Welcome, Spring!

The fifth grade class returned from Spring Break raring to go.  We have begun the process of changing our geometric designs and tessellations into fabric lap quilts to be given to charities.  I hope for these to be finished by our third trimester celebration.  That date and time will be secured soon.

The class has been quite busy the past few days preparing for LAD Fair.  It will be held at Willard High School on April 27, 2019.  Although there will be no spelling bee this year, I still encourage you to attend and look at some of the wonderful writing and art projects that area students have created.

In Social Studies, we have begun studying the ancient civilizations of Meso and South America.  As we explore these civilizations, we are seeking to answer the bigger questions of what constitutes a culture, and what happens when cultures collide?

Math Madness has begun in fifth grade, as we are using the NCAA men’s basketball tournament to practice math and geography skills.  We’ll be calculating distances and travel time between venues, collecting data related to scores, and practicing representing the data in different forms of graphs and charts.  While we’re at it, we’ll learn something about the schools’ academic programs, as well!  Students are not required to watch any of the games, but it will add to the fun if they do.

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