United Nations Presentations

As a culminating activity for our prejudice unit, 5th grade students created presentations for a mock United Nations Student Conference.  Their presentations were composed of three parts: "Learning from our Mistakes" (historical examples of prejudice), "Human Rights 101" (an overview of human rights and a few examples of the rights listed in the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights), and "Hope for the Future" (their ideas on how we can end prejudice).  The students did an excellent job--I'm so proud of their hard work and how much they have learned during this unit!  I look forward to seeing how they will positively influence this world.

McWane Field Trip

Last week, 5th grade enrichment students visited the McWane Center as a part of our year-long Celebrate Science Exhibit Design Challenge.  We learned a lot of helpful things including the difference between an exhibit & an exhibition and important questions to ask when planning a new exhibit.  The field trip was also a lot of fun, and everyone had a great time!

Ancient Egypt

5th graders finished reading The Golden Goblet this week and will have an assessment on the novel and Ancient Egypt next week.  Check out the fun links on the "Links for Students" tab to learn more about this fascinating subject!

An Awesome Primary Source

During our 5th grade unit on prejudice, we've also been learning about the value of primary sources.  Last week, we had the opportunity to learn from a real-live primary source: Tre's grandfather!  He shared with us a first-hand account of his involvement with the civil rights movement and helped us understand prejudice better through several interesting activities.

Guten tag!

The 4th grade classes recently enjoyed the opportunity to learn some German phrases from Clara's mom and Rika's mom.  

World War II Research Projects

4th graders are researching a topic related to World War II and then making a presentation (similar to Power Point) in Google Apps.  Check out these photos--they're hard at work!

Zippy Clippy!

5th grade students worked in pairs to create a new invention using a paper clip and other supplies.