Learning to Code

The students created code to make characters move. It was exciting watching them problem solve with their peers to get their code to work correctly. We used a free app called Scratch Jr.  If you have older kids, you could try another app called Hopscotch.

Read Across America Readathon

These super readers raced across the United States. They came in 1st place and won $10 gift certificates to Park Street Books. Wow!

The students read for 17, 624 minutes.  Do you know how many hours that is?

Spring Fling

What simple machine is used to make a catapult? You guessed it...a lever!  Students designed catapults to launch a marshmallow for our 10th Annual Spring Fling.  They used different materials to make some amazing catapults.

Check out our awesome designs!

Colorful Catapults

Look at the mouse traps, plastic spoons, and Popsicle sticks used in their designs.

The energy source comes from all of those heavy duty rubber bands!

Colonial Life

We have been learning about Puritans, colonial villages, schools, and trades.  Monday is Patriots' Day. Go to Lexington and Concord to see some local events this weekend at Minute Man National Historical Park!

Trade Signs

Village in Colonial Times

The village green was at the center of town. 

Nonfiction Cereal Box Reports

Students picked a nonfiction book to read and created cereal boxes to represent their topic. They used important text features and summarized the topic. 

Benjamin Franklin Presentation

Did you know Benjamin Franklin loved to read?  Although he only went to school for two years, he went on to discover many important things!  He was a great scientist and inventor.  Ask your child to tell you a few things he/she learned from the presentation.

Ben working for his father making candles.

Ben learned the printing trade and moved to Philadelphia.

He learned a lot about electricity. 

Reading our Informational Reports

The students worked so hard writing amazing informational books.  Today, they had the chance to read some of the books and write about something they learned.  We learned a lot! Did you know that a cat's claws can come in and out?  Did you know that the longest game in the history of baseball had 25 innings?