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Upcoming Dates:
April 22nd – Back to School – 10:00 Start, daytime field trip to Independence Hall
April 24th – 5th Grade Poetry Slam! 2:00-3:00. Details below.
May 2nd – Early Dismissal at 11:30 am
May 23rd – Fifth Grade Promotion at 10:00 am
On Tuesday, our class will be making a trip to Downtown Wheeling to visit Independence Hall. Our WCDS 8th grader, Harrison Gamble, is doing his internship there and has planned a tour, trivia, and lunch to enhance our unit on the Civil War. It is a delayed start day, but we will be transporting the students by van after 10:00 am drop off. Students may pack a lunch or one will be provided at Independence Hall. We will return to main campus for our afternoon classes. Pick up will be as normal.
On Thursday, April 24, we will be hosting a POETRY SLAM COFFEE HOUSE in the community room from 2:00-3:00. All 5th graders will be reciting and presenting their original poems. We invite you and your family to come and listen to their work.
Shout out to our entire class for spending various parts of their week stuffing and counting eggs for our school-wide Spring Egg Hunt! On Thursday, we spent the morning assisting our younger students, speaking to their classes, and working together to effectively coordinate four separate egg hunts, and we are so proud of their leadership and work ethic during this whole experience.
Weekly Recap:
Language Arts:
- Continuing our poetry unit by exploring poetry with feelings and deep meaning
- Reading, writing, and listening to poems
- Finalizing our poetry notebook for a grade
Math:
- Continued working on our blueprints and began the construction of our 3D buildings
- Practicing using formulas to find the dimensions of various shapes for the buildings
Weather Balloon:
- Teams are working to gather donations and sponsorships for the JoJo XI
- Tracking weather patterns and atmospheric details as we approach a new month
- Building and installing the cameras and GPS trackers that will be sent with our balloon
Social Studies:
- Read primary sources to learn more about different people’s perspectives and experiences regarding the Civil War
- Discussed the timeline of significant events and battles of the war, and the casualties on both sides
Farewell, Miss Lindsey! Thursday was the last day for our student teacher, who has been with us for the whole school year. We loved getting to know her and guiding her through her teaching experience. Our students loved getting to know her, and we wish her the best of luck in grad school and her final year of college basketball!
Have a wonderful Spring Long Weekend!
