NEWS for Week of 5/18

Last week was just an awesome week with the weather and then all of the awesome activities. Spring Fling was a beautiful day! Students worked in small groups with all different levels to do different activities. They cleaned up the school grounds, went on a scavenger hunt, made bird feeders with bagels, played minute to win it games, raced, danced, blew bubbles, created darts with paper tape and straw and took awesome pictures in the photo booth. Fun for all!

Friday some of the fifth and fourth grade students participated in the annual track meet. Students did the long jump, relays, shot put among other races.  We did so well that I am pretty sure we placed 2nd overall. Either way, you would be so proud of your kiddos. I don't have any pictures but I do have some video of our Mascot (Nathaniel) in a dance off with a senior who was there helping to run events. Here it is!!

http://youtu.be/0csVuUY7ZDE

This week is going to go by fast.  Students started their iReady testing this week. Below is the schedule:
Monday-Reading
Tuesday- Math
Wednesday- Reading
Thursday Math

In between testing, students will continue to work on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. They will also be working on their life science ecosystems. Students are creating food chains to add to their poster along with pictures of animals and plants that live in their ecosystem.  We will start next week off with looking more closely at a food chain in this area, the owl. What are the prey of the owl and what evidence do we have to support this? After an owl eats the small rodents, birds, and bugs that are a part of its nightly diet, its stomach cannot digest the fur, bones, teeth, feathers, and insect shells from that food. These “extra” parts are formed into a tight PELLET inside the owl and are then are later SPIT UP by the owl.That is the exact item they will be observing and finding evidence.  CAN....NOT....WAIT!!!!