If you’re feeling overwhelmed, take a break!

If you’ve been working for an hour, take a break!

If you feel frustrated, take a break!

Gev. Kimmel and I started a list of break ideas for you. We will keep adding to the list. If you have more ideas, let us know!

Break Ideas

Hi Everyone,

Even though learning may look a little different for the weeks to come, I wanted to send you the ‘I Can’ statements we’ve been working on and the ‘I can’ statements that we will be working towards throughout the next few weeks. I will continue to align what we are learning to these content skills. If the focus of our content changes, or we move on to our next unit I will let you know.

As always, please reach out with any questions you have! I am happy to help in any way.

Gev. McAdams

5th Math:

• I can explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is divided by a power of 10.

• I can find whole-number quotients with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value and relate it to the relationship between multiplication and division.

• I can illustrate and explain the process of division using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

• I can divide decimals to hundredths and explain the reasoning used.

5th Science:

• I can plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
• I can develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
• I can analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.
• I can gather and synthesize information based on readings to understand and find evidence to explain the science behind waves.

6th Science:

• I can gather and synthesize information based on readings to understand and find evidence to prove why and how we can smell odors.
• I can develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
• I can accurately represent phenomena in my model.
• I can include key ideas and relationships in my models, while keeping my model organized and clear so others are able to understand.
• I can develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Today was the tenth day of our eggs in our incubator – which meant it was time to candle the eggs to see if they were fertilized and if a chick was growing inside of them!

This was such an exciting experience! We were able to see some of the veins and arteries of our chicks, as well as the air bubbles in the eggs which allows the chicks to breathe – SERIOUSLY SO COOL!

We were also thrilled to find out after checking each egg that 10 out of our 13 eggs appeared to be fertilized!

The 5th graders did an absolutely wonderful job with this experience and we are crossing our fingers in hope that some of our fertilized eggs will hatch!

Stay tuned for more updates on our chicks,

Gev. McAdams