Showing posts with label 5th Grade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5th Grade. Show all posts
Ridgevue Debate Guest Speakers
5th graders enjoyed a visit from a few members of the Ridgevue Debate team and Mrs. Drew the Speech and Debate teacher. They got to participate in a miniature version of a congressional debate. Students "wrote bills" and debated them. This was amazing to hear and they did an amazing job for impromptu debates! I was so engaged, I even forgot to take much footage. . . Check out a very short video of some of the hour long visit from the Debate team.
Last Day with Wonderful 5th Graders!
Watch out world! These 34 amazing kids are headed to middle school! This week we celebrated their last day of GT with lots of crazy challenges! Get a peek into our crazy day here!
Fishy Field Trip
What a great day for fun in the sun! Releasing our little fish, talking with scientists, touring the hatchery, and even fishing made for a busy, busy day!Thank you to Tyler and Karen at the Research Center and to our AMAZING parent volunteers! This will certainly be a day to remember! Check out video of our day.
Passion Project Presentations
After weeks of developing student projects, the class came ready to share their learning! From videos, live presentations, diaper polymer, to rocket science - I can say even I learned quite a lot listening to these presentations! These students will never fail to awe and surprise me!Take a tiny peek at the presentations:
Chess Fun
Thank you Mr. Arney!
We Love our Volunteer Chess Instructor! Thank you for challenging us!
Check out the video of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders enjoying the amazing game of chess!
Passion Project Progresses!
5th graders are hard at work on their final GT project! They were to design their own project. They must LEARN something, CREATE/DO something, and SHARE something. All projects are off to a great start! We have fundraisers for a cause, rollercoasters, novels, screenplays with costumes and props, science experiments, actual blacksmithing, and even animated animal battles! With 20 separate projects happening in class the class is alive with energy! It is fun to see how driven and focused the students are as they work on their self-designed projects! Presentations will be May 2. I can't wait to see the amazing things these creative kids do!
Storybook Trials
5th graders have been "hired" to represent important clients. . . Okay - they are storybook characters. Can they convince a jury and win the case? We will find out next week! Take a peek at the students preparing for the cases.
Ozobot SweetHeart Round-up
5th graders relied on their computational thinking, creativity, and collaboration as they worked through the design process. Programming, trying, and tweaking is surprisingly complex!Check out their amazing creations!
Rainbow Babies! The Trout Hatch
Watch our class trout as they emerge from eggs. They are now in the sac fry or alevin stage. Time Lapse video over three days captured this momentous occasion in our classroom.
Web Designers!
5th graders will be running student websites as they document their journey of raising trout in the classroom! We are so lucky to have this connection the Trout Unlimited and the Idaho Fish and Game. check out the student websites at this link. they will be updated weekly.
Hour of Code Ozobot Dance Party
This week marked the world-wide event known as Hour of Code. To participate, all three grade levels programmed our Ozobots to Dance, Dance, Dance! Check out all the hard work that went into this critical-thinking activity!
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Micrography
Fifth graders created an introspective piece of art today in the form of micrography. Students wrote details, favorites, quotes, beliefs, and hopes to create their own self-portrait. Not only are they awesome to see from afar, up close you really learn about each individual. What a great identity project!
FEAR: The Movie
Students are exploring the psychology, neurology, and physiology of fear! Check out the short videos. . . if you dare.
Thrilling Day in 5th Grade
A design challenge had students incorporating high thrill factors in roller coasters. Also, after a lesson on divergent thinking, students applied the components of originality, flexibility, and elaboration to a 7 minute drawing and then evaluated the anonymous samples for the criteria. They were great discussions! Take a peak at the energy in the room.
Parent Night
The videos aren't working in the presentation, so if you would like to see the short videos, they are below.
Ozobot Introductions
What an awesome intro to our new little friends in class - Ozobots! There was so much excitement in the room! Watch and see!
Checkmate!
We are fortunate to have Mr. Arney joining us again to teach chess. He started out the year with 5th grade! Students sure are increasing their strategic thinking.
Mint Rollers
We rolled out the year with a design challenge - In 12 minutes design a vehicle using mints! Check out the engineering, teamwork, and creativity in the video!
The Adventure Begins! 5th Grade
Wow! It was so wonderful seeing all the students again today as well as some new faces. We have a big group of 30 amazing students! Check out a few of our first day activities.
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