Inspired by the work of Joni Chancer, a local teacher, author, and lecturer, the fifth grade students joined forces with the tenth grade students for an afternoon of “visible thinking” at the museum. Students let the art draw them in, selecting a painting or sculpture to study. They wrote down their observations, questions, and thoughts […]

We had some outstanding book reports this month. Here are a few examples: an oral report on Stephen Hawking’s book, The Grand Design, a detailed map for the book, Warriors #1: Into the Wild, some outstanding scripts, acted out by classmates, and dressing up as a character from a book. Here’s a video clip of Mr. Hershey.

We were so excited and lucky to have Mary Amato visit the fifth and sixth grade class this week! She is the author of many books (including Guitar Notes); she is also a songwriter. After sharing some of her writing secrets and tips, she whipped out her purple ukulele and sang one of her songs! […]

Last week the fifth graders completed  projects to demonstrate their understanding of the first American colonies. Some chose to make PowerPoint presentations and a couple of groups went for videos.

Announcements for the Week of 2/24/14 Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes English Unit 2 Test–Thursday, 2/27/14 Spelling Quiz 24–Friday, 2/28/14 Book Reports–Friday, 2/28/14 Upcoming Events Coding Club–Monday, 2/24/14 (3:45-4:45) Guest Author, Mary Amato, Visits Grades 5 & 6–Thursday, 2/27/14 Grade 5 & 10–Field Trip to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art–Thursday, 2/27/14–2:00-3:30–LATE DISMISSAL K-8 Science […]

Homework for the Week of 2/24-2/28 Monday Work on your book report. Watch the math video for lesson 8.5 (one star point for 1-3) Practice your vocabulary words for chapters 1-4 from The Witch of Blackbird Pond on Spelling City for 10 minutes. (two star points for 1-4)  Practice your math facts using an online […]

One of our sixth grade students won FIRST place in the Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee and will go on to the state finals. Click the link below to see his interview on our local news. Vincent’s Interview on Local News

At a recent Santa Barbara Riding Club competition, phorses10 had an outstanding showing! Here are her results: Champion–Green Rider Hunter Champion–Pony Equitation Reserved–Pony Hunters Champion–2013 Green Rider

One of our many athletes in the class distinguished herself over the long weekend at the Central California Swimming Junior Olympic Swimming Championships. Maria competed in six events. She placed well in many of her races, including a second place victory in the semi-finals 100 Breaststroke!  

Last Thursday, the fifth graders had the privilege of attending the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony Concert at the beautiful Granada Theater.

Spelling comes naturally to the Cappello brothers–they both made it to the final round of the Middle School Spelling Bee! Let’s give it up for Vincent, who not only made it to the finals but tied for third place overall!

Join me in congratulating Emily for finishing 12th in her age group at the Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee!

Announcements for the Week of 2/18/14 Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes Math Unit 7–Wednesday, 2/19/14 Spelling Quiz 23–Friday, 2/21/14 English Test (Nouns)– Thursday, 2/27/14 Book Reports–Friday, 2/28/14 Upcoming Events Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee–Thursday, 2/20/14–GO EMILY! Coding Club–Monday, 2/24/14 (3:45-4:45) Guest Author, Mary Amato, Visits Grades 5 & 6–Thursday, 2/27/14 Grade 5 & 10–Field Trip […]

Homework for the Week of 2/18-2/21 Tuesday Read for 20 minutes and record. Study for the unit 7 math test. Work on your POTW assignment. (one star point for 1-3) Practice your vocabulary words for chapters 1-4 from The Witch of Blackbird Pond on Spelling City for 10 minutes. (two star points for 1-4)  Practice […]

Students made billboards to attract settlers to their colonies. They also gave sales pitches to persuade Europeans to come to America. Click on the link below to see more. The password is fifth2021. Colony Billboards

Coding Club is going strong! Thanks to our fantastic coach, Malte Muenke, students are catching on quick. We’ve been learning how to use Scratch, a program developed by MIT, to get the idea of how coding works. Our next club meeting is Monday, February 24. We will be entering the world of Java. Come join […]

Literature Circles are a great way to share books, exchange ideas, and practice different roles within a group. Each week the students had different jobs (e.g., Discussion Director, Word Finder, Connector, Illustrator, and Correspondent. Fridays were meeting days to discuss the books they were reading.

Last month the fifth graders participated in a  scavenger hunt at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Although they didn’t run away to live at the museum like Jamie and Claudia, the main characters in From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, they did have a great experience searching for clues about […]