A Week in Review
December 9 - 13
Did you know that this week was National Computer Science Week? Our entire school, participated in "An Hour of Code"! Students were inspired and excited to learn more about computer programming and I can't thank Ms. Benay enough for her leadership during our Computer Lab time!
Virtue Awards:
Merin R. has earned a Virtue Award for determination and perseverance. Merin put forth an amazing effort for her Science group's "Go Public" presentation! Keep up the good work!
Merin R. has earned a Virtue Award for determination and perseverance. Merin put forth an amazing effort for her Science group's "Go Public" presentation! Keep up the good work!
Reading:
In Journeys this week, our main selection was a historical fiction piece, Storm Warriors by Elisa Carbone. We used the target strategy "Conclusions/Generalizations" and the target skill "Infer/Predict" to deepen our understanding the main character.
Writing:
We've continued with our Poetry Workshop this week. We wrote Colorful Poems and Free Verse Poems. Students are busy revising and editing their final drafts! They also learned about alliteration and personification in poetry writing.
Unit 4: Circles, Angles, Polygons came to an end! We took our end-of-unit assessment and jumped right in to our next unit. Unit 5: Addition and Subtraction with Fractions. This unit is where 5th grade math gets a bit more challenging!
Science:
Students worked in their Science groups to prepare for the "Go Public" presentations, next Wednesday, December 18th at 9:30. An invitation via e-mail was sent out, we hope you can join us!
Students worked in their Science groups to prepare for the "Go Public" presentations, next Wednesday, December 18th at 9:30. An invitation via e-mail was sent out, we hope you can join us!
In Social Studies groups, students continued to create their billboards that display the positive aspects of their assigned colony. Catchy slogans, meaningful statements, appealing visuals, and a one-minute presentation are all a part of the final Chapter 7 project!
We ended the week with our field trip to Chinook at Ringdall for the Advanced Band, Advanced Orchestra, and Advanced Choir performances. The middle schoolers were amazing, as were our 5th graders as an audience!
One more week until Winter Break!
Go Seahawks!
~Mrs. Hatlestad
Upcoming Events:
17 Dec - Winter Assembly (cafe 1:55-2:25)
21 Dec - 5 January - Winter Break
21 Dec - 5 January - Winter Break
20 Jan - No School in observance of MLK Jr. Day
27 Jan - No School, Elementary Teachers Professional Development Day
17-21 Feb - No School, Mid-Winter Break
14 Mar - No School, Secondary Professional Development Day (Elem. non-paid)
7-11 Apr - No School, Spring Break
23 May - No School, 1/2 day paid Professional Day
26 May - No School in observance of Memorial Day
20 June - Last Day of School (unless snow days occur)
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