Math

• ​Patterns
  • ​Multiplication and addition patterns
    
  • Square number patterns
    
  • Number patterns
    

Language Arts

• Comprehension skill-Text Structure: Sequence
  • One kind of text structure authors use to organize information in a text. 
  • Dates and key words like first, next, last help to identify the order of events
  • One of the passages we read was about fingerprints. We learned that it is rare to have two fingerprints exactly the same. Our fingerprints do not change over time. We had an interesting discussion about the way fingerprints are being used now to help identify people and thought about what other ways we might use our fingerprints in the future. Some student ideas included:
    • To start our cars
    • Open doors
    • Pay for purchases 

                  What else could our fingerprints be used for? 

• Vocabulary strategy: Context Clues-Antonyms
  
  • Some authors use an antonym to explain an unfamiliar word. 
  • Nearby words and phrases can give examples or provide further description of the word. 
• Grammar: Prepositions
  • ​A word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in a sentence, such as in, on, under, to, for, with, by, after, and during.
  • The noun or pronoun following a preposition is the object of the preposition.
    
  • A prepositional phrase is a group of words that includes the preposition, the object of the preposition and any words in between.
  • Prepositions and prepositional phrases tell about location, time or direction, or they provide details.

Science

• ​Reviewed circuits
• Forms of energy: light, sound, heat

Social Studies​

• Kapu review-Looked at various articles and a video on the kapu system. Students used an online discussion board to share something they learned from what they read or saw and commented on each other's post. 

Misc​

• Career: Scoot
  Students moved from one desk to the next to check off whether they would or would not be interested in a career based on its description.
  Assigned Career Lap Folder; Due Thursday, May 17th

Upcoming​​

• 5/15: Island Design due (assigned 4/24)
• 5/16 School ends at 2:10pm (not 12:45)
• 5/18: Spring Celebration
           School ends at 12:45pm
• 5/28: No School-Memorial Day
• 5/30: Schools ends at 2:10 (not 12:45)
• 5/31: Last day of school for students; School ends @ 
           12:45pm

Language Arts

• Grammar: Comparing with adverbs
  • Use -er or more to compare 2 things
  • Use -est or most to compare more than 2 things
• Comp skill: Main Idea and Key Details
  • Most important point that an author makes in a paragraph or section of text
  • Key details give important information to support the main idea
• Vocabulary Strategy: Proverbs and adages
  • Common sayings or expressions that get passed over time

Social Studies

• Ahupua'a
• (Kapu System)-Laws today
  We brainstormed laws that we have today and characteristics of what makes laws appropriate. 
  1. Keeps us safe
  2. Keeps us healthy
  3. Protects our health
  4. Protects our property
  5. Are fair
  We will compare laws today and kapu long ago.

​ Misc​

• Health (with Mrs. Sylvester)

Upcoming​​

• 4/30: Art shading due
• 4/30-5/4: Book Fair
• 5/1 & 5/3: HSA Science-Round 2
• 5/8-5/10: SBA-Math
• 5/11: Health-Comic Strip due (assigned 4/2)
• 5/15: Island Design due (assigned 4/24)
• 5/18: Spring Celebration
• 5/28: No School-Memorial Day
• 5/30: Schools ends at 2:10 (not 12:45)
• 5/31: Last day of school for students; School ends @ 
           12:45pm

Math

• ​Standard multiplication algorithm (w/ regrouping)
• Word problems involving multiplication

Language Arts

• Grammar: Adverbs
  
  • A word that describes the action telling how, where or when
    

​Social Studies

• Ohana Values-(Lokahi Packet)
  
  • Laulima-cooperation
  • Kuleana-responsibility
  • Malama-take care
• The three values above were an important part of daily living for the Hawaiians. The three values lead to lokahi (unity).
• Students need to complete their lokahi packet to explain ways they can demonstrate the three values at home and at school. This assignment is due on Friday, April 27th. 

​Misc​ 

• SBA-ELA
  
• Library: Haloa Research
  The class finished their research on Haloa with Mrs. Seatriz. They now know more about the history of kalo, the parts of the taro plant and its uses. 
  
• Field trip: Kako'o 'Oiwi
  Students enjoyed the day learning about kalo and how the lo'i helps to prevent some of the run-off dirt from entering the ocean, pounding kalo into pa'iai, debarking mangrove that could be used as housing and aerating the soil in the lo'i patch. The weather held up and the clouds provided protection from the hot sun. 
  *Pictures to be uploaded soon.
  

Upcoming​​​

• 4/30 Evidence binder due
• 4/30-5/4: Book Fair
• 5/1: HSA Science-Round 2
• 5/8-5/10: SBA-Math
• 5/18: Spring Celebration
• 5/28: No School-Memorial Day
• 5/30: Schools ends at 2:10 (not 12:45)
• 5/31: Last day of school for students; School ends @ 
           12:45pm

Language Arts

• Grammar: Using better and best to compare
• ELA SBA

Social Studies

• Ahupua'a
  • Students participated in an activity where they had to trade to get the resources they needed for survival. We learned that Hawaiians had interdependence living in an ahupua'a and would trade with each other for other goods or services.  

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Students participating in an ahupua'a activity, where they tried to trade to get the resources they needed for survival. 

