Chemistry Kitchen

We had fun mixing up some matter for our goodie bags to send to children at the Ronald McDonald House!

Check out a run-down of the full project here.

Matter Review

Use these websites to complete your matter review!

Matter Games

Characteristics of Matter

Molecularium

Sorting Solids, Liquids, and Gases

States and Properties of Matter

Separating Mixtures Live!-  Skip this one!

Reversible and Irreversible Changes

Mixtures Lab

Interrupting Chicken

Thanks to our USC guest readers who came to us all decked out for Halloween!

Veteran's Day

For Veteran's Day our school is collecting supplies to send to our soldiers in Afghanistan.  Our class had some fun making this video for our school assembly.

Back with My BCE Crew!

Here is what I've been staring at for the last 6 weeks!

Ecosystems WebQuest

Have fun completing your WebQuest using these websites!

Chain Reaction

Energy Pyramids

Food Chains: Predator and Prey

Fun with Food Webs

Gould League: Food Webs

Biomes

Use these links to help your group find information on the different biomes of the world!

Salt Marshes/Estuaries
MBG: Salt Marshes
MBG: Estuaries
The World's Biomes: Estuaries
Sea Science: Salt Marshes

Deciduous Forests
World Biomes: Forests
Enchanted Learning: Deciduous Forests
MBG: Forests
Blue Planet: Deciduous Forests
The World's Biomes: Temperate Forests
Mission Biomes: Deciduous Forests
Window to the Universe: Forest

Grasslands
World Biomes: Grasslands
Enchanted Learning: Grasslands
MBG: Grasslands
Blue Planet: Grasslands
The World's Biomes: Grasslands
Mission Biomes: Grasslands
Window to the Universe: Grasslands

Oceans
MBG: Oceans
The World's Biomes: Oceans
Window to the Universe: Oceans
Ocean Plants

Lakes and Ponds
Enchanted Learning: Ponds
MBG: Ponds and Lakes
The World'S Biomes: Lakes and Ponds
Lake Habitats

Exploring the Chromebook!

We will be using our chrome books frequently throughout the year.  In order to make the most of them we are counting on you to use the Lifeskills of responsibility and integrity.  Now that you have set up your account and gotten to our classroom blog here are some more tasks for you to complete.

1. Look around on the classroom blog.  You can see some our exciting happenings from last year.  Although each year is different, it will give you an idea of some of the fun that lies ahead.  You can add comments to the blog posts if you would like.  Make sure your comments are edited and appropriate for school.  Watch this video with some other students sharing tips on how to write a great comment.

Video: How to Write a Quality Comment

2.  Follow this link to complete a Google survey.  We will be using Google surveys and other Google drive applications throughout the year to gather information, show what we know, and just have some fun.  You can always access Google drive from the top bar of your email account.

Survey: About Me!

3. Go to www.IXL.com.  We will use this website almost daily to help us with our math skills.  There are practice activities for anything you can think of!  Karate Math will be your way of showing what you are learning in 5th grade.  For every Unit you will begin as a white belt.  Each day you be assigned a skill to work on and earn points as you answer questions.  Once you achieve a 100 you will move up a belt level and begin a new skill.  New belt levels come with prizes, and if you make it to a black belt you will be able to become a coach and use your smarts to help fellow students.  Today, go to the website and look at some of the topics under fifth grade.  Then begin answering questions under A.1 to get a head start on your first belt!  You will practice using your log-in to keep track of your points next week.

Website: IXL

Hello!

Hi my new fifth graders!  I hope your first day is off to a great start.  I wish I could be there with you!  I am sending along a little video to say "hi"!

Video: Hello from Mrs. Hoft!

Their Last Request...

Have a wonderful summer!

Promotion Video!

It's been a great year!  Check out our memories!  Congratulations 5th graders!

Arts Day!

Our reader's theater play for our second grade friends!  Red Writing Hood.

Chemistry Kitchen

We had tons of fun in our matter unit whipping up a lot of crazy mixtures and solutions.  We were able to create "mattter bags" full of doughs, puttys, slimes, paints, bubbles and soaps to share with the children staying at our local Ronald McDonald House.

Field Day!

This year's theme: Countries of the World.  Although we came in second in the class Amazing Race challenge, we had a blast!  Thanks, Ms. Belville and Mr. Shirmer!

Science Day Owl Pellets!

314 was transformed into a dissection lab for this years Science day.  Students were able to uncover the latest meal of some feathered friends.  We became expects at bone identification and were able to draw some conclusions about the food chains in our local ecosystems!

The South Carolina Aquarium