2nd Grade Buddies and Holiday Program

This week we had 2nd grade buddies. We played games and had COOKIES!  It was a really fun way to celebrate the holidays with our buddies. Plus it was a really nice way to learn a little about our buddies.

In our Holiday Program, Shine Your Light, we used black lights and had really cool special effects to enhance our singing. I really liked when the 2nd and 3rd graders performed Sleigh Ride with white gloves in the black light. It looked really cool to see only hands floating in the air!

-Janel

Veteran's Day Celebration 4th and 5th Grade

Veteran's day at Kennedy school is a great chance to learn about real live veterans up close and personal.  You can learn so much! like what it was like to be in a war or battle. One of the veterans had a story about an orphanage. They had no running water at the orphanage so they would have to send two kids to get water from a well. When the vet came he saw the kids carrying the water and helped them. And kept coming back to help them. And one of the times he saw a little girl in one corner of the room and said "Lati! Lati!" which means come here come here. When the little girl didn't come to him he came to her and eventually when he came again she was just waiting for him, so when he said "Lati! Lati!" she would run over him and sit on his knee.

-Alix

November?!

We've had an eventful couple of days! Yesterday, we were able to meet with our 2nd grade buddies for a second time. We helped them put on their costumes if they needed it and then read some Halloween and Fall books while snacking on cookies. The 5th graders really enjoy spending time with their buddies!

In math we started working with volume and exploring rectangular prisms. We have been giving the kids a volume and they would then have to construct a rectangular prism that has that volume. We have been working with base-ten ones blocks, and they have really picked up on the concept of volume!

It has been very encouraging to see how well a lot of kids are doing with the math program, especially when they are able to tell us all of the "math" behind what they are learning. 

In science, I like to do as much hands-on activities as I can. Unfortunately, the science units that I teach aren't very friendly with my hands-on approach. Right now, we are studying space. If I could give them a planet, a star, or a Mars Rover to hold and study, I would do so in a heartbeat. As you know, that isn't possible. So, I've supplemented with other things. We've been working with the new iPads our school received to study space. Below, the kids are completing an AppWalk through a variety of space related apps. If you are interested in any of the apps, let me or your child know! All the ones I have the kids explore are free and wonderful! :)

It's already November. My, how time flies! Have a great weekend!

~Mrs. Lengyel

Quick Note About Conferences

Conferences are upon us! I told all the kids today (after an unexpected absence yesterday) that they are all more than welcome to come to their conferences, that I actually ENCOURAGE them to come with parents or guardians so that we are all on the same page. I truly believe that it will be valuable for your child to hear what we all have to say during their conference. If possible, have them come with! I look forward to meeting everyone!

~Mrs. Lengyel

Ms. Kuhn

Last week, Ms. Kuhn came in to speak to us. Ms. Kuhn taught us stuff about Native Americans.We were taught how Native Americans survived in the wild. She also taught us how they build their homes and how they used every thing they didn't waste any thing.She taught us tips of homes for an example people who live in the desert made houses so they would stay cool.She also taught us some Indian tribes.In a few weeks she is going to teach us some games that the Indians played. Ms Kuhn taught us alot of things about the Indians. Sam

The First Field Trip of the Year

We just had our first field trip of the year! Our class went and saw the symphony preform with the other fifth grade and both fourth grade classes. It was fun to look at all of the instruments and hear them play. I really wanted to see the french horns but they are at the back so you could not see them well but at least i heard them! There was one song that took five minutes I bet. Later we found out that back in the olden days when a band played it played five of those for the peoples entertainment! Some of the songs we knew so we sung them to. We had a lot of fun at the symphony and were sad to leave.

~Mary

A Fraction of Math

We learned about some "tricks" with fractions.We also learned how to put fractions on number lines when they don"t evenly match up.  And most of us got to go on dreambox!

Tela