October 19, 2014
You can certainly feel the change in temperature this weekend! We have been so lucky with all the warm weather we have had this fall! I wonder when we will have our first snowfall! Although, I think winter can feel really long at times, there is nothing like that first snowfall. I love it! It is one of my favorite times of the year!
We have been super busy in 5th grade. Lots of amazing learning going on and I am always so impressed with the high level of thinking and effort my students put into their work! I love my scholars! Our reading groups are off and running. Our literature books are all centered around the Colonial Times. Our focus is for students to make a statement about the text they are reading and then use details from the text to support their answers. This week we will continue on with practicing that skill, as well as introducing, "I wonder..." statements. In math, we are continuing our work in Algebra and PEMDAS, as well as reviewing some numbers and operations skills that need a bit more practice still. In science, we have completed our research on our biomes and we are working on our final projects. We would like all projects to be completed by the Thursday.
Grandparents Day was a big hit! We had a room full of wonderful friends and the students were very excited to share what they have been doing in class. Here are a few pictures from our day:
GRANDPARENTS DAY!
Here are some pictures from our wonderful field trip to OLD FORT WESTERN!
Blacksmithing! We made a nail! Lots of work for ONE nail!
Shopping at the local mercantile! We learned all about bartering and how to keep a ledger!
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Bailey couldn't have been happier!
She bought SHOES!
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| Julia bought this lovely bonnet! Jordan and Leah loved it! |
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| Jacky and Jake bought knives for hunting and building! |
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| Leah bought a doll! |
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Megan bought a box of cinnamon!
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| Mari shopping still! |
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| Jacky learning how to use a mortar and pestle! |
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| Jacky learning about the healing benefits of Lamb's Ear! |
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| Emily trying out the onion remedy! |
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| More Mortar and Pestle for Jordan and Bailey |
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| Bailey |
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| Bryne enjoying lunch! |
LUNCHTIME!
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| Leah |
Learning how to write with a quill pen!
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| Jordan |
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| Megan |
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| Julia |
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| Mari |
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| Molly |
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| Jacky |
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| Jake |
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| Emily |
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| Tanner |
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| Jake |
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| Megan |
We learned that when children misbehaved during school that were often punished by having to stand facing the wall, holding a very heavy book over their head!
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| Jacky |
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| Practicing cursive |
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| Emily |
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| Cursive |
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| A sample of a reading lesson! |
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| Reading |
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| Geography Lesson |
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| Using slate boards! |
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| JACKY |
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| Jordan, Leah, Molly and Mari |
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| Jacky and Jake |
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| The boys! |
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| Bryne trying out the slate board |
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| Mari |
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| The girls |
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| Paying close attention |
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AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAD LOTS OF FUN!
