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?

Making Words on the iPads!

The students used an iPad app called Magnetic ABC to make words. This is a fun way to practice phonics. Try it at home to practice your spelling words! 

Area

We created area posters and counted up square units inside. Ask your child to tell you some different ways to find the area of a shape.