History & Geography

Our weekly objectives were to:

• Identify the important differences between the Articles of Confederation and the state constitutions.
• Explain the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
• Recognize the significance of the Northwest Ordinance.
• Explain the reasons Madison, Hamilton, Washington and others wanted to strengthen or replace the Articles of Confederation.
• Visualize the setting of the Constitutional Convention.
• Learn about some of the delegates to the Convention.
• Explain the reasons the Virginia Plan called for a stronger central government.
• Understand why the convention voted to write a new constitution rather than revise the Articles of the Confederation.

We enjoyed playing the Preamble Scramble and creating our very own Preamble.

Mathematics w/Laura

Week of April 22, 2019 – April 26, 2019

Ciencias

Working together to make more concrete steps for our school hopscotch.

Students set up a controlled experiment to test the effect of the salinity on four kinds of plants. They planted four containers with identical arrays of seeds; barley, corn, peas, and radishes. They watered each container with a different concentration of salt water, although with the same quantity of water.

Each student wrote about their conclusions from the last investigation and then wrote all the steps they took to start their investigation.

We also had a great visit from the Wegners.  The kiddos got to show off their plant-growth knowledge and they worked to create a plan for our school garden.  On Friday we planted the seeds for the entire school garden!  Yum!!

Specialists

Music with Ms. Erin

In April we learned all about orchestral instruments, as well as orchestra pits used in opera, ballet, and musical theater. We studied vocal ranges from bass to soprano, and saw how those ranges apply to both opera and pop music. We practiced our singing, and learned some new songs by electronic music composer Alan Walker.

In May we will take a musical trip through time by learning about Gregorian Chant music from the Medieval Period, composer Handel’s The Messiah from the Baroque Period, Haydn’s Surprise Symphony from the Classical Period, Chopin’s Nocturnes from the Romantic Period, and listen to contemporary piano music by Yann Tiersen, David Lanz, and Yiruma.

Art with Ms. Kelly

This month all the students have been working on artwork for Mother’s Day. Our inspiration has come from these books:

Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert, and various books by Eric Carle

Both of these author/illustrators use painted paper and collage to create their amazing books.

We also looked at some famous artwork by Picasso. The students had fun creating their own painted papers using tempera paint and adding texture. I know you’ll enjoy the artwork that your students will bring home in May!

The students’ Watershed Reflection artwork which is currently on the bulletin board at school, was on display at the Earth Day Fair sponsored by StreamTeam of Clark Public Utilities. The students did a great job making these wonderful landscape pictures with an emphasis on the rivers and streams that are part of our water supply.