Mrs. Ewing’s 5th Grade

Well, we made it!  Here are some pictures of the last days from 5th grade!  I’m really going to miss you guys!

Addison:  The first student to make it through the end of the Multiplication Facts Club Program!

Tabby:  Celebrating her win in our NCAA Bracket Challenge!

Last Day of School

Biltmore Trip

Science Fair

Good news:  We survived the field trip!!! lol!  Check out our slide show from the trip!  Also, click on the “Take Our Poll” link on the right and take our survey about Biltmore.

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I just posted some of the pictures on our Cool Science Pics wiki.  I’m just waiting on everyone’s information before I award the extra credit.

Our blogs are up and running!  Be sure to give them a read and leave a comment! 

Other tech news:

• We’ll activate our Gaggle accounts this week.

• You’ll need to add your username and passwords to our wiki, so you can make edits.

• If you have Tier II with me, you’ll start our first Podcast!

Welcome to the real world…at least according to a fifth grader.  What does the “real world”consist of?  Remembering all your supplies, finding out “the hard way” that you actually have to study in fifth grade, and listening to and following directions are just a few of the “reality checks” we’ve experienced this week. But…this week I saw glimpses of the class we will be.  We’re nearing the end of basic training, and I noticed this week that we were getting very close to our goal!  Sooooo exciting!!!

Speaking of exciting…..our Biltmore trip is around the corner!  I can’t wait to see the looks on your faces!

 Some reminders:

• Last day to make payment is Friday, September 21, 2007.

• Make sure you bring a morning and afternoon snack as well as a lunch.

• You may bring money for the gift shop, if you want.

• No electronics!!!! This includes, but not limited to: CD players, iPods, mp3 players, PSPs, gameboys, DVD players….need I go on?

• Wear comfortable shoes.  We’ll be walking a lot.

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In other news…..we’ll be starting the DARE program this week.  Officer Maddox will be coming to our classroom to teach the lessons.  Make sure you get the permission slip he gives you signed and returned as soon as possible.

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Looking for extra credit in Science?  Be sure to check out the Cool Science Pics link.

In Science, we are starting to study a little bit of chemistry!  Chemistry???  In the 5th grade????  Why, of course!  Check out the Chem4Kids site.  It was created about 25 years too late to help Mrs. Ewing when she was first learning about chemistry!  lol!   But….oh well, at least it will help you!!!