Happy Friday everyone!
What a busy week we had! We started the week performing our last band concert at Cole School and then spent a beautiful day walking the Cape Cod Canal. Congratulations to all of the honorable mentions in the essay contest and to our winner, Alex Otero who won the contest and has named next year's fitness program Y.E.T. - Your Exercise Tracking. Alex reminded us in his essay that when we are faced with something we think we cannot do, we need to add "yet" to our statement. "I can't do this yet!" and use this as motivation to accomplish new things! Students had a great time at Scusset Beach after their 3 mile fitness walk, always a special memory from Cole School. We continue to learn about the American Revolution, this week focusing on No Taxation Without Representation and what made colonists become either Loyalists or Patriots. As a class, we did a few simulations in order to get students to understand the frustrations of the colonists. Great conversations continue, especially as we make connections to The Fighting Ground by Avi. This novel is about a young boy who wanted to fight in the war even though he was too young and his parents did not want him in harms way. It is great to hear students discussing what they would have done and why, making connections like these really helps to bring history alive for all! In Science, we have begun work on my favorite stem challenge of the year - our EGG DROP CHALLENGE. Students were put in random teams and given a list of materials and a budget. They are working together to make a sketch and a list of materials needed to build a contraption that will protect an egg that is dropped from the roof of Cole School. Great creativity so far! I will be sharing videos of our contraptions next week - stay tuned!! On Thursday, we went to the Middle School for a fabulous tour ! We met with administration and guidance counselors to review some of the things to expect when we arrive at the Middle School. Then each class was taken on a tour of the building so we could see our 6th grade wing and also found the gym, cafeteria, music room and foreign language classrooms. Students asked some great questions and I do feel they are all feeling a bit more comfortable! Norwell Middle School did a fabulous job with students and, for me, it was great to see former students continuing to shine! Field Day is always a blast and this year did not disappoint. I was particularly proud listening to our fifth graders sing the National Anthem to kick off our day of fun! I took over 200 pictures so be sure to check out the photo gallery!! As a fun, year-end Read Aloud, we are reading Lions and Liars. Be sure to ask your child about Frederick and what they think will happen to him at camp as he pretends to be someone he is not. This book is very different from The Incredible Journey of Coyote Sunrise, but kids are enjoying the light hearted fun of a group of kids at summer camp. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Maura
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