The "Pic" of the Month

What a smile! (It's Valerie!)

The First Smartie Partie!

We made it! The smartie meter has been filled for the first time! We celebrated by eating smartie rice krispie cake, and playing basketball together outside! It was a great time! Congratulations 5M, for your hard work, enthusiasm and positive attitudes in the first month of school.

Element Sales Poster

Here are links you can use to search for information on your element:

Wikipedia
Chemicool
Chem4Kids
Los Alamos

What's Happening?

Thanks for asking! Here's what happening in 5M:

-Christian Ethics: Students are putting together Powerpoint presentations to represent the story of God's creation. He is truly a God of Wonders! Students are enthusiastically finding "awe-some" pictures to give a glimpse of God's amazing creation.

-English Language Arts: We're in the midst of our first writing piece- a personal memoir. After reading through examples of memoirs, students are now working through the writing process to create their own memoir.

-Teacher Read Aloud: Now this is a definite highlight. We're in the heart of a fantastic book by Canadian author Deborah Ellis. The title of the book is "The Breadwinner". The book tells the experiences, adventures and struggles of a young girl living in Afghanistan.

-Science: Our first unit of the year is focused on "Matter and Its Changes" (something like an introduction to basic chemistry). We've had some exciting experiments conducted by a most unique classroom visitor, and today we will gain familiarity with the elements on the periodic table by playing "Element Bingo".

-Social: We are continuing on our journey through Canada. This week we worked on our Canada maps, as well as learning how to sing a Canadian folk song. Next week we'll learn a bit about the Canadian Maple Leaf, as well as focusing on the physical regions of Canada.

-Math: We are wrapping up our first unit on place value with review activities, as we prepare for our test on Tuesday. Next up is a unit on addition and subtraction.

-Health: We have been discussing what it means to be healthy- not only in the physical sense but social, spiritual and mental health. At the moment we are creating collages that represent what it means to be a "healthy temple of God".

There you have it! That's the latest from 5M! Our year is off to a great start.

Online Games!

Here are a couple sites with games that connect with what we are learning in 5M:
Proton Don- Test your knowledge of the periodic table!
Place Value Puzzler- Practice your place value skills!

The Day We Flew To Canada

AC Flight 1202, departed for Airport YVR in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at 12:45PM, September 6, 2007 from Room 401, CAIS. All 38 passengers (as well as one fantastic Flight Attendant and one Captain) were accounted for and boarded the plane, followed appropriate security checks (keep those liquids in ziplocs!), and found their appropriate rows. Buckled in, and having viewed the safety procedures, we were ready to take flight! We enjoyed inflight entertainment (images from our destination- Canada!), and a midflight snack (Maple Leaf cookies!). We also prepared to speak Canadian, so we practiced adding "eh" to our sentences!
We're ready to learn about the Great White North, and proved it by proudly singing the National Anthem.
We safely landed and continued on to learn about Canada's geography. It was a marvelous trip- here are a few pictures from the flight! Don't worry, we'll keep the updates coming as we journey through the vast land of Canada! First stop, British Columbia!

Don't forget your boarding pass!

Our lovely flight attendant- Mrs. Fleishauer! She makes delicious cookies!

Crazy Hat Day!

All the Crazy Hatters!

Yesterday was Crazy Hat Day! Fantastic participation from 5M!