Welcome Students and Parents

Welcome to a new year! I hope everyone had a relaxing summer and is ready to start the school year.  I know this will be an exciting time for all of us.  There is much to do ahead of us, but we will have fun getting all of this work done. Stay tuned to for all the details.

Welcome back!

Care Packages and Baseball Game

Thank you to all students and parents who donated treats for our soldiers.  I sent off two very large boxes filled with all kinds of delicious treats that the soldiers asked for, things they missed from home.  Below are some pictures of the student's letters and a class photo of all of our goodies to be mailed.  It was a fun experience for all involved.

We also had the opportunity to spend last Wednesday, as a school, at the Navigator's Baseball Game in Lynne.  It was a great opportunity to hear our fabulous school band play in front of a very large crowd, bond as a school, and as a class.  It was a lot of fun for students and teachers!  Here are some pictures of our day.

Care Package Being Mailed on June 5th

In the spirit of Memorial Day, we will be helping our brave soldiers stationed overseas in Kuwait.  Sergeant Jay DelGuidice, a graduate of Masconomet High School, contacted me asking if my students would like to write to his platoon. The students will be writing letters over the next two weeks.  During this time, I would like to gather some items that the soldiers are missing from home.  These items are Goldfish crackers, Cheese Its, Pringles, candy bars, magazines, and any random goodies you think would be appropriate. 

Below is a picture of SGT DelGuidice and his platoon in Kuwait.  I appreciate your support as will the soldiers in Kuwait.  I will be mailing the package to the platoon on June 5th.  So please support our soldiers and send in treats for them.

Field Trip Tomorrow

Just a reminder that we are going on a class trip to Concord tomorrow.  Please dress for the weather, bring a bag lunch, and leave all electronics at home.  All children need to be on time tomorrow as well.  We will be leaving at 9 A.M.  and we should be returning to school by 2:30.

Non Fiction Book Project

Mrs. Boucher's Fifth Grade Class have been working on writing their own nonfiction books. Working together in small groups the students divided the research project into smaller components. Both iPads and laptops were used for the research.

Name

Text Features

1.      Title of book with a cover for the book

2.      Different fonts

3.      Bold print

4.      Colored print

5.      Bullets

6.      Headings

7.      Titles

8.      Subheading

9.      Italics

10.  Labels

11.  Captions

12.  Table of contents

13.  Index

14.  Glossary

15.  Preface

16.  Pronunciation guide

17.  appendix

Graphic Aids (at least 5)

1.      1.Diagrams

2.      Sketches

3.      Graphs

4.      Figures

5.      Maps

6.      Charts

7.      Tables

8.      Cross-sections

9.      Timelines

10.  Overlays

Illustrations (at least 5)

1.      Colored photographs

2.      Colored drawings

3.      Black and white photos

4.      Black and white drawings

5.      Labeled drawings

6.      Enlarged photographs

7.      Acrylic, watercolor, or oil painting

After researching their topic each student then used the app book Creator to create their own pages.

Option 1: Click on the title, download, and Open either in Book Creator or iBooks on a digital device.

Constellations by Brooke, Charlie, and Gar     PDF

Earth Movements by Carys, Abby, and Will     PDF

Erosion by Olivia, Ethan, Jolie, and Andrew     PDF

Planets by Katelyn, Sal, and Ryan     PDF

The Moon by Arianna, Ben, and Erin     PDF

Tornadoes by Bella, Liza, and Aidan     PDF

Know Atom Cars

We had a great day yesterday! After finishing our Snow Fort Project, the students worked on finishing up the Know Atom Car project.  The students were given materials and a problem to solve. As engineers, the students needed to redesign the rear-wheel drive car so that the car traveled in a straight line as it moved at a high speed.  As it was currently designed, the car was spinning in circles.  Below are pictures of the students constructing their newly designed cars.

Snow Forts!

We are at the end of our STEM Snow Fort project.  Please remember to send your child to school tomorrow with appropriate snow gear.  We will be outside building our snow forts for about 2 hours.  They should have boots, snow pants, hat, gloves or mittens, and a coat. It is going to be a lot of fun with all of this snow!