Friday, May 11th- PTO event to celebrate Dr. Parker from 6:00-8:00
Tuesday, May 15th- DARE graduation from 2:00-3:00
Friday, May 18th- Field day
Tuesday, May 22nd- 5th grade party
Wednesday, May 23rd- Half day (last day of school)
Writing: We took a short break from poetry to write our DARE essays. We will be finished with these soon, and then we will continue making our poetry books.
Reading: The students just finished their Book Madness projects. The class was split into 4 groups, and each group made a book trailer movie for their book. They did a great job! We voted on Friday for the class's favorite book, and the results will be announced on Monday. They really enjoyed working on these book trailers!
Math: We spent the last few weeks reviewing a variety of math topics that we learned this year. We will end the year by continuing with measurement. There is also a fun project we will start soon where the students develop a math board game.
Science: We have been learning about food chains and how living things get their energy. We focused on decomposers and how they affect the food chain. The students were given a plate of food, and they created a mold terrarium. Each group chose one variable to change that would either cause mold to form faster or to slow down the process. We discovered that salt worked well to slow the mold. Below are pictures of the different mold terrariums.
We are now starting to learn about some different body systems. We are starting with the nervous system and the muscular/skeletal system. Next week, the students will be creating a robotic finger based on how their fingers actually work.
The students have also been creating zoo enclosure projects. With a partner, each student chose an animal to research. Then, based on what they learned about the animal, they designed an enclosure that could house this animal at a zoo. After they finish building the model, they will evaluate the positive and negative aspects of the enclosure for their animal.
Social Studies: Below are pictures of the World War I trenches that students built a few weeks ago.
Here are a few pictures from our trip to Truman Middle School on Friday. The students got to participate in a mock social studies lesson!
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