Wood's Wonderful World

Specials - Spanish

Weekly Occurrences

• Spelling & DLI Quizzes: Weekly quizzes will be given on Fridays. If there is no school on Friday, quizzes will be given on Thursday. Please practice spelling words at home throughout the week!
• Spelling Choice Boards: Students will receive a spelling choice board each Monday. They've asked that a copy also go home in their Thursday folders the week before.

Students will begin working in their assigned math groups on Wednesday! Please note that I am only able to provide information about the math groups that I facilitate.

• Manatees (4th) - Begin unit on general place value understanding up to one hundred million
• Cranes (5th) - Begin unit on place value. This includes place value of decimals to the thousandths place, comparing decimals, and rounding decimals.
• Beetles (6th) - Unit on positive rational numbers. This unit is a recap of all material covered last year.

Students will also complete daily enrichment activities in class. These activities will vary from day to day and may include mental math, logic and reasoning, and additional skill work such as Roman numerals, measurement, and geometry.

Please note that students may work with different Discovery teachers based on their individual needs. I am only able to provide information about the group that I teach.

We will begin a book study of Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry. Students will focus on creating GIST statements—concise sentences that capture the main idea—for each chapter. They will also use Literature Analysis graphic organizers with their table groups to deepen their understanding and analysis of the text.

Hi PLE Families! My name is Anne Gonglach, and I am excited to return as the School Counselor for the North Building. I’ll be at Pine Lane Elementary full time this year!

Throughout the school year, I will work with your students in a variety of ways, including individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom counseling lessons focused on social-emotional learning and life skills. I am also available to provide one-on-one support for students who may benefit from more personalized attention to particular family needs. Lunch Bunches will continue to be offered and all students are invited and can choose if they want to participate.

This month, we won't have a monthly lesson. Instead, I’ll be doing “Crew Connections” where I meet with students as a touch point to kick off the school year!

If you would like to request a meeting for your student, please use this link. You can also contact me by phone at 303-387-8280 or via email at agonglach@dcsdk12.org.

Looking forward to a great school year!

The expectation is for students to read at least 30 minutes and practice their spelling words every single day for homework. There may be homework for those in my math groups, but at this time, I am unable to say for sure. Additionally, if your student didn’t complete an assignment in class, they may bring it home and return the following day.

Students will have planners! My intention is to fill them out together each day so students are aware of upcoming due dates and any materials that need to be completed. The expectation is that students bring their planner to and from school every day. If possible, please review the planner with your child each evening to help them stay accountable for their schoolwork and develop the habit of staying on top of their tasks.