We have had a couple of busy, exciting weeks in 5R!
Last week in Language Arts we worked on organizing and writing good paragraphs. I think the favorite paragraph assignment was when we had to write a descriptive paragraph about Ms. Rhoades' jelly beans!
Our first social studies unit is coming to an end and we are finishing up our 3 Branches of Government posters. We will continue talking about government through the November presidential election.
We started our first science unit: Engineering and Design. The first investigation was to solve this problem: The Pennies Club are out for a leisurely afternoon on a boat. Everything was just peachy until the boat sprang a leak and sank! The only supply they have is a 12 inch by 18 inch piece of aluminum foil. You need to rescue as many members of the Pennies Club as you can.
Thank you to all families who took the time this weekend to bake bread to donate to Willing Hands. We had a great presentation by King Arthur Flour on Wednesday showing us how to bake bread. I'll admit, I always thought baking bread was a lot of work, but after watching Sadie and Kate assist the KAF baker, it looked pretty easy! It was a great learning experience for our students!
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