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5th Grade Poets

We learned a new type of poetry last week, limericks.  The 5th graders each wrote some of their own.  Here are a few of their examples. There Was Once a Poem Named Limerick… Posted on February 19, 2013 by benjaminc Have you guys … Continue reading

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Top Science Fair Reflections

Our school just had the Science Fair last week.  It was a great experience for our 5th graders.  The students were put in teams and given topics to complete for their first science fair.  Here are a couple reflections written … Continue reading

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The Election Process

For the past few weeks, the fifth graders have been learning all about the election process.  They read through books,  researched on websites, watched videos, and took notes throughout the entire learning process.  As a culminating activity, they wrote expository … Continue reading

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Post of the Week

Rebecca B. earned the “Post of the Week” this week for her post titled “Meet the Candidates”. The students were asked to write about the similarities and differences between the two presidential candidates. Rebecca’s work was excellent and showed the … Continue reading

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Post of the Week-November 21st

I have chosen two students’ posts for  the Post of the Week,  Lily H, and Sarah S.  The assignment for the Blogging Challenge was to  write about favorite things and both students have done a superior job  following directions and … Continue reading

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Post of the Week-11/14/11

This week’s Post of the Week” is by Rachel L. In science, we are studying physical and chemical changes and her description of each was excellent. She did a great job of putting the definition of each in her own … Continue reading

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Post of the Week-SarahS

This week’s “Post of the Week” is by Sarah S. Sarah wrote an insightful post about world hunger. Wonderful job, Sarah. The Global Issue I chose is hunger. I chose hunger because it is an important matter. This is a … Continue reading

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Post of the Week-10/24

This week’s post of the week is by Brianna. She did a stellar job reviewing her book The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler. Take note how she uses a quote from the book and does not give away the ending. … Continue reading

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