Skype and DARE Graduation

Last week, students were able to Skype with high schoolers from Homewood High School. Students prepared questions and projects to share with them. They loved the interaction!

Also, Monday was DARE Graduation! The students sang three songs and presented essays. They are now officially graduates! Two of our very own classmates won the overall essay contest and overall poster contest! Congratulations to those two students for their hard work and extra effort!

MAD Scientist

Last Wednesday students had the pleasure of having Mr. Breeden teach they about electricity in the home and special circuits. Students also got to see light switches, outlets, and make their own light sources using a bulb and battery.

Colonial Day Links

Here are some websites that the students will be using to research for Colonial Day:

Massachusetts Bay Colony

http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/puritans.html

http://www.celebrateboston.com/history/massachusetts.htm

http://colonialancestors.com/ma/colony.htm

 

Salem

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/salem.html

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/brief-salem.html

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/salem-witch-trials/

http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/newsletter/archives/32007.php

 

Boston

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_boston1774.html

http://www.iboston.org/mcp.php?pid=taleOfTwoBostons

 

Philadelphia

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_franklin.html

http://www.nps.gov/inde/liberty-bell-center.htm

http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/

http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/

Science masterminds

For the past two weeks, our class has been studying the digestive system. We had fun activities with our MAD Scientists, Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Zuber.

Their "waste" product released from the large intestine.

Their "large intestine" allowing water to be absorbed into the blood stream.



 Measuring the lengths of their esophagus.

 Measuring the lengths of their mouths.

 Starting to measure the small intestine.

  Measuring the small intestine.

 Calculating the measurements.

 Measuring small intestine.

  Final lengths of entire digestive system including mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine!

Fun activities!

We have a lot of updates from this past week! I think that sharing through pictures will be the best way to do this!

Our  new student teacher, Miss Ali Middleton.

  Playing division bingo for review!



  Using the "Weekly Reader" and online discussion boards.



  Dr. Roney visiting with us to talk about the respiratory system!

  Viewing real x-rays of lungs!



  Starting our colonies unit!

Show Me app on the iPad

Students have had fun learning about division this week. To show other students how they solved the problem, they used the showme app on the iPad to solve the problem! Click the following links to see two students' work.

http://www.showme.com/sh/?i=60481

http://www.showme.com/sh/?i=60486

 

Respiratory system

Students created examples of lungs that really work!