FIRST DAY FUN

The first day of 5th grade finally happened! We had a weather delay and missed Open House and our scheduled first day, but the kids and teachers were ready to go today! 

My class used the IPADs to explore their building today. They found some of the wonderful staff members that help take care of them during the week, fun items throughout the building, and important places. We are off the a great year!

Soil Trailer

Luke Westerman and Keila Sherman with the Greenwood County Conservation District visited the school on Monday. They brought a Soil Trailer and talked about how, "Healthy Soils Are Full of Life." The kids enjoyed listening to the presentation about taking care of our soil and ground water. They were also able to view many replicas of plants and animals that are found in Kansas soil. Students were asked to participate in a poster contest for the state. I have included information about the contest underneath the pictures below.

5th Grade Explorers

My class just finished up a Native Americans Unit in Social Studies and now we are starting Explorers. To get them excited about early explorers, they became explorers too! We went into the outdoor classroom and imagined that we were the first people there. They took notes in their Explorer Journals and drew sketches of what they saw. It was a perfect 75 degree February day! The kids found raccoon tracks, rabbit droppings, a crawdad, cattails, trees budding and much more. Please click on the picture below to watch a short video of their adventure!

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January

In the month of January, 5th grade students were kept busy learning about their own state of KANSAS! They practiced with their teams and competed in a Kansas Quiz Bowl Tournament. Students also learned about quilting from Judy Dunn, antiques from Mrs. Hosack and traveled to the Greenwood County Historical Society Museum.

Happy Birthday Kansas!

Kansas Quiz Bowl Champions

Kansas Quiz Bowl Runner-Up