End of the Year Celebration

We had our end of the year party in 314.  Its always a bittersweet time.  On to bigger and better things! Farewell students of my dreams!  Thank you for a wonderful year! Have a wonderful summer and Read, Read, Read!

Sneak Attack!

Reading Buddies

Cultural Arts Day

Target Project

African Drum Circle

Drama Class

Puppet Making

Dance Off

Mask Making

 Marionette Theater

End of Year Video

Technology Week!

We are always incorporating technology into our classroom studies, but now that we have worked out the kinks in our Chromebooks we are going to focus a week on using a new technology resource everyday!  Students will choose the website of the day by popping a balloon to reveal our activity.

Here are some of the choices students will uncover:

• Edmodo: Facebook for school! 
• Google Docs: Create and share documents, presentations, and surveys from your email account!
• Picasa: Save and edit photos on the web! 
• Voki: make an avitar and record a message for it to recite!  
• Wallwisher/Todaysmeet  
• Blogging: Share your ideas with the world!
• Glogster: Make your own mini blog
• http://learningtechno.weebly.com/

Inspiration! Student Blogging!

Check out these pictures.  You may recognize them from billboards.  Which one inspires you most?  Why?

What is a value you could be recognized for?  How do you Pass It On?

Values: Pass-It-On

 
 

Here is what some students had to say...

Thomas Edison inspires me because he discovered electricity. Even after he tried to do it 9,999 times and he still persevered. So after he thought about it and put some hard work into it on the next time he tried he discovered the light bulb and electricity. That shows if you persevere you can do anything.  That is why Thomas Edison is the person that inspires me.

If they were making a poster about me I think they should elaborate on how caring I am. I'm caring because I put others before myself.  I am also patient.  I don't get frustrated easily.  The final thing is that I'm friendly and that I'm a good listener.  That is what I think should go on a poster if they made one about me. - QB

 All of these pictures inspire me, but Bethany Hamilton inspired me most out of 57 different pictures of amazing people. Bethany inspired me because after she lost her arm she kept trying and learned to surf with only one arm. She believed in herself and what she loved to do. If I were her I would have given up completely on surfing, she didn't. Bethany had friends and family help her through it. She put all of her effort into surfing and living life normal. I am amazed by Bethany Hamilton.

            I think that if I were recognized for something it would be my effort in school and caring about school. I think that I would be recognized for these things because when I come to school every day I care about my grades and so I do my personal best. If people that do not enjoy school I recommend that they do their best and will soon start to love it. School and your education are very important in your life so be the best that you can be. :) - SM

The one that inspires me is the one that say life is more than a game. The person on that was Shaquille O'Neal and they honored him because of his perseverance and that he went to college and got a great education and then he went to the NBA. Shaq was a great role model because he always tried his best and he never gave up no matter what.  That is the reason that he inspired me. If they made a poster with me on it, it would say something like never give up because I always like to push myself harder, and do my best and always keep trying.  I want to be successful in life an go to college an get an good education and then become famous like Shaq did. - JL

     The pass it on poster that inspired me was the family of Incredibles. The saying is: Your family can do incredible things, too. The reason this inspires me is because my mom gets tired and says she needs help, and no one helps her. When we all help her she is not as tired and we can do more stuff together as a family.  Our family works better as a family rather than one person doing all the work.

      The pass it on poster that would fit me is, one about honesty. It would fit me because I am a very honest person. How I try to pass on honesty is I tell everyone I know to be honest. I say that I would rather get my feelings hurt and know the truth than be happy because of a story. -EA

The pass it on poster I chose was one of a little girl who raised 1,000,000 dollars so that she can help people who have cancer although she also has cancer. She showed an example of INSPIRATION. Many people can follow her example. Her name is Alex Scott. She set an example for me in not only inspiration, but also in ambition, compassion, caring, confidence, and overcoming all of her hardships. -VA

    

The one that inspire me the most is the one that say that life is more than a game cause you should do more in your life than play all day you got to learn in your life too.  If life is always a game you would not learn. Shaquille O`Neal got a good education and graduated from college. He played basketball in the NBA and he kept persevering and he never gave up in his life.  He kept trying. - JL

Turn Around Student!

We are so proud of your efforts this year!  Congratulations!

PASS!

So the PASS test kicks off next week!  We have been reviewing and talking about test taking tips.  Here is a video some student made to share what we've learned.

Bridge Creek on Broadway!

I loved our talent show this year!  Cutest thing of my life!  I am so proud of every act!  Bridge Creek has talent...I do not.  These pictures do not do justice to the performers, but I was working the curtain and the lighting was weird, so that is my excuse. :)  Hope you were able to enjoy the show too!

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?