Body Systems

The 5th graders studied the body systems this fall. They learned the major bones in the body. For a project they had to label, cut, and assemble the skeleton. At the conclusion of the body system unit, they worked in groups to draw many of the organs of each body system on a lifesize human body outline. I was proud of how well they worked in groups.

Weather Instruments

The students made a variety of weather instruments such as weather vanes, thermometers, anemometers, wind socks, and rain gauges.

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Air Experiments

The fifth graders conducted 10 experiments about air. They were able to see air take up space because air bubbles came out of a brick and a bottle. A piece of paper stayed dry in a cup that was put straight down in a tub of water. Wow! There was air in the cup so the water couldn't go into the cup. The students witnessed air having pressure when they flipped over a cup of water with a piece of posterboard on it. It was like magic when the paper stayed on the cup, and the water didn't spill out. They proved air has a little weight when they balanced a balloon with air and one without air. It took a steady hand to try to hold a quarter with two straight pins and blow it like a windmill to show air does work. Also, air that they blew into balloons lifted books. Lastly, they proved that warm air rises when they saw the spiral paper move that was above the warm lamp. Also, the balloon over the bottle sitting in warm water had air go to the top of the balloon and actually blow up a little. I think the students had fun while learning about air.

D.A.R.E. Class of 2010

D.A.R.E. Graduation

Allison, Tyler, A.J. and Ben led the Pledge of Allegiance
at D.A.R.E. Graduation.


Naia, Jennifer, Brooklyn, and Jesse read their
D.A.R.E. essays.


Thank you Officer Schoop for being our D.A.R.E.
instructor. Thank you for the pens, pencils, bookmarks,
cups, magnets, dodgeballs, and everything else. You made
D.A.R.E. fun while we learned.



We would like to thank our families for coming
to our graduation and supporting us.