Welcome to the 5th grade blog! Please check back often for updates and new things the 5th grade is doing this year.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Ecosystems

Last week we started our ecosystems unit. Pairs of students are working togeher to build an ecocoulmn that will allow us to observe how an ecosytem works. This week we began putting together the terrarium part of our ecocolumns. Below, students are busy planting their seeds.




Friday, March 22, 2013

Electic Circuit final projects

To end our electric circuits unit, pairs of students worked together to wire a "house" so that each room had a seperate working light and switch using parallel circuits. We then had a "parade of homes" for the school.










Thursday, March 14, 2013

Electric Circuits - Building Flashlights

The 5th graders have been learning about electric circuits for the past month. Yesterday, they used the knowledge they have about cirucits and switches to build a flashlight out of provided materials. Up next....wiring "houses"....stay tuned!










Thursday, February 21, 2013

Catholic School Week pep-rally champs!

Defending Champs!!....video coming soon!

Mosquito Hill

We had a lot of fun at Mosquito Hill! Even though we had a two hour delay, we got in some snowshoeing and shelter building!!





Thursday, January 3, 2013

Camp Green Lake Model

To help us visualize the book we are reading, we created a model of Camp Green Lake, from the book, Holes, by Louis Sachar.