We had a busy and exciting week in Room 115! Blades the Bear is the Bruins’ mascot. He visited our school today and led a pep rally to get everyone excited for the Stanley Cup Finals game this weekend. The students all got Bruins towels and got to cheer for their team. Our school is supposed to be on the 6pm NBC news tonight!
The students did a lot of writing this week. They have been working on their narrative pieces and did more journal writing too. They also started writing about special days we’ve had all year. Each student published one of their stories this week! They have been illustrating these books and will bring them home to share with their families when they finish!
Students continued working on our 3D map of the area in Boston we will visit next week on our field trip. They painted the area that includes Beacon Hill and the Public Garden and made buildings that can be found in Boston. They have also started making trees, stop signs, playgrounds, and other things we will see in the Public Garden area...even the statues of all the ducklings! I want to say a special thank you to the parents who have helped with this project so far! I will be sure to post pictures of the completed map when it is finished.
More information about our Boston trip will be going home on Monday. We will be going to Boston on Tuesday. Students will need a completely disposable snack, lunch, and drink (please no lunch boxes or refillable water bottles). They will also need comfortable walking shoes and sunscreen (please apply sunscreen at home before coming to school). We are fortunate to have quite a few chaperones coming with us. Chaperones will be riding on the bus with us.
The students have been enjoying our final topic in math. We measured lots of classroom objects to compare lengths; we compared our own heights by getting in order from shortest to tallest; we learned about capacity by pouring water and dry macaroni into different containers; and we used a balance scale to compare weights of various objects.
We will be doing a special experiment with melting ice next week. In preparation for this experiment, we will read a book called “Making Juice Pops.” If you would like to try making juice pops this weekend, here are the steps:
Place small paper cups on a tray and fill them with juice.
Put the cups of juice in the freezer for one hour.
Place a craft/popsicle stick (or plastic spoon) in the center of each cup and put them back in the freezer.
Freeze for five hours and then remove from the freezer. Hold the stick and twist the cup off the solid juice pop.
Enjoy the juice pop! See what happens if the juice pop sits out of the freezer for a while!
We also started an experiment with flowers to see what plants need to survive. We have six plants that we will be watching over the next couple of weeks. One is in the sun and one is not in the sun. One has water and one doesn’t have water. One has soil and one doesn’t have soil. By the end, we will be able to tell exactly what plants need to survive! We also planted our lettuce plants in our Community Garden. It is looking great!
The Distance Learning Assignment is due this Thursday, June 6th. Students are supposed to draw a picture of their favorite thing to do in the summer and write a sentence to go with it. These can be returned anytime before the 6th.
Have a great weekend!
Melanie Duncan
Dates to remember: June 3-7 School Spirit Week (see pink flyer in students’ folders)
June 4 - Boston Swan Boat Field Trip
June 5 - Final Used Bookstore - Bring $0.25 or a book to trade
(optional) *Parents are welcome to shop too!
June 6 - Distance Learning Assignment is due
June 13 - Cleaning Day (10:10-10:55am)
June 17 - Field Day
June 18 - Walk to Simonds Park
June 20 - Last Day of School (half day dismissal)
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