Investigating Capacity

Quoting from Informational Videos

Students are using their Chromebooks to watch informational videos.  They are in search of facts and quotable information to support their passionate topic: Should students have more Physical Education in school?  The students are finding it difficult to watch and record careful notes.  With that in mind, students are pausing, rewinding, and watching the video multiple times in order to capture the correct information to back up their claims. Recently, students learned how to directly quote research while also giving credit for where certain facts and information came from.   

What is a variable?

Students are investigating the flight of paper whether it be in the form of a plane or a wad of paper in order to define what a variable is.  After each trial, students are changing the experiment in way to accomplish a goal. When they modified their design, they described these changes in their science notebook.  As the lesson finished, students shared some of the things they did to change their experiment concurrently we agreed that these "changeable things" are called variables.

WLE Pancake Supper

Come and enjoy a dinner of hot pancakes, sausages and a drink.

Wednesday, February 5th from 5:30 to 7:00 PM

$4.00 per person

Every PTA member receives $1 off

Kids under 5 eat for free

Every WLE student has the chance to win a prize.

Chemical Reactions

Students were focused on learning the difference between chemical reactions and solutions.  They investigated three different chemicals: Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride, and Baking Soda. They were used with water in different combinations to bring on chemical reactions.  The students defined a chemical reaction: when two or more chemicals are mixed together and something new is created.  Ask your child what happens when a chemical reaction is fizzing? Scroll down to find the answer.

ANSWER: The fizzing or bubbling that occurs is caused because the chemical reaction is creating a gas.

Camp and Graduation Meeting, June 16th at 6 pm

Thursday, January 16th at 6:00 pm at WLE’s media center, the fifth grade teachers will be having an informational meeting for 5th grade parents regarding camp. We will talk about permission slips, parent help, dates, curriculum, and much more.

After the meeting, we will discuss 5th grade graduation.  If you cannot attend this meeting, you still can participate.  There will be a letter soon after this initial meeting with more information on how you can help.

  

Pre Assessment

Click on the link below to begin the writing assessment:

http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/Szb5P0vbPNnJ/Opinion-Writing-Assessment