Science Fair
Right now, students are settling on their topics for Science Fair. I will be working with the students to craft the best question and identify variables for their project idea. These should be settled next week. Here are the next deadlines for Science Fair:
- October 18: First Draft of Research Report due
- October 25: Final Draft of Research Report due
- November 9: Procedure Project due
The research report becomes the background research section of their science fair project. The procedure project lists the question, hypothesis, variables, materials, and procedural steps of the project. Then the student is responsible for running the experiment and collecting data. Mrs. Covarrubias will help the students learn how to create tables and graphs in Excel in January, then presentations start at the end of January.
Iowa Assessments
Students have been taking the Iowa Assessments this week. Please remind your son or daughter to keep regular bedtimes and eat a good breakfast for the next week. The Iowa Assessments are an indicator of student knowledge and skills, along with the STAR test, AR achievements, and grades. We will review the results of the assessments at Parent Teacher Conference.
Halloween Carnival- 5th Grade
The Halloween Carnival is Sunday, October 20. The fifth grade students have been working on a performance using the song "Cups" by Anna Kendrick. They have been learning the cup rhythm routine and the cowboy boogie line dance. I am asking students to dress country-style for the Halloween Carnival. They could dress like a farmer, cowboy, rancher, farm girl, cowgirl, etc.
Saints and Class Colors
Mrs. Perez and the teachers have decided on class colors to promote school and class spirit. We tried to match the color to the class saint. Our class saint this year is St. Thomas Kozaki, one of the 26 martyrs of Nagasaki. Therefore I chose the color red. On certain school spirit days, students may come to school in their class color. Heads up on this! I don't know when the first school spirit day is but I will let you know when I find out.
As always you are welcome to join the class at Mass. Have a great weekend!
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