Happy Friday! The class is enjoying the cooler weather today with plenty of outdoor time. We are making new friends and reconnecting with old ones. This year, the students in the fifth grade will contribute to our Friday blog posts, with each student having an opportunity to be the guest blogger. Today’s post is a collaborative effort by our whole class.
This week, we had our first S.T.E.M. class with Mr. Powers. We are building catapults that will launch small balls. By doing so, the fifth grade is learning about elastic and potential energy. We are using our choice of paper cups, bamboo sticks, tape, straws, glue, and popsicle sticks. We are learning how to safely use tools to cut the wood and bamboo.
Our first research project was to determine if the raven is a good school mascot. We learned that ravens are smart, empathetic, adaptable, playful, and problem solvers. They are capable of mimicking human speech. We also learned that they are sneaky, and will steal food from each other. Most people in class reached the opinion that the raven is a good choice for school mascot.
We are starting new units in all of our subjects. In PE, we are playing box ball with the sixth grade class. In Art, we are making radial designs. In Music, we are learning the sounds of musical instruments. In Social Studies, we are beginning our research on the Age of Exploration. In Math, we are learning about scale drawings and models, and will use this knowledge to create our own scale drawings of the inside of the earth.
We’re looking forward to a great year in fifth grade!
