Rainbow Loom Bracelets ZONE!!

Today during ZONE Mrs. Peterson and I hosted the Rainbow Loom Bracelets room and we had a blast. The kids were taught how to make a fish tail bracelet. Even though we had a bunch of bracelet experts there were several students who learned something new. We had bracelets with patterns, solid colors and a rainbow pattern. Thanks to Mrs. Peterson and Ms. Butler for picking up the supplies.

Pumpkin Dissection

Following our Dress Up in Words presentation the 5th grade dissected gourds. The kids worked through the science process incorporating all of the skills they have learned. They measured the mass by using triple beam balances along with seeing if they would sink or float. The last step was to cut open the pumpkin (we did this for them) and pull out the guts and count the seeds.

Pumpkin Dissection

Adjectives, Adjectives, Adjectives!!!

Every October we study adjectives.  They have been working hard learning new adjectives.  They created adjective pumpkins, an adjective menu and a hat for Dress Up in Words!!  The kids were to pick an adjective and create a hat based on that word.  Below are pictures of those students who created a hat plus the 3 winners from each class.

Exploration Alley

During Exploration Alley we got to play with our food. Students were put into groups and had to classify snack chips. They worked together to classify them by shape, size, color and texture. For the descriptions they had to also compare the chip to something in the real world. For example, James compared the ridges on a sun ship to the hills on a dirt bike track.

Munching the Moon Phases!!

What better way to make moon phases then with some yummy Oreos.  Students were required to eat there way to a marvelous 

model of the phases!!

Hands On Equations Lab!!!

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Mrs. J's Class and Mrs. P's class joined together with Miss Smith to get some Hands on Equations training.  We will be working to solve equations this week and this is always a good lesson to start with, not to mention its fun!!

              If PEMDAS gets you down, Don't Stress!!

Totem Pole Mania

An end to our Native Americans unit required each student to create a symbol to add to the totem pole along with a legend as to how the animal became so important to our tribe.  They are fantastic!!

Tribe Totem Poles

Last week our class created totem pole pieces to complete our Native Americans unit.  Each student was to create a piece to add to our class totem poles.  They had to decide what animal they wanted to create, design it and then create a "story" as to why their piece belonged on our totem pole.  Each animal had to have a special story attached to it before it could be added to the pole.  

Order of Operations video #2

This is another (longer and more in-depth) video about Order of Operations. This video is from the Khan Academy.

Order of Operations Video

This video is from Yourteacher.com courtesy of YouTube. This video goes through all of the steps for Order of Operations. (PEMDAS)

Cookies and Card Games in Exploration Alley

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This past Friday we completed two Oreo experiments. The first experiment the students had to see which liquids dissolve Oreos and generic chocolate cookies the fastest. The second experiment the students had to see how long an Oreo and a generic cookie would travel down a ramp. Once all of the experiments were completed the group played the game Target. The four classes blended together to play the game. Now that they have played and are experts they can challenge one another.

Reese Soccer

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Center Time

Tree Maps Classifying Native American Tribe Regions

For the past few weeks students have been reading and researching about 4 different Native American Tribe Regions of the United States.  Each student was required to complete a circle map about two of the four tribes.  They worked hard and it shows!!

Some More Reasons to Purchase a Pig!

Can We Persuade You To Purchase A Pet Pig??

Experimenting with Mass!!

Does the mass of bubblegum increase or decrease while chewing? This is what we found out this week in class.  What a yummy experiment!!

And then the bubbles, lol!!!

Division with 2 digit divisors

Here is a video reviewing how to divide with 2 digit divisors.  This is a hard concept that we are working on in class. 

M&M Observation in Exploration Alley-Yum!!

What better way to review our scientific method skills then with a yummy observation activity! The students used the M&M packages to compose some amazing detailed observations that led to some intriguing questions and a fun-filled discovery. 
              Next week Mystery Airheads.......................

Great Work Examples!!

This week we have been working on creating several Thinking Maps.  In Reading, we created vocabulary circle maps and a double bubble.  For our Native American unit, the students created tribe circle maps including food, shelter, entertainment and location of the tribe. Check out the pictures below for great examples.  As the year progresses we will be posting other work examples.

Division How To Video

This is a video from YourTeacher.com that is posted on You Tube. It is a quick tutorial for long division.

Multiplication Site *Games*

Below is a link to the site Johnnie's Math page which has several online math games that focus on multiplication.  This is a very important skill that must be mastered.  Students should be fluent when using multiplication and the basic facts 0-12.  Multiplication is part of every unit we study in 5th grade. Practicing a few minutes each night will help your child master these facts.
http://jmathpage.com/JIMSMultiplicationfactspractice.html

Math, Math and More Math!!!

Please click on the link below to view our suggested Math sites.  Just click on the link and it will take you to the site, this will save time in trying to remember all of the addresses.

Math Websites

Welcome Back 2013

We are glad to have you as part of our class this school year.  Fifth grade is a very challenging but fun and engaging year.  Attached is our school supply list.  We have modified it to reflect what we use in class so you do not need to purchase extra unnecessary supplies.