- Solving division word problems
- Multiplying whole numbers by common fractions
- Using the area model to multiply
- Using a number line to multiply
- Multiplying whole numbers by a mixed number
- Applying the partial products strategy
- Grammar: Possessive pronouns
- Possessive pronouns show ownership. It takes the place of a possessive noun.
- It does not have an apostrophe:
my, your, his, her, its, our, their - Stand-alone possessive pronouns are not used directly before a noun
yours, hers, ours, theirs, mine
- Comprehension skill: Theme (in poetry)
- The main message or lesson
- Vocab Strategy: Connotation and Denotation
- Connotation is a feeling or idea associated with the word
- Denotation is the dictionary's definition of a word
- Plant and animal arrival to the islands
- Native-plants or animals that reached Hawaii without the help of humans
- Brought by wind, waves and/or wings
- Introduced-plants or animals that were brought to Hawaii by humans
- Adaptation-Students are learning about physical and behavioral adaptations of animals during library instruction
- Read Aloud: Tooling Around by Ellen Jackson
- Ask your child to identify some of the tools animals used for different purposes
- Using tools STEM activity-students worked with a partner to design a variety of tools to do three different tasks under the constraints given
- Station 1: Obtain the "food" (marbles) from a water bottle
- Station 2: Dig a 2" hole with a tool
- Station 3: Move a small gift bag with handles from one place to another
- SBA Math interim
- 2/12: No School-Teachers' Institute Day
- 2/19: No School-Presidents' Day
- 2/28: Spring Celebration white shirt/$1 due
- 3/2: Kamananui Hike
- 3/6: HSA Science Assessment (Round 1)
- 3/15: Parent Activity (tentative)
- 3/16: End of 3rd Quarter
- 3/16-3/23: No School-Spring Break
- 3/26: No School-Kuhio Day