What a FUN week! We had so many opportunities to explore, imagine, and create, helping us understand our Science curriculum.
Thank you to all the families that donated items to help make all of these activities happen!
Tuesday we simulated the rock cycle using chocolate. YUM! We got to explore how sedimentary (compacting and cementing), metamorphic (heat and pressure), and igneous (melting and cooling) rocks are created. Check out our rock cycle demonstration pictures to see us in action! 
We had so much fun on our first Full STEAM Ahead half day! Today we became engineers and received a challenge from General Stone to create a structure that would withstand a 7.1 magnitude quake, or 10 shakes in a Jello pan. We collaborated in teams to create a two story structure that included at least one square and one triangle using 30 toothpicks and 30 marshmallows. We brainstormed ideas, came to a consensus on one structure to build, and then put it into action! Click on the group of photos below for more pictures and videos of our engineering in action!
Our next STEAM day will be Monday, October 9th. I am so excited to see what we will create next!
A LOOK INTO ROOM 23:
In Reading this week, we continued to explore fiction text to help us summarize and explain plot elements. When summarizing, students should use the SWBST (Somebody Wanted But So Then) strategy. Using these components we are able to construct a short paragraph that tells us the overall theme, or summary of the book. We used a plot pyramid to discover the exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of the classic nursery rhyme Jack and Jill. Challenge your students to think about the change that is occuring in the text that they are reading. Lastly, we used our fictional texts to help us understand the meaning of multiple meaning words. When discussing the meaning of words in text, ask your student Are there any clues around the word to help you figure out the meaning? What can you use to help you find the meaning of this word?
We will continue to review run on sentences vs sentence fragments in Writing as we move into next week. Our next writing prompt will be a narrative using two truths, and one lie about ourselves. We had a blast trying to guess the lie in everyone’s two truths and a lie quick write.
We began our study of Henrico History this week in Social Studies. We learned that the original Henrico Shire has been divided into 9 counties and 3 cities that we currently know today.
UPCOMING DATES:
Click on the 5th Grade Calendar tab for additional upcoming events further into October!
- Sept 25: First Nine Weeks Monday Clubs begin– 5th grade students have been selected to participate in Art Club, Reader’s Theatre, and Sports Club from 7:20-7:40. You will receive notification if your child has been selected to participate in these clubs this nine weeks.
- Sep 26: Back to School Night 6-8pm
- Oct 2: Great American Fundraiser Ends
- Oct 2: First Homework Assignment due
NEW & REMINDERS:
- Back to School Night is Tuesday, September 26! I look forward to seeing you all there! PTA will provide dinner for any families that complete the PTA Passport!
- After school club registration is open! Visit the Trevvett homepage and view flyers for 8 exciting after school enrichment opportunities and register online. No money or forms need to be sent to school. We are hopeful all classes will fill up!
- Stay in the loop this year! Our class is striving to have 100% of families subscribed to both my blog and Remind text message updates, and we are SO close. Be sure to check your email to confirm the blog subscription and join Remind.
- Family Photos: We’re still looking to fill up our Family Wall! If you haven’t already, please send in a family photo so we can complete our wall.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Golden