Art Class

Our art teachers name is Ms. Hurley. She teaches us new things every Monday. We recently finished a wire sculpting project. You have to use wire to make your face. You had to include every little detail on your face. It was a lot of fun, but it took some time to get it perfect.
After we finish we go over the new things that will be involved in our next project. Now, we are working on a new project that is called aboriginal dot paintings. Aboriginal dot painting, is a painting of an animal that comes from an aboriginals’ tribe. You first paint the animal however you’d like it. Then you use your creative designs to fill the inside of the animal. We filled our animals with dots, lines, shapes, and stripes. This takes a whole lot of effort and patience to get the job done right. We have a lot of fun in art, thanks to Ms. Hurley!







Written by: Erika M

Science

In science, we are now focusing on Biomes in North America. We got assigned groups, and focused on 1 of the 5 Biomes in North America. There was the Tundra, the Boreal Forest, the Deciduous Forest, the Prairie, the Dessert, and the Rainforest (the Rainforests in Central America because there are no Rainforests in North America). After we were assigned, we spent a lot of time researching our Biomes. I was assigned the prairie by Mr. Lewis. We were also assigned a job. I made a video on my Biome and in my group was me, Meghan D. Erika M., and Joey K., and they also made videos on their job about the prairie. There was the Botanist (plant person), 2 zoologists (animal people), and the Geologist/Meteorologist (weather and climate). I was the Geologist/Meteorologist, so I focused on the Prairie weather and climate. It was very fun, and then there was only one part that gets a little embarrassing, showing you and your partners videos in front of the whole class. I had a great time, I learned a lot, and I did a good job. So that is what we have been focusing on in Science right now in school.


By Troy T.

Reading

All of the fifth grade students are going to read many MCBA books. We have many choices like Horns and Wrinkles, Paint the Wind, Swindle, The London Eye Mystery, The Lemonade War, and Feathers, just to name a few. Our class is on our 5th MCBA book. MCBA stands for Massachusetts Children’s Book Award. We’ve just finished our 4th MCBA book project. We had the choice to make a book bag or do a book talk. Both were done in front of the class. Most kids were really nervous, but some where calm in front of the crowd.
This session, there are four guided reading groups, but only three guided reading books. The three books are Schooled, Loser, and The Liberation of Gabriel King. For each guided reading session, we have a theme. This session’s theme is about kids who don’t fit, trying to fit in. Remember to get your reading signature, to prove that you have been reading.

P.E.

This week in Physical Education, we are using pedometers. Pedometers are little things used to count how many steps you are taking. So to kick off using the pedometers Mrs. A made us play games, run around and even dance to the chicken dance! The point of pedometers is to get a high score while getting in good exercise. The highest points you can get is 2000+ which is pretty good for being there for only 30 minutes. Also this week in P.E., we had a sub. Her name was Ms. Bee and she had us play skunk tag. In skunk tag, there are 4 skunks that try to tag you but luckily there’s safety zones that you can only stay in for 5 seconds. There can only be 2 people in a zone (hula-hoop) at a time. That’s what we did in P.E. this week.

by Jamie C.

Science

Science is a very fun subject. It has always been my favorite. We just finished our biome project which was very fun. We were put into groups and assigned a biome and two people were zoologists, two people were botanists, and one person was a biologist/meteorologist. Everyone had to make an individual movie. Then our science teacher, Mr. Lewis, put them together. We did a ton of research and then pretended to send it to Bear Grills which is the man on MAN vs. WILD in case he ever got dropped in that biome. Science is a really fun subject. I can’t wait until next unit.
by Tyler P.

Science

In science we are learning about North American biomes. The biomes we are learning about are the desert, the tundra, the deciduous forest; the boreal forest, the prairie, and the rainforest. We are using a program called photostory to make videos about the biomes. We are pretending that we’re talking to Bear Grylls, from Man vs. Wild and telling him how to survive in our assigned biome. There are three different jobs that we can have: the zoologist, the botanist, and the meteorologist/geologist. The zoologist (which is me) tells about some of the animals in the biome and how they can be used. The botanist talks about some of the plants in the biome and their uses. The meteorologist/geologist tells about the weather and land in the biome, and what and what not to bring. Today we had a good time in science because we finally got to watch the videos that we were making and it was a lot of fun!

by Jessica S. and Hannah C

Physical Education

This week in P.E. we are using pedometers. Pedometers are little machines that count how many steps you take. If you get 2,000 steps in the half-hour block that we have, you get a 1(the best grade). If you get 1,999-1,500 steps you get a 2(the second best grade). If you get 1,499-1,000 steps you get a 3( the third best grade). If you get 999 steps or lower you get a 4(the worst grade). While we have the pedometers on, we do dances. Some dances include the chicken dance, the California raisin dance, the Cotton Eye Joe and the cha cha slide.

by Eric C.