Camp, 5th Grade Baby Photos, Testing, and Events!

Dear Parents,

First of all, I want to thank Heather Dean for joining us at 5th grade camp this year, our 5th graders had such a great time! I am so proud of the good behavior and hard work everyone put into these 3 days, whether they were at school or at camp!

I am so glad, however, to be back in the classroom with all of my students!

5th Grade Parents, I will be sending you a link to a folder for you to upload your child's baby/toddler pictures to for the end of the year assembly! Please keep an eye out for that in your inbox, I have 2 of 10 so far!

I want to give more compliments to the hard work that students have put into their SBA tests so far. Everyone should feel good about their work!

Next week we have our Math SBA tests on Wednesday the 21st and Thursday the 22nd, with Science WCAS on the following week, May 30th.

We have been covering Matter and its Properties in Science, and completed a pretty intense day of experiments yesterday! Students were testing several different powders to determine their characteristics/attributes so that they could correctly identify the "mystery substance." So much messy science fun!

In Social Studies, we are kicking off our Revolutionary War unit with some role-playing and research. Students are broken up into families, and while they will be learning about the Revolutionary War from a predominantly European perspective, we will be making some connections with indigenous tribes as well as discuss some parallels with British colonization and the libration of former colonies around the world.

Finally, I want to share with you a family event that is coming on Saturday, June 1st that I am SO excited about. Erin Jones, a former teacher who ran for superintendent of public instruction a couple years ago, is going to be coming and speaking with Delbert Richardson’s traveling museum, The Unspoken Truths in American History at our very own North Creek High School! You can register for this free event here. I met Erin Jones at WAETAG last fall and find her a wonderful public speaker and an all-around inspiring individual.

I hope you will join me!

Warmest Regards,

Mrs. Hart