This column written by 5th graders.
March 12th:
This past week was Lutheran School's Week. It was a special week because we were also celebrating the 140th anniversary of our school. This was our schedule:
Monday: Museum and Play
Tuesda: Pastries with Parents
Wednesday: Historical dress-up
Thursday: Academic Showcase
Friday: Grandparent's Day and Spirit Squads.
Here is a little bit about Lutheran School's Week. On Monday the whole school went to the Milwaukee Public Museum. We expeciially toured the Streets of Old Milwaukee. On Tuesday morning, parents of students met their child in the gym for pastries and a devotion. Wednesday was the fun day. Wednesday was the day you could dress up as someone in history. Thursday was the Academic Showcase. Each classroom had their own time period of the 140 years to study. Our time period was 1872-1900. We made triaramas representing what we studied. Friday involved Grandparent's Day. In the morning grandparents came over to church for chapel and a sing-along. After that their grandkids gave them a tour of their classrooms. Then they went down to the gym for a snack. Then grandparents went home. In the afternoon we played "Ye Old Games: with our spirit squads. Written by Hannah
January 23rd:
Hi! Our names are Andrew and Robert, and these are things we are doing in 5th grade. In Bible History, we are learning about how God made the sun stand still. In Math we are studying geometry and studying polygons. In reading we are reading poetry. In spelling we are spelling silent consonants. In language we are finishing our business letters and beginning to write poetry. The events leading up to the Revolutionary War is what we are studying in social studies. In science we are learning how our body fights off diseases. In gym our warm up is "lightning and our hockey is floor hockey. This is our news in 5th grade!
December 8th:
Hello, our names are Kim and Lily. This week we finished a great book by by Beverly Cleary, and the name of the book is Dear Mr. Henshaw. In Art we finished making little gingerbread men that almost ran away. No, not really. We caught them and hung them on the tree in our classroom. This week in math we learned long and short division. It was hard and fun. In language class we are learning to write a business letter to a business we can choose ourselves. In science we are learning about the carbon dioxide and oxygen cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and the water cycle. In Christ Light, we learned about the story of manna and quail. We also learned in social studies about the New England Colonies, and how they got their resources and lived. In spelling we learned "oi" and "ou" words. Our most challenging word was disappoint. Thanks for reading our news!
November 8th
We do many different things in 5th grade. Every day we have specials. Specials are activities we do after we have recess. Our specials are arranged by "ABCD". We rotate between gym, music, art, and study hall. We enjoy our specials. Another thing we like is every morning we have snack right before we have language. Language is something we do everyday. In language we are right now talking about pronouns. We are also talking about how to make a good "How To" article. In history we learned about different explorers and other famous people. In reading we started a new book called, Dear Mr. Henshaw. Recently in Bible History we learned about Joseph. In math we started working on two or three digit multiplication. So, that's what we do in 5th grade! Cedric and Jacob.
October 15th
Hi, Our names are Katie and Jaydin, and this is what we're doing in 5th grade.
Bible History: We learned about Joseph and how his brothers despised him. Before that we learned about Jacob and Esau.
Math: We learned about different kinds of graphs like double bar graphs, line graphs and pictographs. In reading we just finished the book Morning Girl.
Spelling: We are learning the long \i\ words like prize.
Language: We"ve finished our section in language about nouns, and now we're working on pronouns. We also finished writing our personal narratives.
Social Studies: We've finished our posters on Indian cultures, and now we're working on explorers like Christopher Columbus.
Gym: In gym we have basketball season. We like playing lightning and knockout.
Art: In art we're making leaf posters.
Science: We're learning about things like selective breeding and genes.
