Happy Friday everyone!
Students worked so hard at the beginning of the week, completing their Science MCAS with lots of great effort! You should all be very proud of their work! I appreciate all the notes of encouragement you shared with them to keep them focused and ready to go! On Thursday we had a wonderful time in Boston at the Bunker Hill Monument and touring the USS Constitution. Students took the challenge to climb all the stairs of the monument and then followed the Freedom Trail to the USS Constitution Museum. Later onboard the USS Constitution we were able to tour the actual ship and ask questions of the different soldiers present. We ended our day by learning about a sailor's life aboard this famous vessel! This was a great trip which ties perfectly to our curriculum as we begin digging into the causes and effects of the American Revolution which is always a fun time in class! On Friday, we had visitors from the Norwell Middle School come and talk with us about what to expect next year! This is always a great first step of our transition as students hear from other students ! The 6th grade leaders did a wonderful job helping to ease stress about this transition! We will look forward to our trip to the Middle School on June 6th when we will tour the building and meet the 6th grade team! Our fantasy book clubs met on Friday! Talk about excitement! Kids were really delving into characters and problems and making some predictions about what they thought might happen next. It is great to see and hear them get so excited about their chosen novels! We are continuing our work with The Thief of Always, many twists and turns as Harvey "escaped" the Holiday House. Be sure to ask your child what they think about Harvey's recent decisions! Students are also on the edges of their seats each day as we read our chapters from The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. Be sure to ask them to tell you about how Coyote helped out her friend Lester when he decided he no longer wanted to meet up with Tammy! This was a comical scene that they all enjoyed and some made great connections to it as well! I can tell you this, I am truly going to miss reading to this group every day - they are so engaged in each and every book we have read together this year! If you want some ideas for a good read aloud this summer let me know! In order to qualify for our Cape Cod Canal Fitness field trip, students are working on essays explaining what their favorite activity is and what benefits they gain from being active. They are also trying to name the fitness program next year. We began the brainstorming and organizing of our thoughts today. Students were reminded to be thinking about their name over the weekend as we would be writing our drafts on Monday to have them completed for Mr. Thornton on Wednesday! Permission slips for this field trip are in today's Friday folder. Please note, only chaperones that have been selected for this field trip are allowed to be with us. In Math, we were lucky to have Ms. Pagnani in on Friday to help us problem solve through a "3-Act Task". These are great activities to work through estimation and critical thinking. We cannot wait to do more with her this year! Also, the 5th grade team is excited to share the news that we were awarded a Norwell Education Foundation grant this year! We wrote a grant to expand our repertoire of Math Games! Lots of new games were ordered and are now being shared in each classroom. One that we have been using for a few months (but now have an extra copy of ) is Set, the visual perception game. There is also an online version that I put in google classroom for students to practice a daily challenge - you can access it here as well www.setgame.com/ There is also an online version of the game 24 which is also a class favorite! www.coolmathgames.com/0-make-24
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