We spent a couple of weeks learning about exploration and what might have motivated nations and individuals to explore. In this lesson, we roamed around the room sharing ideas by writing and not speaking.
Then, Thanksgiving break happened. You all know Mrs. B has been dressing up for years, right? This one takes the turkey!
Fifth graders continue to be role models throughout the school. They volunteer their free time (like recess) every chance they get. The adults in the building are happy to scoop them up and put them to work.
We had a couple of impromptu fashion shows:
Mr. Lyons came to discuss cigarette smoking as part of our Class Council with Mrs. Lallier.
We thought he was pretty interesting, because who else brings in human organs for us to touch?
We got to see and feel the difference between healthy lungs, lungs from someone with emphysema, and cancerous lungs. The cancerous lungs looked a bit like ground beef.
Here are some more photos of this experience:
Only those three could turn touching lungs into a bonding experience... such good friends.
And we love Mrs. Mumford. If you ever need someone to hold your Phlegm, she's there for you!
By the way, that jar of phlegm contained about as much phlegm as a smoker with COPD could cough up in two weeks. Blech.
We've worked on other things as well this month:
We helped out the first graders with their projects.
We've been working on some other projects in math, reading, writing and science. Stay tuned for more to come!
