“Act as if what you do makes a difference…it does! “

Fifth grade had a “work day” for their community service project with the Texarkana Animal Care and Adoption Center. The assignment was to create cat scratchers made from cardboard and decorate collection boxes for the pet food drive.

The pet food drive will begin after Christmas break and students will take another “work day” to construct more cat scratchers.

Fifth grade concluded their unit of Energy this week. Instead of a conventional assessment, each student planned and created an “Energy Robot” that exhibited different forms of energy. In addition to the creation of the robot, students had to put their ideas into writing.

“Only through direct energy can great work be accomplished.”

On November 4, our class went to the Sullivan Performing Arts Center to watch the live stage show, “Annie.” One of our classmates was the leading role, Annie. The entire cast of “Annie” is incredibly talented and was a joy to watch. We will remember this event for many, many years.

by Jennifer Jordan

This year, the 5th grade takes a service and leadership class on Tuesday mornings. The class voted to work on projects around campus that will benefit the school. With the guidance of Ms. Denise, we have been organizing the resale shop and preparing decorations for the fall festival. The girls are also decorating and helping with the Primary classes’ fashion show on October 29. The class has been industrious and inventive, as Ms. Denise encourages the students to suggest their own ideas. Hence, 5th graders are also asserting themselves as leaders. These mini-projects have become a great way that we can give back to our school community and bring a little festive spirit on campus!

“The density of your destiny is the product of the mass of your visions and the volume that your impacts occupy.”

What is density? Density is a word we use to describe how much space and object or substance takes up (volume) in relation to the amount of matter in an object or substance (matter). Whew….that’s a lot of science in one sentence, isn’t it???

In order to simulate the concept of density, fifth grade created models of boats using aluminum foil. Students measured the length and width of each piece of aluminum foil and then added paper clips to each boat to test their design. Some designs were “unsinkable” while others unfortunately sank to the bottom of the simulated ocean.

The entire experiment was recorded in their Science Notebook in order to show students how important documentation is throughout any experiment. It is important for students of any age to see that Science can be fun and has its place in the “real world.”