Book Club, Foam Party & More!

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On Monday evening, Cooper was featured in the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Words & Music program. His song was one of several selected to be put to music at our field trip back in December. Hundreds of schools participate in the songwriting unit each year, so it was quite an honor for Cooper’s to be one of only 14 songs performed that night. His co-writers Giselle and Erik did a beautiful job with his words. The event was hosted by up and coming artist Avery Anna.

In class, we spent time reviewing for this week’s final spelling-vocabulary test. The students wrote sentences reflecting the words’ definitions. They also enjoyed playing Around the World and Sparkle.

Much of our time this week was spent finishing research reports. We are almost there! Students used their notecards to outline paragraphs, write rough drafts, and then typed edited versions.

We also took a few minutes on Tuesday to visit the Grade 5 STEAM Fair. We learned about experiments on sodas and tooth decay, bridge-building, pH of soil, and more!

On Monday and Tuesday, we read the final chapters of The Tale of Despereaux, and Wednesday was our final Book Club discussion. It has been so gratifying to see the level of engagement and enthusiasm the students demonstrate as they discuss this amazing book! Thank you to all the families who supplied the snacks and drinks for our meetings.

Also on Wednesday, 4th graders enjoyed rotating between classrooms and signing one another’s yearbooks.

The highlight of this jam-packed week had to be the EOY party on Thursday. We had school in the morning, but we enjoyed pizza for lunch and treats provided by 4M. Then we headed down to the softball field for some sun and fun. Two classes at a time played in the foam, while the others played kickball, corn hole, or relaxed on their towels. It was great to see them enjoy some free time with their friends.