Halloween at Green Acres

This year 5th grade, in fact, all grades can dress up! Yay! Please see the notice for specifics... no masks, weapons, or gory makeup will be permitted. I am planning lots of fun Halloween activities, contests, and games! One activity involves glow in the dark duct tape and the skeletal system. Here is a game to practice the 206 bones before Friday!

http://www.abcya.com/skeletal_system.htm

I can't wait to see your costumes... 

PS. Treats are welcomed!

Tomorrow...

Reminder to wear RED tomorrow for red ribbon week! 
Also, we are going to be doing a science experiment tomorrow with Lego. We need wheels! Please if you have any Lego wheels, bring them tomorrow. You will be able to bring them home at the end of the day!

Book Blog & Million Word Challenge Update

I make students blog about their independent reading every week. So I guess occasionally I should do a book blog too! We've been reading a book called Schooled in class. It's by Gordon Kormon, he is a coauthor and creator of the 39 Clues series. That was a surprise to me... I have seen those books everywhere for the last few years. I realized that he wrote the series with Rick Riordin, and several other terrific authors!  

Anyway, back to Schooled! The books has a very relevant theme: bullying. I think it's so important to make sure kids understand that doing the right thing is not always easy. The characters in the book are dynamic and it is rich with vocabulary and humor as well.  Here is a link to the author's website if anyone is interested in reading any of his other books.

http://gordonkorman.com

Students can add Schooled to their reading logs in class.  At this point in the year students who are on track to read a million words, have read right around 6-7 chapter books or 1,400 pages. We say a book is right around 200 pages.  Students should have a blog entry on KidBlog for each independent reading book that they read at home/school.

Walk-a-thon Week Reminder

Thank you to everyone who has contributed and pledged 5th graders for our Walk-a-thon. It is this Friday from 1:15-2:15.  Many students asked for extra pledge sheets today... All of the money we raised will be used for 5th grade graduation activities!

Pictures From MY CELL (phone), From Our Cell Study!

We looked at plant and animal cells under a regular and digital microscope. Then students built Lego cells to show all the parts of a cell. They had a great time working with partners and got creative with presentation! 

Play some fraction and decimal games on this rainy day to keep your skills sharp!

Place Value with Decimals

Fractions to Decimals Game

Comparing Decimals

Ordering Decimals

Here are some pictures from Squam Lake!