Winterhaven School 5th Grade Student Web Page (4.7)
Upcoming Events:
5-26 Move Up Day (visit to 6th grade classrooms)
5-28 Xerox Science- Slime!
5-28 Mock Trial
5-29 Field of Fun! 1:30-3:00
6-1 Stewards of the Environment Group Presentations, part 1 (10:30-11:45)
6-2 Stewards of the Environment Group Presentations, part 2 (10:30-11:45)
6-4 Xerox Science- States of Matter
6-9 K-8 Picnic
6-10 Chautauqua in Auditorium 10-30-11:45
Wish List: We need disinfectant wipes to keep our desks clean and hand sanitizer.
Classroom topics for week beginning May 26th, 2009:
Classroom Law Mock Trial: State of Oregon v. Goldilocks, students have been assigned roles and will prepare for the mock trial on Thursday, May 28.
Systems Thinking: Stewards of the Environment Group Projects
Group Projects Topics- energy conservation, energy diversity and alternatives, consumerism and the environment, global warming, buying local, protecting the environments animals and plants. Students will prepare for their group presentations.
Math: Measuring Probability continued
Science: Ohms law and relationships between voltage, current, and resistance will be explored
Japanese: Lesson 10- The Weekend (あした えいがを みます)
Homework:
Systems Thinking: Final Draft Ice-berg model due 5-29.
Must include 2-5 BOTG’s, a connection circle, 1-3 causal loops, and a short narrative, 5 sentences or more, explaining mental models.
Reading: Johnny Tremain, chapters 5-6, due 5-29
日本語: Writing test to be turned in on 5- 29.
Write a dialogue in hiragana between you and Baadoo-kun explaining your weekend plans. Must be at least 4 sentences.
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