January

2022
machananao@gdoe.net

Happy New Year Marlin Family!!

Welcome back! I hope you are all ready for more fun learning. January is the month for new beginnings.
Start the year 2022 with goals to improve your reading, language arts, and math skills. We will focus on
identifying and clarifying the most essential content knowledge and skills for all subjects to align
expectations. This will be done with our Priority Standards, Skills, and Topics better known as the PSST’s.
We will continue to regularly assess students in the classroom, utilize data to identify student needs and
monitor progress.

I encourage you to read with your child(ren) and enjoy the time spent learning together. Make everyday this
year full of fun learning moments. A healthy way to keep your child’s social and emotional health in check is
to continue to ask about their school day, say positive praises, and give them a hug.
Thank you for your continued support for your child’s education.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Valencia

Announcement
As we prepare for our annual inventory,
we are requesting that student laptops
AND chargers that were loaned to
students for online instruction be brought
in to the school at your soonest
convenience for inspection. Notices were
sent home with students on December 16,
2021. Happy New
Year
2022
Headstart
Happy New Year Mini Marlin HeadStart Family! For the
month of January, students will continue to learn about
Building study. Study your house or apartment building
with your child at home to help continue and extend
learning at home. Ask questions like, what materials
were used to build it? How many floors or stories does
it have? How many rooms, windows, and doors does it
have? Talk with your child about the buildings that you
see together. Parents, please help our Head Start little
ones to learn all the essential skills to help them
prepare for this upcoming year.

Happy New Year families, PreK - Gate

Let’s get our year started in the right direction! But which way is that? Our mini-Marlins will be introduced to
the world of CODING by exploring directions with maps, arrows, movement games, and more! We will start
with no-tech or low tech activities and work our way up to coding with games on devices. Simple Coding will
help your child delve deeper into the standard of creative problem solving and divergent thinking as they
think of creative ways to overcome obstacles.
Check out https://www.kodable.com/hour-of-code/maze-maker?utm_campaign=partner&utm_medium=learn-
page&utm_source=hoc-activity&utm_content=maze-maker to have your child get a head start in playing an
awesome coding game while learning at the same time! A big thank you to all the families who donated to
the Toy our drive last month. The GATE classes were able to fill 12 large bags to contribute to the The Great
Yigo Christmas Drive-Thru! Great JOB!
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Nurse's Notes
Happy New Year 2022 Marlins,

The start of the new year is a great time to help your children focus on forming good
habits. The American Academy of Pediatrics provides the following list of ideas for you
to talk to your children:
I will drink reduced-fat milk and water most days. Soda and fruit drinks are only for
special times.
I will take care of my skin by putting on sunscreen before I go outdoors on bright,
sunny days. I will try to remember to stay in the shade whenever possible and wear a
hat and sunglasses, especially when I'm playing sports.
I will try to find a sport (like basketball or soccer) or an activity (like playing tag,
jumping rope, dancing, or riding my bike) that I like and do it at least three times a
week.
I will always wear a helmet when riding a bike, scooter, or skateboard.
I will wear my seat belt every time I get in a car. I'll sit in the back seat and use a
booster seat until I am tall enough to use a lap/shoulder seat belt.
I will tell an adult about bullying that I see or hear about to do what I can to help
keep school safe for everyone.
I will keep my personal information safe and not share my name, home address,
school name, or telephone number on the Internet. Also, I'll never send a picture of
myself to someone I chat with on the computer without asking my parent if it is
okay.
I will try to talk with my parent or a trusted adult when I have a problem or feel
stressed.
COVID-19 vaccinations for students are not mandatory but having a person's
vaccination status on hand is valuable during contact tracing post-exposure to an
individual with COVID-19. If your child is vaccinated against COVID-19, please
provide a copy of your child's updated immunization record. Thank you in advance
for providing this voluntary information.

I wish you all a healthy and prosperous new year.

