding and subtracting decimals. We will continue to practice these concepts and apply this knowledge in a real-world context this coming week. Then we will review for the Unit 6 quiz, which will be this Friday.  

In history and language arts, we wrapped up our discussion of the Great Depression and continued our study of immigration. The girls learned about the naturalization process, and we had fun taking an online Civics practice test. Also, I introduced our class novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry from a historical perspective, and the girls were placed into literature circle groups. They were given some in-class time to start reading the first few chapters, but the majority of the reading will take place at home. Just a quick reminder that the girls have been given an audio version of the novel in their Google Drive. We will begin our literature discussion groups on Tuesday. 

Reminders and Announcements
(Highlighted items require special attention and/or a parent response)
• Grandparents' and Special Visitors' Day is Thursday, April 25. We will welcome our guests from 10:30-12:30. Box lunches will be served to all students and their guests.
• April is Autism Awareness Month - Details here.
• Final Assembly Information is here!
• Homework calendar for family planning (will be updated before the end of the weekend).
• Carpool Helper(s)- Serpell will represent our class.
• Special Week- There is no Special Week girl this week.



Class Leadership Week of 4/22/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Paige and Ryann

Attendance- Harper and Elizabeth

Girls: Your blog question is...Where can you find an audio version of our class novel Number the Stars? Post your answers here.

Weekly Update!

This was our first "normal" week in a long time. The girls are slowly getting back into the swing of things after weeks of rehearsals for the fourth-grade play. Their hard work paid off and the show was amazing! A video of the play is linked on Dr. Kapentanis' blog. 

The girls enjoyed visiting Cafe 2010 on Tuesday to celebrate filling our class reward jar with warm fuzzies. I feel fortunate to have a group of girls who are so kind and respectful. Let's finish the year strong!

In math, we continued to work on reading and writing decimals. We made a lot of connections to dollars and cents, which helped the girls place decimals (to the hundredths) on a number line. We will move on to rounding and then discuss comparing and ordering decimals this week.  

In language arts, the girls wrote a brief paragraph about themselves to share with students in Malaysia who are learning English. After they wrote their paragraph, they recorded themselves reading their writing to help the Malaysian students improve their English skills. Also, the girls organized their biography notes into outline form for their upcoming oral presentations. This week, the girls will be creating a virtual room for their famous person. In addition, we will begin our next class novel, Number the Stars by Lowis Lowry. This is a wonderful story about Annemarie a ten-year-old girl living in Copenhagen during World War II. The story follows her life as well as her best friend, Ellen, who is Jewish. We will be discussing the novel in large and small groups. There will be opportunities to read some pages in class and some pages will be assigned for homework as well, so please have your daughter bring her book to and from school each day. In their Google Drive accounts in the Shared with Me section, the girls have a folder that contains audio files of the book being read. They are welcome to listen and read along if they would like.

In history, we read about the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and the girls continued collecting facts for their country research projects. Once the girls have finished taking notes, they will begin creating a digital travel guide. 

Reminders and Announcements

(Highlighted items require special attention and/or a parent response)

• Wear red on Monday for our Palm Monday 

• On Wednesday, we have a field trip to attend a naturalization ceremony downtown. All of the details are here! Please make sure your daughter eats a hearty breakfast and packs a lunch with a drink. We will have a late picnic lunch at school and there won't be time for a snack before we depart. Regular lunchboxes are permitted. Also, NO electronics are allowed. If the girls come to school with a digital watch, they will be asked to leave them in their backpack.

• Friday, April 12, is a half day for Good Friday. The girls will dismiss at noon and no lunch will be served.

• Grandparents' and Special Visitors' Day is Thursday, April 25

• April is Autism Awareness Month - Details here.

• Final Assembly Information is here!

• Homework calendar for family planning (will be updated before the end of the weekend).
• Carpool Helper(s)- Mary will represent our class.
• Special Week- There is no Special Week girl this week.

Class Leadership Week of 4/15/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Elizabeth and Julianna

Attendance- Sirena and Mary Michael

Girls: Your blog question is...Do you need to bring a lunch on Wednesday? Post your answers here.

Weekly Update!

This week was Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Click here to see pictures from this week!

Reminders and Announcements

(Highlighted items require special attention and/or a parent response)

• To celebrate the girls filling our "Warm Fuzzies" jar (a long time ago), we will visit Cafe 2010 Tuesday afternoon. Please send in $5 with your daughter, so she can purchase some treats and a beverage. 
• Thursday, April 11, is the official conference day so there is no school for the girls
• Grandparents' and Special Visitors' Day is Thursday, April 25
• April is Autism Awareness Month - Details here.
• Everyday Parenting Solutions - program at St. Catherine's on April 10th. Details here.
• Final Assembly Information is here
• Homework calendar for family planning (will be updated before the end of the weekend.
• Carpool Helper(s)-  Paige will represent our class.
• Special Week- Ava Jane is our Special Week girl this week.

Class Leadership Week of 4/8/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Sophia and Harper

Attendance- Ryann and Annabelle

Girls: Your blog question is...What day are we visiting Cafe 2010 and how much money should you bring? Post your answers here.