Math

• ​Decimal Fractions
  • ​Working with hundredths
  • Writing decimals in expanded form
  • Locating and comparing decimals

Language Arts

• Grammar: Using more  and most
• Comprehension skill: Problem and Solution
  
• Vocabulary strategy: Similes and Metaphors

​Social Studies

• Hawaiian roles, rights and responsibilities
  • ali'i-chief
  • kahuna-priest/expert
  • maka'ainana-working people
  • kauwa (kaua)-outcasts
    

        *Other roles not part of test: Kahu, healing kahuna

​ Misc

• ​Health (w/ Mrs. Sylvester): Choices and consequences

​ Upcoming​​​

• 4/10: Report cards distributed
• 4/10-4/12: SBA-ELA
• 4/17-4/19: SBA-ELA
• 4/20: Field trip: Lo'i (forms/$1 due 3/16)
• 4/30-5/4: Book Fair
• 5/1: HSA Science-Round 2
• 5/8-5/10: SBA-Math
• 5/18: Spring Celebration
• 5/28: No School-Memorial Day
• 5/30: Schools ends at 2:10 (not 12:45)
• 5/31: Last day of school for students; School ends @ 
           12:45pm

• IXL Skills: Decimals
  • Level F: T1-T3
  • Level F: T6-T8, T14

Language Arts

• Writing: Opinion writing
  "Should students be required to get good grades to play sports?" 
  Most students in our class felt it was important for students to get good grades in order to play sports. We read three articles related to the topic to get ideas for reasons for both sides.  
• Reasons grades are important to play sports:
  • School is important-helpful for future
  • Motivation to do well in school
  • Sports take up a lot of time
• Reasons grades are not important to play sports: 
  • Research given that sports doesn't have a negative effect on students' grades
  • Teaches responsibility
  • Keeps students active and healthy
  • Students learn in different ways and shouldn't be punished for bad grades

Social Studies

• Ahupua'a: A strip of land running from the mountain to the sea. The three sections of each ahupua'a were uka, kula and kai. Every ahupua'a included these sections because it contained all the resources they needed to survive. 
• Plant research-students worked in groups to learn more about the different plants in each section and its uses long ago.

​ Misc

• Pie throw-as a reward for meeting the book fair goal, students witnessed selected students throw  "pies" (shaving cream or whip cream) at some of the teachers and other staff. 

​ Upcoming​​​

• 3/30: No School-Good Friday
• 4/10: Report cards distributed
• 4/10-4/12: SBA-ELA
• 4/17-4/19: SBA-ELA
• 4/20: Field trip: Lo'i (forms/$1 due 3/16)
• 4/30-5/4: Book Fair
• 5/1: HSA Science-Round 2
• 5/8-5/10: SBA-Math
• 5/18: Spring Celebration
• 5/28: No School-Memorial Day
• 5/30: Schools ends at 2:10 (not 12:45)
• 5/31: Last day of school for students; School ends @ 
           12:45pm

This week we  wrapped up the quarter and worked on our summative writing piece about Hawaiian Plants and Animals. Students also worked on their Migration Animation using Google Slides. The difficult task was finding images that were copyright free, but they were practicing being an ethical user of technology (GLO 6). 
Thank you families for coming out to support our Makahiki event. Despite the hot weather, I hope you enjoyed time with your child. 

​ Upcoming​​​

• 3/16-3/23: No School-Spring Break
• 3/26: No School-Kuhio Day
• 3/27: School resumes
• 3/30: No School-Good Friday
• 4/10: Report cards distributed
• 4/10-4/12: SBA-ELA
• 4/17-4/19: SBA-ELA
• 4/20: Field trip: Lo'i (forms/$1 due 3/16)
• 4/30-5/4: Book Fair
• 5/1: HSA Science-Round 2
• 5/8-5/10: SBA-Math
• 5/18: Spring Celebration
• 5/28: No School-Memorial Day
• 5/30: Schools ends at 2:10 (not 12:45)
• 5/31: Last day of school for students; School ends @
           12:45pm

Math

• ​Solving word problems involving customary units
• Module 7-9 Review

Language Arts

• Grammar: Adjectives that Compare
  • Comparing two things: add -er or use more or less (comparison)
  • Comparing more than two things: add -est  or use most or least (superlative)
  • Irregular comparisons
    • ​good--> better --> best
    • bad --> worse --> worst
• Comp skill: Theme-the main lesson or message of a story
• Vocabulary strategy: Homophones-words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Pay attention to the way the homophone is used to help figure out the meaning.

Social Studies

• Polynesian migration-students are learning the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW of early Polynesian migration. They are preparing a storyboard to create an animation using Google Slides. We are practicing being ethical users of technology by using the advanced search options to find images that are free to use and share. The choices are quite limited. 

Misc

• Funny moment: For our Kahoot math review, students worked with a partner to solve and answer math questions. Kahoot asks students to input a name for the activity. They blended parts of their names together to make one.  Can you guess the partners based on their blended names?

Jayima     Trilain     Brylin     SoRo     Emielle     Chloma
Shriler     Taleo     Devgen     Jelledy     Xavchird     Pomar

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​ Upcoming​​

• 3/16: Field trip form/$1 due
• 3/16: End of 3rd Quarter
• 3/16-3/23: No School-Spring Break
• 3/26: No School-Kuhio Day

more pictures in the memories section