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17 May 2013
This week, students transitioned back to class after their fun-filled camp week at camp. The students were tired, but were able to return to their studies without too much difficulty. Students attended the science lab for the final time this year and dissected owl pellets. Using the class iPad, Marcus, Eli, Kristin, Mario, Will, and Jose created a video to describe the lab. Additionally, this week students reviewed coordinate plane graphing, continued their daily poetry discussions and reading of Greek mythology, worked on their responses to literature for the final District writing assessment, completed the family life science unit, and began their study of ancient Rome. Lastly, students began exploring iMovie, a $4.99 app. Faith and Lily created this iMovie Trailer, The Adventures of Room 10, to share:
Next week will be an exciting one, filled with new learning adventures. The afternoons of May 20th and May 24th, Petaluma Animal Services will present a lesson in veterinary science education. The lesson is entitled A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian. Dr. Matthew Carter of Central Animal Hospital will help students solve a “medical mystery” with the help of a demonstration dog and owner who will role play the dog’s pretend symptoms of disease. Petaluma Animal Services will bring three instructors to conduct the class. The demonstration dog is a child-friendly, certified Canine Good Citizen animal. There will be an opportunity for the children to interact with the dog if the children are not fearful or allergic and if the children maintain a calm state around the dog. The dog will be under the constant supervision of the handler and the instructors.
On Thursday, May 23rd, students will have an Ancient Artifacts presentation of The Roman Legion. On the premise of taking the students on a Roman military campaign, this presentation utilizes genuine artifacts and Roman mythology to illustrate the importance of military expansion to the Roman civilization as well as the innumerable benefits that the empire brought to the people it touched. In the classic style of oral tradition, students will be interactively taught about Roman gods, as well as some of the Empire’s most famous people and events.
Additionally, Philip Yenawine, the co-author of our Visual Thinking Strategies program will be visiting the class on Thursday or Friday, and on Wednesday, May 22nd, our class will work with the naturalist and artist, John Muir Laws. So next week students will spend most of the week in hands on learning activities to enhance their critical thinking skills, observation and scientific process skills, their knowledge of ancient Rome, and more. Students will also continue work in other academic areas, reviewing math concepts and continuing to enhance reading and writing strategies.
As I am certain you know, the students had a marvelous time at camp, making new friends, enjoying the outdoors, and participating in many activities. Cole and Alexis also worked with a counselor to write the Upriver Song, shown below, and Ms. Brown provided camp photographs, which you may see here.
The Upriver Song
by Cole, Alexis, Counselor Morisa
I’ve got a rock in my shoe
And I don’t know what to do
So take it out, take it out, take it out, take it out
I’ve got some sand in my sock
And I know it’s not a rock
So take it out, take it out, take it out, take it out
I’ve got a leaf on my shirt
And a little bit of dirt
So brush it off, brush it off, brush it off, brush it off
I’ve got some water on my pants
And I’ll do a little dance
To shake it off, shake it off, shake it off, shake it off
This is the upriver song
And this hike is really long
So sing it loud, sing it loud, sing it loud, sing it loud
As we near the last weeks of school, here is a list of upcoming events:
- Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day holiday
- Friday, May 31 – district-wide sixth grade Petaluma Swim Center swim party; bring your own bag lunch
- Tuesday, June 4 – 10:00 a.m. sixth grade promotion
- Wednesday, June 5 – field day-parent volunteers needed; last day of school, 11:50 dismissal
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