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Creating an online writing portfolio

 The fifth graders of room 15 have just completed a unit on opinion writing.  We wanted to show how our writing has evolved from our first attempt to our final.  Click on names below to see how we have incorporated our learning targets into our writing to make significant improvements. By using new features on google sites, we created these portfolios to show our writing over time.  At the very end of the site, each of us reflected on our opinion writing growth.

Aveline

Eli

Dema

Alycia

Jon

Zane

Jaden

Jaquelyn

Brennan

Luke

Matthew

Addison

Kodai

Alisia

Sangya

Alex

Delaney

 

Pendulums in Action

In readers' and writers' workshop, we are beginning the study of nonfiction texts.  In a small group, students learned about different types of nonfiction text features, wrote about the purpose of each, and examined a variety of different Nonfiction texts.  

Today students worked together in science to create pendulums.  They are studying how scientists will change one variable on an experiment at time.  The students agreed to change the length of the pendulum to see how that would affect the number of swings.  Tomorrow we will compile and analyze our results to create a conclusion based our data.

I sent a letter home with the students about Valentines day.  Click here to read the letter. On the 2nd page of the letter, students will find Room 15's class list.

Homework:
- 30 minutes of reading
- Study Link 5.8

Upcoming School Events

Upcoming School Events

PANCAKE SUPPER - Tonight is the WLE pancake supper from 5:30 - 7:00 PM; Come enjoy a dinner of hot pancakes and sausages! $5.00 per person. Each PTA member gets $1 off.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT - February 23rd at 6:00 pm in the school's gym.  We will be watching the movie Trolls.

BIRTHDAY IN A BAG - The WLE Girl Scouts are collecting items to make a child's birthday extra special.  All items will be collected from February 20-March 10th.  The are looking for things like - cake mix, canned icing, sprinkles, balloons, festive birthday plates, candles, etc.  See the flyer attached for more information.

Rescheduled Field Trip to Walled Lake Western on February 2

The Walled Lake Western trip was rescheduled, we are using the original permission slips, and if you have any questions please call the office.

STEM

STEM Experiment: Science, technology, engineering, and math

During science this week, students have created 2 and 3 person companies that are trying to create a space glider capable of flying from the main space ship.  These companies are building prototype gliders to glide down into craters for astronauts to study moon dust.  Each 'company' can only use 2 sheets of paper, 4 straws, and 4 paperclips to create their glider.  See pictures below of students collaborating and designing ships in their science notebook prior to building. 

Thursday, January 19

Below, students are working on an experiment during science using simple tools: a marble, a ruler, and a meter stick.  They are learning how different variables can have affect on an experiment.  We learned about independent and dependent variables today as well.   In teams of 2, students are controlling variables by changing only one at a time.  They have secured the ruler, creating a ramp, and changed the position of the marble to discover the distance it travels. Every time the ball travels down the ruler, students record in their science notebook the position of the ball and how far the ball traveled.  At the end of class, students try and hit a target number in only 1 try using the data in their notebook.  The students are learning so much about good record keeping, how important collecting data is, and how to interpret their data.