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Here are links to a few videos from today's Coffeehouse.  I would love videos of Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Garrett and Mrs. Honor if anyone has them.  Thanks to Mrs. Bower for her videos of Ms. Liz!

Ms. Liz

Mrs. Williams

Mrs. Redwine

Mrs. Dowling

Great job today everyone, parents and students!!

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We enjoyed our last visit with Mrs. Silvia from the Haffenreffer museum on Monday. We learned all about the Hopi of the southwest.  Check out the pictures in the Twitter feed!  We have been busy working on line designs in math and creating our own designs.  In science, we were able to light bulbs using one wire, one bulb and one battery.  We are learning about the southwest in social studies.  It looks like a great place to visit and some of us have been there!  Dylan even took a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon!  We have been busy preparing for the Poetry Coffee House on Tuesday.  We can't wait for our families to see our classroom and hear our readings.  See you then!

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Phew, it sure was hot this week!  Summer is in the air. In math, we have finished our unit on angles and are continuing to work on line designs.Tie Dye Tuesday was a huge success and the shirts look great!

 In science we learned about magnetism and did some fun experiments with magnets.

 The Haffenreffer museum returns on Monday to kick off our unit on the Southwest.  We have made more progress with our expert pieces in writer's workshop and we are getting ready for the Coffeehouse.  We finished Charlotte's Web and had fun with our own version of reader's theater as part of the interactive read aloud.  We achieved our goal of being a "Black Belt," class in recorder karate!  The concert was great and the puppets were awesome(check out the videos in the post below).  Mrs. Mac and Mrs. Hess really are incredible teachers. :) Here is a link to Mrs. Mac's blog.

The end of the year is full of so many fun and exciting lessons and activities. The class commented this week on how fast the year has gone.  I whole completely agree!

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Here are links to the recorder/chorus concert.  Great job everyone!  Enjoy!

Welcome

Recorder

Recorder

Recorder

Muppets

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We learned about the California Gold Rush this week and even had the opportunity to mine for gems ourselves.  What was it like to mine for gems?  Were you excited or nervous?  What were the conditions like for mining and how did they compare to the conditions the original '49ers faced?  What did it feel like when you found a gem?  Leave a comment describing your mining experience.  Follow the directions in the "How to leave a comment," gadget on the left if you need help leaving  the comment.  I can't wait to hear from you!
Mrs. Williams

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Fun is the word to describe our week.  We are measuring and drawing angles in math in addition to creating line designs.  We tied our shirts on Friday in anticipation of Tie Dye Tuesday.  Everyone played a part in reader's theater as we read Charlotte's Web.  We laughed a lot!  Laundry, pets, and sports are just some of the topics that we are experts on and we are writing non fiction expert pieces in writer's workshop.  It has been interesting to watch Mrs. Merten and Mrs. Williams brainstorm topics for their expert piece.  We learned that they are experts on traveling together and have visited many places in the USA with each other.  The electricity unit has begun and we are all charged up about it.:)  In social studies, we had a special presentation on immigration from Mr. Titmuss, Bleddyn's dad.  It was very interesting.  As we finished our study of the west, we learned about the '49ers and Levi Strauss.  On Friday, we were able to mine for gems.  It was hard work but fun.  Next week is short, but full of activities.  There will be a math test on Wednesday on angles and a test on the west on Friday.  Have a great weekend and Happy Memorial Day!
Mrs. Williams

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MCAS is done!! This week we were able to accomplish a great deal while completing the Math MCAS.  We are loving Charlotte's Web and examining theme and author's message.  We painted in the style of poet/artist Douglas Florian, and wrote free verse poems.  As part of our study of the west, we were able to Skype with a class of 4th graders in Bellingham, Washington.  It was so much fun.  Here is a link to their blog, Be Good Humans.  All Star Reading kicks off this week, remember to read so we can be a home run class!  The chorus concert is going to be wonderful and I can't wait to see it.  We are so close to being a Black Belt class, I know we can do it!  Keep practicing. :)
Mrs. Williams