Consider yourself invited…

Invention Convention Invitation

What is going  on in 5KP?

Math

We have started on unit 9 this week which is focused on Coordinates, Area, Volume and Capacity. As it is a shorter unit we might get through it before spring break and hopefully get the assessment completed late next week. I am sending the Unit 8 test home today, please sign it and return it so we can continue to review it in class; the class average was 89% and everyone except two students improved on their last score and one of those students didn’t improve because they earned 100% on the last test AND this one!

Social Studies

The Invention Convention is fast approaching. The majority of students have met certain deadlines and are on track to complete the project on time. Students should have their log books completed by Friday morning. Many are working on their posters in class. Talk to your child and ask them how their project is going is going. Remember, we want to see you here at school for our Invention Convention on Wednesday 18 March, from 8:30 10:30am. (See the above invitation for details.)

Field Trip

The 5th grade are going on a field trip to the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Please make sure you read the permission slips, sign them and return them back to ME asap. The forms are coming home today.

Goldberg Materials

Thanks to all of you who have really made an effort to bring in materials for our Goldberg Challenge. We can’t wait for the big day (March 19th). Keep bringing in those recyclables…there are some good prizes to be won.

Band Bonanza

The Band bonanza is on Friday 20 March. The combined 5th grade Pudong/Puxi Strings group will be at the Puxi campus and the combined 5th grade Band will be here on the Pudong Campus. Here are the bus details for the 5 Strings students; please check them and get back to me if there is a problem.

Bus details for Strings Students

Hello there, missing me yet???

Here is what you are to do now on your blog seeing as you have finished watching the Bill Nye video.

Task 1:

Scenario: You signed up for the latest reality television show where you are brought to an
unpopulated area to live for one year. A small house will be built for you to stay in for the
year, and you have a choice in some of the design. You have a list of common household
items that can go in your house, but you can ONLY select three. The items are a refrigerator,
an oven, a microwave, a dishwasher, a washing machine, an air conditioner, a television, and
an indoor toilet. Which items would you pick and why? Before you pick, consider these
things about your location:
· It is very hot and humid all year round
· You are alone without access to other people
· There is a portable toilet already set up a half-mile from the house
· Clothes, sheets, dishes, and food will be supplied
Write down the items you would choose and explain your reasons. Share your items with the
class.

Task 2:

List ten appliances and gadgets found in a home. Use the Internet or books to find out when
these items were invented. Create a time-line using these dates. Have any of these items been
invented since you were born? How many of these items were around when your parents or
grandparents were young?

When you have finished that these are the following tasks to complete in the morning and also after lunch in order of importance please, (therefore skip a task if you have done it already)…

1. Upload your invention convention speech to your blog from the portal (try again from a different computer IF you had trouble yesterday) and write a post ON THE SAME POST AS YOUR VIDEO SAYING HOW YOU THINK YOU WENT…at least 150 words please.

2. Continue and finish writing about this post and add a couple of pictures to your page.

3. Write a post about the black box experiment and how it is going so far, have a look on the internet and see if you can find some other information about black boxes and write about that.

4. Read this post and start googling some different invention conventions out there to see what yours might be like.

5. Free blogging time until it is time to pack up for reading buddies.

Enjoy your day, have a great weekend and make me proud.

Mrs P