Friday, October 29, 2010
PEACE AND LOVE
Just wanted to give a shout out to my 60's lovin, hippie friends that dressed up in hippie attire today for Halloween. Mr. Woodward, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Bunch, several students and myself all become flower children for the day. It was fun guys!! Peace Out! Thanks KO!
WE DID IT!!!
Well, we did it! We made it through a very busy and exciting week in the 5th grade at Highland. First of all, we celebrated Red Ribbon Week which incorporates many activities for the students as we promote being drug free. Various guest speakers shared information and personal stories during morning procedures with the students. Each day the students could dress up to a certain theme created by our FRC coordinator, Mrs. Honeycutt.
Second, we took our annual field trip to our capitol city, Frankfort, on Wednesday. It was a great day and we couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous autumn day to spend touring our state capitol and strolling through the Frankfort cemetery to Daniel Boone's grave site. We left at 7:00am and rode two charter buses to Frankfort where we toured the old and new capitol buildings.
Third, IT WAS HALLOWEEN PARTY DAY! This year 5th graders were encouraged to dress up in their favorite costume. We had a parade of costumes in morning procedures, which was a blast! The teachers got in on the fun as well. The 5th grade teachers and I dressed in the decades from the 50's to the 80's. Everyone looked great. In the afternoon we all celebrated with a Halloween Party full of fun and treats. In my homerooom we played musical chairs while listening to "Thriller" as we ate yummy cookies and cupcakes.
In Social Studies we have focused our attention to the upcoming elections. The kids researched which offices are up for grabs in the 2010 vote and analyzed what level of government the cadidate would be working in. We will review the results as we go back to school on November 3rd. I sent home with all 5th grade students a current ballot to share with their family to try and persuade family members to exercise thier civic duty and VOTE!!
So, as you can see, we have had a Totally Awesome week here at Highland thanks to all faculty and staff. It takes all of us to make such an incredible week happen!! I want to also say an extra thanks to my team along with Mrs. Dakin and Mr. Harper for their flexibility and willingness to help on our field trip. It was a success due to such a great team!!
Second, we took our annual field trip to our capitol city, Frankfort, on Wednesday. It was a great day and we couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous autumn day to spend touring our state capitol and strolling through the Frankfort cemetery to Daniel Boone's grave site. We left at 7:00am and rode two charter buses to Frankfort where we toured the old and new capitol buildings.
Third, IT WAS HALLOWEEN PARTY DAY! This year 5th graders were encouraged to dress up in their favorite costume. We had a parade of costumes in morning procedures, which was a blast! The teachers got in on the fun as well. The 5th grade teachers and I dressed in the decades from the 50's to the 80's. Everyone looked great. In the afternoon we all celebrated with a Halloween Party full of fun and treats. In my homerooom we played musical chairs while listening to "Thriller" as we ate yummy cookies and cupcakes.
In Social Studies we have focused our attention to the upcoming elections. The kids researched which offices are up for grabs in the 2010 vote and analyzed what level of government the cadidate would be working in. We will review the results as we go back to school on November 3rd. I sent home with all 5th grade students a current ballot to share with their family to try and persuade family members to exercise thier civic duty and VOTE!!
So, as you can see, we have had a Totally Awesome week here at Highland thanks to all faculty and staff. It takes all of us to make such an incredible week happen!! I want to also say an extra thanks to my team along with Mrs. Dakin and Mr. Harper for their flexibility and willingness to help on our field trip. It was a success due to such a great team!!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
FRANKFORT FIELD TRIP!
Our annual trip to Frankfort is just a week away. That's right, next Wednesday Oct. 27th all 5th graders with a signed permission slip will be traveling by charter to our state capitol, Frankfort, KY. We will be touring the old historic capitol building/museum and our current state capitol building. This trip helps students understand more about the framework and purpose of our democratic government. Students have received an information sheet, itinerary, and permission slip for this trip. If you have any questions please call Highland.
Halloween parties are coming up on Friday, October 29th!! 5th grade gets to join in the fun and dress up in your best costume. Remember no masks! If you want to help, call your homeroom teacher and help plan the best Halloween party ever!!!
Halloween parties are coming up on Friday, October 29th!! 5th grade gets to join in the fun and dress up in your best costume. Remember no masks! If you want to help, call your homeroom teacher and help plan the best Halloween party ever!!!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
October 18, 2010
In Social Studies this week we will be covering 2 new lessons titled "Early American Cultures" and "Rise of Empires" These lessons can be found in the Social Studies textbook on pgs.60-71. In both of these lessons the students will be introduced to the cultures of 6 early American groups. The groups are Moundbuilders, Anasazi, Inuit, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Students will work in small cooperative groups to create a poster describing the culture of their group. Students will also be writing a half to a full page summary of the group they are researching. Our main goal is to learn the aspects of the early american's culture and be able to do an informative summary of the information learned throughout the project.
On Thursday all classes will complete an open response question that will assess what they have learned about these early American cultures. We will be learning how to make our answers complete, correct and clear so all students can reach the highest score of a distinguished.
On Friday we will reflect on the open response and review our data. Also, on Friday we always watch NewsQuiz on KET. This is a 15 minute news show for kids. This is one way students stay current in what's happening in our state, country and world.
As you can see we have a busy week full of new information to be learned!!! Bring it on!!!
On Thursday all classes will complete an open response question that will assess what they have learned about these early American cultures. We will be learning how to make our answers complete, correct and clear so all students can reach the highest score of a distinguished.
On Friday we will reflect on the open response and review our data. Also, on Friday we always watch NewsQuiz on KET. This is a 15 minute news show for kids. This is one way students stay current in what's happening in our state, country and world.
As you can see we have a busy week full of new information to be learned!!! Bring it on!!!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10/13/10
Well, we are halfway through the week and I am just excited about the progress we are making in 5th grade. Today, we completed another Writing Wednesday and dedicated our morning to practicing our communication skills through writing. The students are working hard on being clear and specific when writing about what they have learned while using vocabulary from their core classes to enhance their writing.
Today, we focused on a Social Studies Open Response Question and finding absolute location using latitude and longitude. The open response question was about natural resources and how they are vital to our surivival . In writing the students will be assessed in content, structure and conventions. So it is necessary that they use descriptive details and vocabulary, organize their ideas logically, and edit their work properly for grammatical errors. One thing that makes the Social Studies open response question more challenging is the students must pull information they have learned in their previous classes to use correct information to achieve their goal of a proficient or distinguished score.
In Social Studies we are beginning our unit on the first Americans! Learning about the people who inhabited our country before Christopher Columbus helps form the building blocks for which the understanding of the beginning of our nation will be built upon. I love this unit! I hope the students do too!!!!
Today, we focused on a Social Studies Open Response Question and finding absolute location using latitude and longitude. The open response question was about natural resources and how they are vital to our surivival . In writing the students will be assessed in content, structure and conventions. So it is necessary that they use descriptive details and vocabulary, organize their ideas logically, and edit their work properly for grammatical errors. One thing that makes the Social Studies open response question more challenging is the students must pull information they have learned in their previous classes to use correct information to achieve their goal of a proficient or distinguished score.
In Social Studies we are beginning our unit on the first Americans! Learning about the people who inhabited our country before Christopher Columbus helps form the building blocks for which the understanding of the beginning of our nation will be built upon. I love this unit! I hope the students do too!!!!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Happy Fall Break!
Hope all of you are having a very fun and relaxing fall break! You deserve the break after all of the hard work you have been putting in here at school. Sadly, the week will be over before we know it so enjoy the time off and get charged up and ready for school. Have a safe week!!!
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