Mark Your Calendars

News & Upcoming Events for the Month of May:

• 5th to 6th WMS Transition Meeting: Wed. May 1st 7:00 pm
• Math MCAS: Tues. May 7th & Thurs. May 9th
• Florence Adler Walk: Saturday, May 11th
• Science MCAS: Mon. May 13th & Wed. May 15th
• Field Day: Thurs. May 30th
• Field Study: Walking Tour of Boston, Friday May 31st

Biography Project

Are you ready? We are about to begin our 5th grade biography project!

The big picture for this project is that you need to read about your person and really get to know them, take notes, write up a mock interview, and then on JUNE 14th, you will dress up as that person and we will hold a biography convention in the gym. 

Each week we will have mini-lessons so that you can gain a better understanding of how to read biographies and so you can learn how to write a quality research paper on a given topic. Each week you will have time in class to work on this project. There will be many hours spent in-class on this project, however YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO SOME WORK ON THIS PROJECT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL! We will try to be very clear about what is expected so both you and your parents know what to do and when to do it.  If you have any questions, please ask! I've attached the link to the Biography Website so be sure to check it out!

Biography Site

Poetry

We've become young poets while reading and writing lots of fun and beautiful poems. We are in the middle of our poetry project.The project is, each student picks a theme and you have to create an anthology of 6 poems about your theme and you have to write 3 original poems about the same topic.  We will share our poetry projects soon!

Here's the link to our poetry website!

5th Grade Poetry Site

Boston Massacre Files

Can you figure out for certain what happened the night of March 5, 1770?

Do the images and eye witnesses tell the same story about what happened?

Are the sources reliable?

Click the link to check out the Boston Massacre Files.

Boston Massacre Files