Spring Concert!

Beautiful job 4th and 5th graders!

Cougar Chorus

Caribbean Cats Steel Drum Band! with Mr. Robinson!

Algebra Part 2

Students spent this week in math using what they learned about equations to make input/output tables and graph their data on coordinate grids!

Toothpick Challenge!
What's the pattern?  Students made tables showing how many toothpicks it takes to make 1 triangle..2,3,4...
They discovered the pattern could be described as 2x+1=y.
So how many toothpicks does it take to make 125 triangles?

Real World Algebra!
Students created real world situation problems, tables showing possible outcomes, and graphed their data.  What do you get when you graph any function table?
A straight line!

 Here are the winners of our 100s Chart Game where students made up equivalent equations for a number 1-100 that they selected.

Get more algebra practice here:
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5
scroll down to the algebra games!

Charleston, SC

This week we loaded up the charter buses and took off to Charleston, SC where we visited the USS Yorktown, a WWII aircraft carrier and now floating museum!  We also stopped by the South Carolina Aquarium to look at the different regions of our state and the wildlife found there.

At the Yorktown we got to go on a guided tour of the ship and got an idea of the part the men of the Yorktown played in World War II.  We also had a science lesson focusing on the Charleston bay ecosystem.

Learn more at: http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore_museum/uss_yorktown/

We are here!

The Yorktown

Science lesson on the floating lab.

Estuary Demonstration.

Examining a whelk in the marine life room.

Testing salinity with a hydrometer.

Looking a plankton live in our ocean water sample.

Bunks where sailors slept.

On the flight deck.

In a plane!

Lunch in the galley.

At the aquarium students went on self-guided scavenger hunts discovering the ecosystems and wildlife found in the various regions of our state.  Learn more at : http://scaquarium.org/default.aspx

Feeding shrimp to stingrays!

The touch tank!

Fish feeding show.

 Friends we met at the aquarium...

What was your favorite part?

Field Day!

Let the games begin!  This year we celebrated the nifty fifty with games focusing on facts and features of each of the states.  Here is some of the fun!

South Dakota- Building Mt. Rushmore

Arizona- Crossing the Colorado River

Indiana- Hoosier State Shoot Out

California- Panning for Gold

Utah

Alaska

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Class Competitions- Build a Boat

Jolly Ball!

Spring Break Fun

Here are five great games to try on your spring break.   Stretch your brain and have a little fun along the way!

Stained Glass:  Can you place the tiles so that all of the touching sides match?

Scrabble:  Boost your word power and spelling skills and see how many points you can score!

Color Sudoku: How fast can you solve the puzzle? The time is TICKING!

Stroop Test: How quickly can you say the colors, not the word?

Dots: Try to make more small squares than the computer!

Brain Buffet: Try these fun activities updated every week!