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Photography Unit!

We are starting a digital photography unit in our visual art class.  We will be studying the art of photography!  To do this, we need students to bring digital cameras to school.  If you do not have a digital camera at home, don’t worry.  I am sure we will have plenty of cameras for students to work in pairs.  Students should bring them and also take them home on Day 5s.  The first day students should bring their camera is Friday, May 13. 

Thanks in advance for your help!  We will ensure that the cameras are well taken care of and used only for our art class.  You can check The Chalkboard for student work!  I’m really looking forward to the exciting learning opportunities in this unit!  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. 

Quick Peek!

Here's a quick group photo from our adventure today!

Book Clubs Underway!

Each student has been placed in a Book Club.  Each club is reading a different novel over the next six weeks.  Students will have different roles to complete for each section of the book.  At four different points in the book, clubs will hold a Book Club Meeting to discuss key ideas and themes in the story.  Each student has a Book Club Folder to use throughout the study.  Our spelling words will also come from the books.  We will continue to build stamina with our Daily 5 routine.  

The first Club Meeting is set for next Friday, May 13.  Students need to have the first section of the book read, the first role sheet completed, Wonder Words assignment completed, and a journal response.  

Welcome Back!

I hope you enjoyed a wonderful spring break!  It's hard to believe that we have less than two months left in our school year!  Let's aim for an awesome finish!
Don't forget about our field trip to Crooked Valley on Wednesday.  Please remember to return the consent form and $4.50 for bus money.  Also, refer to the checklist sent out before the break to remember what to bring for our day. 
See you tomorrow! Pics of Ukrainian Easter Eggs and the Smartie Party coming soon....;)

Spring Team Poetry!

Here are some team poems that we wrote last week!

Spring is a radical thing
Birds laugh, play and sing
Bugs and spiders crawl around
All the snow melting in town
Flowers are now in bloom
And puddles are coming soon!

-by Charlie, Damond, Zack and Kordell


Spring is coming with Easter on its tail
Chocolate raining down like hail
Sunshine is coming through the dark trees
People are screaming in fright of bees
Flowers are coming with bugs all over
And the next thing you see is a lucky four leaf clover
Winter is leaving,
Summer is coming,
Do you say "Yay" or "Nay"?
We say Hip-hip-hooray!

-by Maddy, Paeton and Carson


Spring is a time of renewal
It brings things with wings
Spring dyes bunnies brown
Easter eggs excite everyone
Spring lures insects out
Now that's our spring thing

-by Himavan, Tytus, Rohan and Alex


Bugs and baseball
Dirtbiking and dandelions
Rain and riding bikes
Easter and excitement for football
Masters and mud puddles
Playoffs and petunias

-by Carter, Tannor, John and Davis


Spring break, spring break,
Time to have some fun
Bike rides, partying, and playing in the sun
Flowers are blooming and no more snow
Time to get up and go, go, go!
Rain is dancing with the wind
Ice is melting and getting thin
Counting down the days to ten
And now we're back to school again!

-by Sierra, Ann, Lauren and Ayesha


Insects, animals come out now
Cats and kittens go "meow"
Trees are green and roses are red
Everyone gets out of bed
Ice and snow slowly melt
Bird feathers feel like felt
Flowers blossom and they bloom
Bursting coolers go "kaboom!"
We love spring, it is so cool
So come jump with us in our pools-
We have no major rules!

-by Tatiana, Dasha, Ryan, Aiden and Arslan

Tongue Tied!

Today we started a new unit on Poetry!! To kick things off, we hosted a Tongue Twister Championship!  We learned about using alliteration as a poetic device, too.  Add your own tongue twister to this blog posting by adding a comment.  Don't forget to use your iGo account to log-in.