Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Today we finished up a math project where the students had to build a snowman. They had to budget money, think about weight (in both ounces and pounds) and work together to construct the snowmen. The results were some super cute snowmen!  We also had a great time at the assembly and party today!

Award-Winning Writing

Today we celebrated the students' hard work writing opinion essays. They shared their writing in small groups and then decided on awards for each other. 

Science Baseball Review

We played science baseball today to review for our science test tomorrow. Tomorrow's test is over chapter 5 which focuses on rocks, minerals, erosion, and weathering. 

World Holidays Celebration

Today during block class students had the chance to experience different world holiday celebrations. We were so proud of our classmates that presented today!  They did a great job!

Revising Opinion Essays

Last week we cut up our stories and lists and taped them together to form opinion essays. We then added in transitions to make it flow. We are now in the process of revising and then editing this work. A few students even started to publish today. They are turning out great!

Modeling the Rock Cycle

Today we made models showing the rock cycle. We have learned about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. We will have a rock quiz on Friday. 

Writing Introductions

Today we started our introduction paragraphs in our opinion essays. We started with a couple sentences to really grab the reader's attention, and then gave the thesis and supporting reasons. They did very well with this. Tomorrow- conclusions!

It's Showtime!

What talented singers, dancers, and actors we have in this class!  They did a fantastic job this afternoon at their Winter Musical!

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Studying Rocks

Today we did an online lab identifying different types of rocks.  We looked at igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. 

And the Oscar Goes to.......

Today we practiced reading with expression with a Thanksgiving themed reader's theatre. This play was a variation of A Christmas Carol. The class read with a lot of expression!  We also had a great November CLC assembly. We even had a visit from the Lindbergh Flyerettes!

Blue Ribbon Day!

We ended our Blue Ribbon week of celebration with these cute shirts, a movie with principals, and a read-a-thon. Mrs. Thomas came by today to give us these exercise balls to use as chairs in our room and everyone is excited!  It was a fun day!

Does McDonald's Serve CheeseBurgers?

Today we started long division. We are using the phrase "Does McDonald's Serve CheeseBurgers" to help remember the steps. 1.  Divide, 2.  Multiply, 3.  Subtract, 4.  Compare, 5.  Bring down.

The class enjoyed learning long division, and we will continue to practice this next week. There is no math homework tonight. 

We also had a visit from Mrs. Hausner. She came and taught us about Plymouth Rock and did a cause and effect lesson with the class. 

Virtual Mineral Lab

We are studying minerals in science. Today we started an online lab looking at the properties of minerals. Students looked for luster, cleavage, color, streak color, and hardness. Based on their observations they tried to determine each mineral. 

Students also looked great in all their blue today. Tomorrow is pajamas or comfy clothes. 

Adopt a Family update- we have 180 items!  Whoo hoo!

Hats Off to Concord!

Look at these cute hats in here today!  Tomorrow is wear your blue for our blue ribbon school.  We have started working on division this week. When we started our time test today we each set a goal for what we thought we could accomplish. Keep working on those facts!

Green and Gold Spirit

This week we are celebrating our school's Blue Ribbon. Today the theme was to wear green and gold.  Stay tuned fit more daily themes. Tuesday- hats off to Concord! 

Girls on the Run 5K

Brrrrr!  These girls were awesome today!

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Math Review

Study those math facts tonight!  We have a chapter 5 math test tomorrow and it is all multiplication of 2 digit numbers. 

Writing and Buddies

We worked on "Pushing our Thinking" today in writing. These prompts encourage and help the students add more details to their writing. We also met with buddies and each pair made a die to use to discuss the habits. 

Live- It's the Blue Ribbon Ceremony!

Today we were so proud to watch our principal receive the National Blue Ribbon award in Washington, D.C.!

Veterans Day

We had a great Veterans Day assembly today. The students were able to thank the many veterans that attended for serving our country.  We even had some family members attend the assembly!