Good Bye Video from Mrs. Graven 5-26-14

Click HERE!  Good Bye Video from Mrs. Graven

CIVIL WAR FIELD TRIP TO THE SQUARE, FRIDAY MAY 16th

This Friday we will be visiting the Sunbury Historical Society's Civil War Reenactment at the Sunbury Square.  We will be taking sack lunches to eat on the Square before we go to the various stations to learn about this important time period.  Please be sure to bring the following:

Bottle of Water

Sack Lunch

Sunscreen

Sunglasses

Hat

Plastic Shopping bag to sit on (it could be wet!)

We will be going rain or shine!!!

SCIENCE Week of May 12th

We will finish up our Healthy Snack Presentations Monday through Wednesday.  Thursday will be a work day for teams to build their EGG DROP landers for next Monday, May 19th.  Teams are to bring materials from home.  The winning egg drop design will be the lightest successful lander. Click the link for details!!

EGG DROP CHALLENGE DETAILS!!! CLICK HERE!!!

Don't forget to bring a plastic Easter egg for a crash test dummy!!

ASSIGNMENTS week of MAY 5th

Monday- Math- WS p. 149, MJ 263
                SCI- Be ready for work days Tuesday and Thursday.

Graven Social Studies Week of May 5

In Social Studies the students will be introduced to Economics.

Graven LA Week of May 5

This week we will be starting the novel Holes, by Louis Sachar. This is a book about family generations and building character. We will be reading the book in class while having class discussions, and journaling on what we have read. There will be quizzes throughout the book.

Wright LA week of May 5th

We start the novel Holes by Louis Sachar this week.  This is a fantastic novel that connects characters and a storyline that stretches over three generations.  It's also a fantastic movie that you can watch on Netflix, but PLEASE wait until we finish reading to watch it.  We will do so in class when we get done!!

For this book there will be a lot of reading, a lot of discussion, and a wee bit of journaling.  We will have a quiz halfway through and then at the end of the story as well.

MONDAY- Read chapters 4-6, pick a journal response to write about
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY- Read chapters 7-12, pick one journal response
THURSDAY- Read chapters 13-18, journal response
FRIDAY- Read chapters 19-24, journal response


HOLES JOURNAL RESPONSES!! CLICK HERE!!!!

SCIENCE week of May 5th

Students will be working on their healthy snack projects this week.  Students have signed up for their days to present.  Please remember to bring your ingredients and recipe write-up on the day you have signed up for.  I recommend bringing cold ingredients in a cooler as our fridge and freezer space here is limited. Remember, just provide a SMALL SAMPLE of your snack. There will be 4 presentations per day, plenty of snacks to be had by all. ****THIS PROJECT IS DUE May 12th - May 14th. Early Bird Bonus for groups that present on Friday May 9th!

HEALTHY SNACK PROJECT! CLICK HERE!

Tuesday and Thursday are work days for the snack project!