Original Colonies

Fifth grade students have been studying the original colonies. As a way to stretch their thinking Mrs. Ellis gave the assignment to use their text books and notes to create their own quiz. Boy were they excited!
Working in small groups, students added their own questions to a shared google document. Each group also needed to add not only the correct answer but 3 plausible wrong answers as well.

Here is the Shared Google Doc Questions and Answers:
Use the side scroll bar to view the entire document.

Using the google sheets add-on flippity, flashcards were created using students' questions. Click on the down arrow to check your answers. Try all the options at the top for more practice.

Try the test yourself! Good Luck. Did you read our notes? Use the side scroll bar to see all the questions. Thank you for learning with us.

Favorite Recipes

Mrs. Elli's fifth grade students would like to share their favorite recipes. Be prepared to be hungry after looking at their recipe book. Bon Appetit!

Click on the image below for the ebook version of their recipe book which is accessible on an iPad in either book creator or ibooks.

Click on the image below for the video version. Listen to students introduce their recipe. Scroll through the images below for the PDF version.

Tech Tip:

When opening the digital book on your device you will get this message

Choose either Open in iBooks or Book Creator. 

We Have New Laptops

It was like opening a birthday present!
Mrs. Ellis's Class cracked open the new laptop cart today.  It was fun working with this class as we set up the brand new laptops.  This class was so excited!  Students have not had laptops at Proctor School before and the novelty was evident in their smiles.  The students handled this like 21st Century Pros.  Using google chrome, students first created a bookmark for the Proctor School website. Then it was time to work.  The Fifth Grade had taken a field trip to Sturbridge Village and their assignment was to write a blog post about it.
Visit Mrs. Ellis's Kidblog page to read about their experience.  Leave them a comment.  They would love to hear from you.  Have you ever been to Sturbridge Village before?

Students use their username and password to login.

Kidblog was the site today.

Happy faces logging in to kidblog.

Creating a post about their Sturbridge Village field trip,

Calling All Scientists

A fifth grade student in Mrs. Ellis's Class took on a Science Challenge posed by her science teacher, Mrs. Boucher.  This young lady went home and using the scientific process asked the question:

How many drops of milk will fit on a penny?

State your own hypothesis before watching her video.

Do you accept the challenge?  Now conduct your own experiment!
Leave us a comment.

Letter From the Revolutionary War

"There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head!" -- John Hancock after signing his name in large letters on the Declaration of Independence

 

"The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!" -- Patrick Henry in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.

“I have not yet begun to fight.”   John Paul Jones

 

It has been a very exciting time in Fifth Grade this month.  The students are studying the Revolutionary War.  Some are doing a web quest, others are researching battles, and some are writing letters from a Partiot or Loyalist point of view.  The portal includes many resources for research.  http://guest.portaportal.com/proctorgradefive

 

Mrs. Ellis's Class used Kidblog to write a letter to King George III.  Click on the link and spend some time reading these well thought out letters.  They would love a comment.

 

http://kidblog.org/MrsEllisClassBlog/

 

Mrs. Boucher's Class read these letters and are writing a response to the author of the letter.  They were responsible for adding new information.  Check out their letters.

 

http://kidblog.org/MrsBouchersClass-5B/