Thursday, February 2, 2012

5V News

We are learning about:
  • Collecting data
  • Respiratory system
  • Feature articles
Some activities we did this week:
  •  Reviewed and took our unit 5 math test
  •  Collected class data on number of states visited
  •  Created line plots and found landmarks for number of states visited
  •  Predicted the big idea before reading feature articles then gathered evidence to support the big idea
  •  Began researching for our feature articles on our netbooks
  •  Reviewed how to cite sources from the internet 
  •  Enjoyed a visit from the Plimoth docents
  •  Watched a couple of our classmates dress in traditional colonial clothing
  •  Asked questions about life on Plimoth Plantation
  •  Finished our family trees in our altered books
  •  Studied the parts of the respiratory system
  •  Learned the function of each of the parts of the respiratory system
Notes and reminders:
  • Report cards are sent home today- Friday, February 3rd
  • Valentine's Day celebration- Tuesday, February 14th at 2:00 pm.  Students may choose to bring in valentines but must include everyone in the class if they choose to do so.  The class list can be found on our kidblog website.  Thank you to the room parents for organizing the food portion!  
  • Fifth grade vs faculty basketball game- Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:30  
  • We would love some parent comments on our blog!  http://kidblog.org/MsValentisClass/
  • Don't forget to check out our Flickr page! http://www.flickr.com/photos/msvalentisclass/

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