Roller Coasters

The students worked together to build roller coasters! They could only use paper, masking tape, and scissors! The roller coasters turned out amazing!

Fun Day

We had a great time at Fun Day!

Daniel Boone Home

We had a great day at the Daniel Boone home! We learned how pioneers made a fire, went to a one room school, went to the carpenter's shop, and took a tour of his home! 

Weekly Happenings

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend! As we approach the end of the year, we will have a small celebration each day! The celebrations will be a surprise for the kiddos!

Here is what's happening this week:

Writing: We will continue collecting evidence to support their thesis statements! The students will also work on writing introductions and conclusions to their essays.

Reading: The students have finished their book club books! We will have a last discussion this week! We will then look at how primary sources can help us build information on a historical period.

Science/Social Studies: We will spend the last couple of weeks learning about Missouri's government. The students will learn about our three branches of government and what each branch does.

Math: We are continuing to work on Genius Hour during math three days a week. The students will begin the research stage of their projects this week. Please continue to send in paper towel/toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes, straws, paper cups, or any other recycled goods. Thank you in advance!

Important Reminders:
5/18 - Daniel Boone Field Trip
5/20 - Fun Day
5/24 - End of the Year Parties
5/27 - 1/2 Day - Last Day 

Operation Egg Drop

The students worked together to create devices that would keep a dropped egg from cracking!

Grandparent's Day

The students taught their grandparents about all of the new technology we have at Concord. 

Marble Racing

We practiced calculating speed by racing marbles!

Weekly Happenings

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I hope all you mothers had a great Mother's Day!

Here is what's happening this week:

Writing: We will create a thesis statement for their compare/contrast essays. We will also work on finding evidence to support our thesis statements.

Reading: The students are continuing to work in their historical fiction book clubs. We are continuing to work on finding the theme and supporting that with evidence from the text. We will also work on making our book club discussions stronger.

Science/Social Studies: We will wrap up our motion chapter this week. We will review Tuesday and Wednesday. The test is this Thursday. Next, we will switch back to our last social studies chapter. This chapter will cover Missouri's government.

Math: We are continuing to work on Genius Hour during math three days a week. The students will begin the research stage of their projects this week. Please continue to send in paper towel/toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes, straws, paper cups, or any other recycled goods. Thank you in advance!

Important Reminders:
5/12 - I Discover - Grandparent's Day
5/13 - No School
5/18 - Daniel Boone Field Trip
5/20 - Fun Day

Classroom Concert

The strings students played us part of their concert. They sounded great! 

MAP Celebration

We celebrated the end of MAP testing with an extra recess and snow cones!

Junior Achievement

We learned all about how to be an entrepreneur from Junior Achievement! 

Genius Hour

We will be starting Genius Hour! Some of you may have read about it, but if you have not, I will give you a run-down on what it entails.  Genius Hour is one hour of class-time set aside each week where the kids have a chance to collaborate, work toward a common cause, use their talents and strengths, and get creative about something they are passionate about!  The students will come up with an idea to research and share about.  The possibilities are endless and totally driven by the kids.  The goal of genius hour is to mold little innovators and creators- students who use inquiry and creativity to think for themselves and problem solve in ways they may not have before.
For some of the projects, students will have the opportunity to build/create something.  I would love to have them create their projects using recycled goods such as cardboard boxes (tissues, cereal, shoe boxes, etc), paper towel and toilet paper rolls, straws, paper cups and really anything else they can think of or have on hand.  Things like pipe cleaners, stickers, foam sticky shapes and things of that sort would also be great if you are interested in donating those as well.  If you can save these items for us as you use them, we would LOVE it.  Please send them in anytime during the next 2-3 weeks.  The more the better!   
I am so excited to start this with our kiddos- there's nothing better than watching their little minds light up when they get excited about something!  This is SUCH an authentic way to get them excited about school, boost self-esteem, and get them researching and thinking outside the box about things!  I can't wait to get started.  

Thanks in advance for your support!

Weekly Happenings

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Here is what's happening this week:

Writing: We will wrap up their first literary essays this week. After finishing their first essay, the students will write an essay comparing and contrasting two books with a similar theme. These essays will take us to the end of the year.

Reading: The students are continuing to work in their historical fiction book clubs. They will work on developing ideas for discussion. We will also work on finding the them of their text.

Science: We have moved onto the Force and Motion unit in science. The students will learn about the affect of force on objects. They will also learn how to find the speed of an object.

Math: With the end of MAP testing, we will be starting Genius Hour (more information to come). The students will work on their Genius Hour projects during our math time two to three days a week. On the other days, we will continue to review math concepts.

Important Reminders:
5/5 - MAP Celebration
5/12 - I Discover - Grandparent's Day
5/13 - No School