Open House

5th Grade Students and Parents-

Don't forget to come to Ivy Hill's Open House this Thursday 7:00-8:00pm. You will be asked to participate in a scavenger hunt to earn a free homework pass!

Show off your marble maze, westward expansion project, preposition poem, and Lewis and Clark expedition map!!

See you there!

Marble Mazes

This week we are creating our marble mazes. Teams of 3 students are working together to develop a maze that will have their marble go the SLOWEST! All marble mazes will be presented at Open House on Thursday evening.

Lewis and Clark

Check out this interactive game! Good luck!!

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

Friction!

This guy needed more friction!

The Laws of Motion --- RAP Style!

Here are the links to the 3 raps we watched today. Have fun!

Law Number 1:

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=5be397a06a7dddd0679d

Law Number 2:

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3c50653dfeca80d85ea6


Law Number 3:

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=5f46aa97a9b69cbad002

Try This Riddle!

Weight in my belly,
Trees on my back,
Nails in my ribs,
Feet do I lack.
What am I?

Science Olympiad!

This Friday we will participating in another Science Olympiad! The 5th graders will be going to different classrooms on Friday afternoon to participate in a variety of science activities. I hope you enjoy this wonderful afternoon!

Don't Forget!

Don't forget our trip to Thomas tomorrow morning!

Check Out This Photograph!

This picture has been nominated by National Geographic as "The Photo of the Year"????

A photograph that has been circulating on the internet showing a shark leaping out of the water to attack a helicopter, is a fake. The composite image, which claims to be National Geographic's "Photo of the Year," was spliced together from a U.S. Air Force photo taken near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and a photo of a shark from South Africa.


The photo of a breaching great white shark was taken by South African photographer Charles Maxwell. The Air Force photo of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter was taken by Lance Cheung. They were spliced together by an unknown person, and reportedly began making the rounds on e-mail in August 2001.

The lesson here is:

BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE ON THE INTERNET!!!!!

Research

Today the class finished their research in the LMC. Next week we will begin creating a slideshow using Keynote.

Thomas Visit!

We are going to visit Thomas Middle School next Tuesday, April 8th. You will take a tour of the building and have the opportunity to ask questions.