Field Trip!

We had a blast at the Harry Potter exhibit at the New York Historical Society. Thanks to all the families that joined us. 

Election Work

Groups are wrapping up speeches and moving on to their advertising materials and campaign posters. 

Buddies!

5-307 created monsters with their buddies to celebrate Halloween.

Campaign Planning

5th Graders studied former students' campaign materials for design and platform ideas. They are now developing their own plans for bettering our school community. Take a look!

Poster Pics!

Fifth Graders completed their Voting Rights Protest Posters in class this week. Check out some photos of their works in progress and some finished pieces.

Voting Registration Link

http://www.elections.ny.gov/votingregister.html

Voting Research Links

FairVote.org

Vote16USA.org

NPR Interview from All Things Considered

Forbes Magazine Opinion Piece 

Writing Notebooks

Students have been sharing their decorated Free Writing and Humanities notebooks with classmates during our Humanities sessions. We've been learning so much about what inspires our fifth graders.

Voting Gallery Write

Students activated their prior knowledge of voting to kick off our Elections unit. They reflected on questions as well as responses from classmates.

Welcome, Families!

We are excited to meet you Tuesday, September 25th, for our school's Curriculum Night. This is the perfect chance to learn more about your child's curricula and all about the events and happenings for this year's fifth grade.


5:00-5:25 & 6:30-7:30 Open Cluster Time
(5:30-5:55 Cluster Teacher Presentation in the Cafeteria (Art, Theater, PE & Music)
6:00-6:30 Meet in Homeroom Class
6:30-7:00 Meet in Subject Area Classrooms
7:00-7:30 Open Classrooms

Buddies Dancing!

5-307 gave their buddies a few ballroom dancing lessons in class today, and it was a fabulous time. Check out some of the pics!

Kickball Game Pics

We had a blast at the annual Staff vs. 5th Graders Kickball Game. Not sure who won...