Here’s what we’ve been up to over the past several weeks and what we’ll be working on when we return from the break. In reading, students have been learning to research a topic so that they can present well-supported arguments to the members of their group. Students have worked on creating reading plans, annotating Read More…
October/November Class Update
Written by Guest Author: Arya Goyal Students in 5-C have been very busy over the past 2 months with the basic curriculum and some activities to prepare for different units or field trips.. Here are some of the activities that we have been recently working on over the months of October and November. Math During Read More…
Home of the Brave Movie Trailer Assignment
Home of the Brave Movie Trailer Assignment Due Date: TBD Imagine “Home of the Brave” was being made into a movie? Wouldn’t that be exciting? Now that we’ve finished the entire book, your task is to create a movie trailer for this book. You will need to use your knowledge of the book as well Read More…
Final Rocketry Reflection Assignment
Rocketry Reflection Due Friday, Dec. 15th Congratulations! Your mission has been accomplished! Now that you have successfully collaborated with your team to design, build and create three amazing rockets, it’s time reflect on this entire process. Think back to the very beginning of the unit when you first brainstormed ideas and made your inspiration boards Read More…
Rockin’ Rocketry Presentations
As a culminating project to our rocketry unit, students prepared presentations to summarize and reflect upon their group’s journey throughout the process of designing, building and launching their three rockets. Students spent hours working on these presentations, fine-tuning their slides and making sure their ideas were concise and consistent. Additionally, we spent a lot of Read More…
The Hall of Science – Bringing Out the Wonder in All of Us
This past week, fifth graders arrived to school early and piled on a school bus to head down to the Hall of Science in Queens. Students didn’t know what to expect, other than that they’d have the opportunity to interact with a hands-on museum. Some students even groaned at the idea of going to a Read More…
Spotlight on 5C’s Final Rocket Launch
Exciting news! Our third and final rocket launch was photographed and will be published on the Scarsdale School District website. Check out this link to view the awesome photos and read the story about our rocketry unit.
September/October Class Update
It’s hard to believe that Halloween is just a day away and the beginning of November is upon us. Although September feels like a blur, students spent a lot of time working together as a community learning to collaborate and share ideas. Index card tower challenges and group collages were just a couple of the Read More…
Weekly Reader’s Response Assignment
In your response, be sure to include: The title and author of your book A brief summary of what’s happening the in book Your claim or big idea Evidence to support your idea A summary of what was happening in the part of the story where you cited evidence A concluding sentence (s)
Blast Off!
With our rocketry unit fully underway, students prepared for their first launch on Friday, October 13th. Every year, I am amazed at the level of creativity that is shown by each group. Although students have access to the same materials, each rocket design is unique. While some groups have already recognized some “flaws” in their Read More…