Sandy Creek

2 weeks ago all of 5th grade went on a trip to Sandy Creek Nature Center.

We went on a walk, and looked at a lot of fungi, some fungi were yellow, green, blue, orange, and some even were white with black polka dots. Then we sat down and talked about what color fungi we would want to be.

Then we went inside to work at cell centers. We saw bug wings through a microscope, we also got to make are own slides. We got to see all kinds of things in the microscope, sometimes we got to see something move.

After that we got on the bus and went home. And that was the 5th grade field trip to the Sandy Creek Nature Center.



 

posted by Joseph c.

Historical Book Groups

This year we are doing historical book groups. In Social Studies we are learning about the Civil War , so that is all of the books' topics.

I'm reading Red Cap by G.Clifton Wisler. Other groups are reading NightJohn, After The Rain, and Civil War On Sunday.

Reading the books help us to make connections and are note taking. My favorite  part of book groups are taking about  what we are confused about.

We all love book groups thank you teachers!!!!!

- Posed by Camille F.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical Fiction Groups

In the 5th grade we do something called Historical Fiction  groups.

There are 4 groups. Mrs.Wilcox, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Upchurch, and Ms. Kipling.

All these groups are reading books that relate to what we are learning in social studies. In social studies we are learning about the Civil War.

Do you wounder what is so cool about these books? It is that all of them are from a kids point of view!!!

 

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Red Cap Chapters 1-5

A kid named Ransom J. Powell wants to fight for the Union but he can't. Later on Captain Jaroe visits Frostburg.  Captain Jaroe tells Ranse to beat a drum so he can see if he's a good drummer boy for the union. Sure enough he passes the test.

When he gets there he sees the the other drummer boy's name is Danny. Later it was time to do their calls like retreat and tattoo. Retreat was Ranse's favorite. R.J didn't tell his parents before going to the army. That's why he didn't go home for a vacation when the captain said he should. R.J just wrote a letter to his parents.

Ranse's feelings are pretty sad because his friends keep dying. Ranse beats the drum for the first time and something bad happens. Poor Ranse. Danny just died Who will be next?

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Meet Mrs. Upchurch

What convinced you to become a teacher?

"I really like working with children of all ages."

Whats your favorite subject to teach and why?

"Math,because I love watching  students figure out something that seems very difficult at first."

What do you want 5th grade to learn this year?

"To take pride in their work,and to not be afraid to take on challenges."

What was school like when you were in 5th grade?

"We only had one classroom in our grade.I went to a k through 8 school,so we weren't the big kids."

What are one of your hobbies?

"I really like to cook and bake."

--Posted by Sofia C.

A Sandy Creek Adventure

5th grade got to go on a field trip to Sandy Creek Nature Center. 

My group went on a nature walk first. Did you know there are mushrooms in almost all colors!?!Even white ones with black polka dots. We saw a very unpleasant worm almost get eaten by flies. We also saw many Daddy Long Legs.Many people scared them away.

Next we went inside to learn more about microorganisms and do activities! I never knew cells were so weird. We got to see cells through microscopes. Another thing we did was make our own slides. I made mine with seaweed! Seaweed is very interesting,if you look at it through a microscope, there's multiples of green strings all tangled up!I was the only one brave enough to get seaweed with my bare hands, well at least in my group I was.

Then we all took a class picture and it sure was fun!



Posted By- Sofia C.

Sandy Creek Field Trip

Last Thursday all 5th grade went on a field trip to Sandy Creek.

There we learned some more about microorganisms .

At Sandy Creek we did 2 things, a nature walk and lab activities .

In the lab we looked under microscopes and talked about different microorganisms like E.coli and Red Tide.

On the nature walk we saw frogs, fish ,turtles, fungi, and a lot more.

I feel that this trip was a complete success for the 5th grade.

--posted by Chandler P.

Trip to Sandy Creek

When we got to Sandy Creek first we went inside to look into microscopes. We were all split up into groups. One group put leaves or something under the microscope and looked at it. Another group was doing cause and effect like if the cause of too much candy and the effect is bad teeth. Then we looked into more microscope. we looked at different kinds of bacteria in the microscope and the draw it.

Soon it was time for our hike. On our hike we saw a decaying log. I stepped on it and it broke it into two. Ms.Wilcox spotted a deer but we didn't see it. We saw microorganisms. There were different color mushrooms. When we got to the pond we saw little frogs hopping. We tried catching them but they were camouflaged. We also saw turtles. Then we saw the brick factory that used to be there. We could saw lots of bricks that came from the brick factory. Then it was time to head back.

--posted by Zumer A.

Meet Ms.Thompson

What is your favorite subject and why?

"Science because I like to do experiments."

What convinced you to become a teacher?

"I love to work with kids."

What do you want 5th grade to learn this year?

"I want them to learn to become great writers."

What was school like when you were in 5th grade?

"We did not have a smart board, we had an overhead projector, we also had a really long recess."

Tell us one of your hobbies?

"I really like to do triathlons, where I swim, bike, and run."

-- posted by Joseph C.

Sandy Creek Fun!

Chase Street fifth grade went to Sandy Creek last week and it was awesome!!!

We went on a hike and saw all kinds of things, like mushrooms of all colors! red, orange, white, yellow,purple, and even a polka dotted one!!! Some of the animals we saw were LOTS of daddy long legs,and we saw a beaver hole! It was so cool! I almost walked in to a spider web, but luckily some one saved me! Whew!!!

We also learned about microorganisms and made our own slides out of the pond water. They looked like a bunch of colorful squiggly lines.

We all had a blast at Sandy Creek!!! Thank you teachers!

-published by Camille F.

Meet Mrs.Gravely

What is your favorite subject and why?

Math because it is challenging.

What convinced you to teach?

I really liked school and I wanted to continue .

What do you want 5th grade to learn this year?

To love learning and to be excited about learning.

What was school like for you?

We did Disney Mousersize .

What is your favorite hobby?

Yard work.

--posted by Chandler P.

Meet Mrs.Wilcox!!!

What is your favorite subject to teach and why?

"Social Studies because there are so many great stories!"

What convinced you to be a teacher?

"I have many teachers in my family, and my grand father was a teacher. He told me story's about science so i wanted to be like him."

What do you want fifth graders to learn this year?

"To be interdependent thinkers and to be curious about the world.

What was school like when you were a kid?

I remember i had to learn my multiplication facts ,U.S. history, scientific method, and i did a huge play for social studies.

Tell me about one of your hobbies!

I love to scrap book and take lots of pictures!!!      

--posted by Camille F.

Mr.Boyd

What is your favorite subject to teach and why?

"Science because you can see science all around you."

What convinced you to want to be a teacher?

"I'm working because I have a purpose to teach."

What do you want 5th grade to learn this year?

" A lot because I want to prepare 5th grade for middle school!"

What was school like when you were a kid?

" It was cold because I lived in Wisconsin."

Tell us about your hobbies.

" I like riding my motorcycle a lot and I like salsa dancing!"

--posted by Zumer A.

Meet Ms. Maxey

What is your favorite subject to teach and why?

"Writing because I like hearing about students' stories."

What convinced you to become a teacher?

"My first job was boring so I decided teacher would be fun!"

What do you want 5th graders to learn this year?

"I want them to learn about debates.We will be writing letters to the president!"

What was school like when you were in 5th grade?

"I was the tallest student in my class.We did not have any technology (smartboards)."

Tell us one of your hobbies.

"I love going thrift store shopping."

--posted by Sofia C.