What a great Lewis and Clark Museum. Thank you to everyone who was able to come. For those of you who could not make it, here are some pictures.
Remember, next week we start ITBS testing on Tuesday, and we have our last field trip to the Summit on Wednesday. I will be away on Friday for a family wedding, and haMorah Andrea will be subbing. Let me know if you have any questions.
Shabbat Shalom,
Gabrielle
Last week’s blogger was Eli G.
Last week and this week most of the groups for the Lewis and Clark project have started making their visual aspect of the project. The requirements for the visual were that you needed to do it by hand, and it had to represent the part of the journey you’re studying. Some people are drawing pictures and other people are making models to represent their part. The whole project, report, and visual are due on Friday.
A note from haMorah Gabrielle:
Please join us for our Lewis and Clark Museum this Friday, 5/17 from 8:40-9:15. The students are very excited to show off all of their hard work and learning!
We recently finished reading our book group books. The books read were: Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm, Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis, Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell, and Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. Here are some snippets from the students’ book reviews that they wrote upon finishing their books.
Our Only May Amelia:
It was really nice how the author adjusted her writing to the accent of May Amelia. -Aliza
Our Only May Amelia is a great book. I learned a lot from it and I hope you can too. -Margot
I think Our Only May Amelia is a good book because it’s like what life was like in 1899 for a Finnish girl on the Nasel River. -Zoe
Sing Down the Moon:
It was an amazing book that showed tremendous detail. -Annabelle
I liked Sing Down the Moon because it had some action in it and a little history in it. The author did a great on putting a lot of detail in it. -Eli I.
An overall review of the book is that it is very interesting and is full of surprises (Elijah of Buxton was also like that), and it is a great book. -Sam
Elijah of Buxton:
I thought Elijah of Buxton was a good book but had a strange ending. -Eli G.
I thought the book was good, just I didn’t really like the ending because there’s no sequel and it never actually said what happened next. -Zachary
Elijah of Buxton is a good book, but not one of my favorites. You could predict what was going to happen from the 11th chapter! -Rebecca
The book Elijah of Buxton was very good, though the problem never seems to be answered. -Hannah
Bridge to Terabithia:
The author had absolutely great wording, plot, climax, and resolution. -Danielle
All in all, Bridge to Terabithia is one of the best books I have ever read! -Jacques
I thought that Bridge to Terabithia was a very sad book. -Lily
Bridge to Terabithia is a sad, happy, and all around good book. -Pazia
Last week’s blogger was Danielle.
This past week was the Gan Play. They were adorable (though still, not as cute as us). Diego who was the Salamander beat boxed and then rapped his lines, then did a little break dancing move called “the coffee grinder,” and Avital or Avi (the smallest in the class) said, “I may not look like it, but I eat everything!” The past week was also Staff Appreciation Week, where on Monday the staff got cookies, on Tuesday the staff got bracelets, on Wednesday the staff got cards, on Thursday the staff got flowers, and on Friday they got delicious lunches made by: Marci Greenberg, Pamela Lavitt, Anna Lemchen, Devorah Signer-Hill, Laurie Pritchard, Sabrina Endres, Sarah Jensen, and haMorah Jana who purchased all of the food. Last week haMoreh Amnon and haMoreh Ben set up new rules and consequences, which I think are working a lot better than the other ones.
Last week’s blogger was Jacques.
Hi, I’m Jacques and last week I was the blogger. Last week we went to the S.A.M. and saw statues of men and women, also we saw a tiny room from an Italian palace. However it wasn’t as fun as I thought it would be. Some stuff was cool and some stuff was weird some stuff was a little bit of both. In the statue room I saw Atlas’ body; it was labeled: Agonized Man. It was broken, so I don’t think that the people at the museum knew that it was Atlas. All in all, it was not as fun as I thought, but I would do it again.
Thank you to the people who worked so hard to create the trip to the Seattle Art Musuem for us.
We are working hard during science class to figure out a way to create a device that hums when you pull a string and dings when you let go – not an easy task!
What a trip! Thank you to haMorah Bibi for organizing such a wonderful adventure at the Seattle Art Museum. I wish you all could have joined in the experience. Enjoy some pictures!
-haMorah Gabrielle
This past week’s blogger was Aliza.
This week everybody is very excited about the possibility of a student council election! In a few weeks I am hoping that grades 3-4-5 will be running for positions like president, vice president, and representative. I am meeting with the teachers next week to discuss the idea of having the student council begin next year, but having positions decided at the end of this year.
Coming back from a long vacation can always be somewhat challenging, but we settled in to our usual school routine pretty quickly. I think the highlight of our two day week for many of the students was starting our Lewis and Clark projects. Before the break I gave the whole class an opportunity to look through all of our Lewis and Clark resources. Based on that experience the class generated an amazingly comprehensive list of possible topics to research. As usual, I had the students pick their top choices. Over the break I took those choices and decided what everyone would be researching. Some students are working alone, while others are working in partnerships. I am thrilled to report that everyone was able to get a first or second choice.
Today I had the students plan their research. Unlike the Science Fair, where students already knew the main parts of the body, this time the students had to do a bit of reading to figure out their main points of research. We had a very successful day! Every group or individual now has a fairly clear plan of action. I am really looking forward to seeing what the students discover and produce. Every project will result in both a written and visual component.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Shabbat Shalom,
Gabrielle
This week’s guest blogger is Rebecca.
This week, we did a lot of fun things. Here are some highlights of the week.
Pizmon came to our school to perform for us. They did about seven songs. My favorite was one about Noah’s Ark. Each class got to perform a song too! Fourth and fifth grades did a version of Mihah Mohah.