Sincerely,
Nurse Aaron

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Kindergarten
The New Year is a fresh start for students to learn about
the world of Science, Animals and their Habitats. For
Social Studies we will be learning about our Local
Community Helpers. Language Arts, students will identify
initial, middle, and final sounds of a word, identify sight
words, letter sounds and letter naming, learn story
elements, and write using capital, space, punctuation
mark, and proper spelled words. For Math, students will
identify 0-20, distinguish more and less than numbers,
rote count 0-75, add and subtract within 5, and identify
two-dimensional and there-dimensional shapes, . Student
will also be able to learn the usage of digital equipment
and understand their functions. Parents, please guide our
Kindergarten to learn all these essential skills to help them
prepare for this upcoming New Year.
Sincerely,
The Kindergarten Team
Grade 1
Hafa Adai Parents! Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!
As the first semester is coming to an end, we would like to
say thank you parents for your continued support in your
child’s education. Please continue to review and help your
child with the following: Reading: Identifying letter names
and sounds, blending CVC words, and practice reading
daily. Math: Solving addition and subtraction within 20 or
more. It will prepare your child for our Winter AIMSweb
testing that will be taking place at the end of the month.
Just a reminder our second parent teacher conference
will be held on Friday, January 21, 2022, the time will be
announced on a later day. Parents if your telephone
numbers have been updated, please let your child’s
teacher know. If you have any questions or concerns,
please email or call your child’s teacher at (671)635-4381.
V.Baisa H101 (vbbaisa@gdoe.net)
M. Oftana E103 (mooftana@gdoe.net)
M. Aguon E104 (mtaguon@gdoe.net)
Grade 2
SECOND GRADE NEWS!!!
Thank you for your continued support as we navigate
through this school year.
Please provide support at home by working on the
following skills:
Reading: Practice vocabulary words 3x and read for 45+
minutes daily. Math: Add and subtract 2-3 columns with
regrouping. For worksheets, visit math-aids.com LA: Write
5 telling sentences about a given picture. Make sure to
include a capital letter in the beginning and period at the
end.
Grade 3
Happy New Year Mighty Mighty 3rd Grade Families! We hope
that you had a wonderful holiday break. In Reading we will
continue asking and answering questions to determine the
meaning of a text as well as finding the key details and main
idea of a story. In Language Arts we will be working on
forming and using comparative and superlative adjectives and
adverbs. We will continue to sharpen our multiplication skills in
Math and practice our multiplication fluency. Please be sure to
practice multiplication facts on
https://www.mathplayground.com/. If you have any questions
please feel free to contact your child's teacher:
H101 Ms. Pablo : dlpablo@gdoe.net
H102 Ms. San Luis : mssanluis@gdoe.net
H103: Mrs. Villaluz : ekvillaluz@gdoe.net
Regional Online: Mrs. Maluwelmeng:
jrmaluwelmeng@gdoe.net
Grade 4
Fantastic 4th Grade
Happy New Year! We hope you all had a wonderful and safe
break. We are all excited for all the new things we will be
learning. For the month of January,
Reading: Your child will learn about Retelling, Main Ideas and
Supporting Details.
English: Pronouns, Subject/Object Pronouns. Practice writing
paragraph with correct format.
Math: This month we will strengthen our
multiplication/division facts as well as working on
Multiplication Patterns/Rules and 2-digit multiplication
problems. We kindly ask that you encourage your child to do
the Extra Practice or Drill activities provided in Math Lessons.
Recommended websites: www.math.aids.com ,
www.education.com, www.math-drills.com
“TOGETHER IN EDUCATION”
Thanks for your continued support!
Fourth Grade Team
Mrs. Limtuatco, Mrs. Quilit, & Dr. K. Laniyo
Grade 5
Team 5th
Hafa Adai Parents/ Guardians,
First of all, we’d like to thank you for your continued support
in your child’s education. We are excited for all the new
things we will learn in third quarter! Listed below are the
main topics we will be learning:
Math – Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers
with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors
Use and evaluate parentheses, brackets, or braces in
numerical expressions
ELA: Compare and contrast the overall structure of events,
ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts
Language: Use correct punctuations with commas, writing
titles, and spelling.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and
convey ideas and information clearly.
https://www.readworks.org/
https://illuminations.nctm.org/
Si Yu’us Ma’ase,
Team 5th
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CHamoru and Support Programs
CHamoru K-5
Håfa Adai Parents/Guardians!
Happy New Year and welcome back! For the
month of January, we will be learning about Ga'ga'
Siha (animals) and Taotao Kumunidat (community
helpers). We appreciate your patience and
support! We hope you all had a safe and enjoyable
Christmas Break! If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact us at
rufae.santos@gdoe.net or
richard.quitugua@gdoe.net
Saina Ma'åse', Sinora Santos yan Sinot Quitugua
Special Education
Hello, Marlins! Throughout the month of January,
the Special Education program will work on
ensuring our students have retained the skills they
learned before the Christmas Break. Happy New
Year and stay safe, Marlins! – Ms. Tenorio
A great website for fun math games:
https://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Counselor's Corner
Happy New Years Marlins! The start of a new year
is upon us and it can inspire positive changes as
individuals and as a community. On our part at
MES we resolve to promote and effectively
demonstrate the 3 expectations that all our
students, faculty, and staff follow. Be safe, Be
Responsible, Be Respectful. We ask that on your
part (to our parents and guardians) to support us
by having a positive influence on the children and
reinforcing these expectations outside of school.
As we continue to navigate this new normaI I
encourage all our Marlins to reflect on these past
months of learning.
January Virtue "Self-Discipline": Make good
choices. Have control over your thoughts and
actions.
ESL
Greetings of Hope and Joy!
Christmas and New Year are now upon us, and the ESL
Program wishes you and yours the very best as we continue
to face educational challenges together. We sincerely hope
that conditions continue to improve, especially with regard
to reading fluency. As we approach the holidays, kindly
consider gifting educational supplies, materials, and books to
your child (ren) rather than electronic gaming equipment and
gadgets such as Xboxes, smartphones, tablets, and other
handheld devices. Although these “luxuries of play” can offer
limited cognitive benefits during this pandemic, they can also
cause far-reaching side-effects that can be damaging. More
specifically, it can cause social isolation and decreased
communication among immediate family members and
friends, and cause neglect of house chores and in completing
homework assignments. Moreover, this may eventually lead
to mental health issues in the future. An article entitled
“Negative Effects of Technology on Children of Today” shares
important observations surrounding these concerns and can
be read here:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yasser_Alghamdi/p
ublication/318851694_Negative_Effects_of_Technology_on_
Children_of_Today/links/59819654a6fdccb310051071/Nega
tive-Effects-of-Technology-on-Children-of-Today.pdf?
origin=publication_detail. The holidays are supposed to be a
period of self-reflection, giving, and renewal within the New
Year. Let us make 2022 a year of continued academic
accomplishment and success by supporting our children in
more simplistic ways, especially now as they spend extra
time at home. Seasons blessings! Dr. Quitano and Ms. Lanada.
Gifted and Talented
Education
We are ringing in the NEW YEAR by learning a new
standard in G.A.T.E.! Students will be learning how
to be effective communicators. Students are at
the last stage of completing their Water Park
project. They completed building their Water Park
before going on Christmas Break and will be
preparing how to advertise their project. By
presenting their project, students will learn
conversation skills, establish listening and
speaking procedures, learn respectful vocabulary,
practice speaking and listening in natural settings,
and turn taking. Also, thank you to the families
who donated toys to The Great Yigo Christmas
Drive-Thru that was held on December 19, 2021. A
special shout out to Ms. Pablo, Ms. Leppert, Mrs.
Limtuatco, Mrs. Serina, and our principal, Mrs.
Valencia for also donating to this toy-drive. We
were able to donate a total of twelve large bags to
the toy drive.
Happy New Year, Marlins!
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