That same evening, after going home, resting up, and getting all dressed up, the 5th grade came back to school to perform for family and friends. They sang, danced, and played instruments for 45 minutes of fun filled entertainment. Great job gang!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Spring Concert
On Thursday, the 5th grade was busy preparing for and giving their annual 4th and 5th grade concert. After rehearsing for an hour in the morning, the entire 5th grade performed for the rest of the school community during the all school assembly that afternoon.
That same evening, after going home, resting up, and getting all dressed up, the 5th grade came back to school to perform for family and friends. They sang, danced, and played instruments for 45 minutes of fun filled entertainment. Great job gang!
That same evening, after going home, resting up, and getting all dressed up, the 5th grade came back to school to perform for family and friends. They sang, danced, and played instruments for 45 minutes of fun filled entertainment. Great job gang!
Ms. Eldridge Visits on Monday and Wednesday
Lots of things to update this weekend. On our first week back from vacation, we were lucky enough to have Ms. Patsy Eldridge join us for our kick-off for the weather unit that we will be concentrating on for the next few weeks. As usual, Ms. Eldridge both entertained and was extremely informative as the students learned about the interaction of cold and warm masses, or convection.
On Monday, the class was outside in the 40 degree temperatures. Since the activity included smoke from incense, we couldn't complete this activity inside without setting off the sprinkler system. That probably wouldn't have gone over too well with the administration. We were able to observe how air of contrasting temperatures moves by following the movement of the smoke. As candles warmed the air in our plastic boxes we were able to see the smoke get dragged over to the chimney directly over the flames and the warm air was then replaced by the cooler air from outside. It was a real eye-opener.
On Wednesday, we were inside in the warmth of the Science Lab as we again observed what happens when two masses with contrasting contrasting temperatures meet. This time, rather than air, we used water, and the result was even more powerful. We placed warm water with red food coloring and cold water with blue food coloring in a tank that contained room temperature water. We were able to observe how the warm red water rose to the top of the tank because it was less dense and the blue colder water, because it was more dense, sank to the bottom of the tank. This was really a great demonstrating of what happens when cold and warm air masses meet.
Unfortunately, this was our last experience with Ms. Eldridge for the year. As always, she was an incredibly important part of our Science curriculum and hopefully she can continue to visit Proctor for many more years. Both the students ans the teachers learn an incredible amount from her.
On Monday, the class was outside in the 40 degree temperatures. Since the activity included smoke from incense, we couldn't complete this activity inside without setting off the sprinkler system. That probably wouldn't have gone over too well with the administration. We were able to observe how air of contrasting temperatures moves by following the movement of the smoke. As candles warmed the air in our plastic boxes we were able to see the smoke get dragged over to the chimney directly over the flames and the warm air was then replaced by the cooler air from outside. It was a real eye-opener.
On Wednesday, we were inside in the warmth of the Science Lab as we again observed what happens when two masses with contrasting contrasting temperatures meet. This time, rather than air, we used water, and the result was even more powerful. We placed warm water with red food coloring and cold water with blue food coloring in a tank that contained room temperature water. We were able to observe how the warm red water rose to the top of the tank because it was less dense and the blue colder water, because it was more dense, sank to the bottom of the tank. This was really a great demonstrating of what happens when cold and warm air masses meet.
Unfortunately, this was our last experience with Ms. Eldridge for the year. As always, she was an incredibly important part of our Science curriculum and hopefully she can continue to visit Proctor for many more years. Both the students ans the teachers learn an incredible amount from her.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Annual Concord Visit
I hope this update finds everyone enjoying the last few hours of vacation. I'm sure it is one that we will not soon forget with the events surrounding the Boston Marathon headlining the week.
Before we headed out for vacation, we loaded up the bus to head to Concord, MA for our annual trip to view the site of the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and to learn more about Concord and life there circa 1776. The trip involves some pre-trip research as we wanted to find out about some of the people who were living in Concord at the time and what some of their responses were to the British marching upon their village. We started the day with members of the class reporting out what they learned as "family units".
We then headed out to the Old North Bridge and the Emerson house to see where the first shots fired upon the British troops took place. We were able to see the Minuteman Monument, the Old North Bridge, Reverend and Phoebe Emerson's home, and the burial site for the first British soldiers killed in the war.
Afterwards, we headed back to the Concord Museum to view some artifacts of the time and to participate in a "Town Meeting" that took place as the war began. Everyone was to contribute in the town meeting and then a vote was taken. We then enjoyed a nice lunch on the lawn before heading home. As usual, it was an informative trip to historic Concord and the weather was perfect for all of the outdoor activities.
Before we headed out for vacation, we loaded up the bus to head to Concord, MA for our annual trip to view the site of the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and to learn more about Concord and life there circa 1776. The trip involves some pre-trip research as we wanted to find out about some of the people who were living in Concord at the time and what some of their responses were to the British marching upon their village. We started the day with members of the class reporting out what they learned as "family units".
We then headed out to the Old North Bridge and the Emerson house to see where the first shots fired upon the British troops took place. We were able to see the Minuteman Monument, the Old North Bridge, Reverend and Phoebe Emerson's home, and the burial site for the first British soldiers killed in the war.
Afterwards, we headed back to the Concord Museum to view some artifacts of the time and to participate in a "Town Meeting" that took place as the war began. Everyone was to contribute in the town meeting and then a vote was taken. We then enjoyed a nice lunch on the lawn before heading home. As usual, it was an informative trip to historic Concord and the weather was perfect for all of the outdoor activities.
This trip continues to be a great kick-off to our unit on the Causes of the American Revolution and really gets the students thinking about the time period in which the revolution occurred.
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