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Look How Creative We Are!

Following our workshop on Creative Commons and legally using other people's images, we started to think more about taking our own photos to illustrate our own work. Here are some examples of google...

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Bully - the Movie

WebsiteFree Screening in Boise  - April 21st (Saturday) at 12:15pm at The FlicksThis Saturday, the Boise Exchange Club will host a free screening of Bully at 12:30 at The Flicks.Doors open at noon.The...

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Why I Love Reading

Jordan's passion is reading.  She would like to know why other people like to read.  She has created a Wall Wisher.  Please leave a comment by clicking on the Wall below to add a sticky with your ideas.

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SSAT PREP

The fifth grade began their SSAT prep this week with the focus on SYNONYMS & ANALOGIES. The prep looks something like this:We study the concepts (in this case, synonyms and analogies)We go over the...

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Don't Just Sit There!

Today we talked about ACTION - what you are going to do with what you know.  Everyone seems to be doing an awesome job at finding information, interviewing people, reading, researching and generally...

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Math

After going over the unit 8 math assessment, Mrs. terBorg and I talked with the kids, gave them a study packet covering everything that appears on the test, went over the content and concluded as a...

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Interview Skills with Randy Simon

Today we were very fortunate to have Randy Simon come in and share his expertise with us on how to prepare for and conduct an interview.  Randy shared some excellent tips with us that can be summarized...

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Unit Eight Khan Academy Resources

The following is an archive of the unit eight Khan Academy links.  Please check the KA Links tab for the Khan Academy links for unit nine. Unit Eight: Fractions and RatiosThroughout this unit, we will...

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Exhibition Websites

A number of students have started blogs to document their Exhibition passions.  Please take a look and leave a comment!Kana's passion is making things from clay. Lilly's passion is sports. Maggie's...

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Jim from the Y

Today we received a thank you note in the mail from Jim Everett, CEO of the YMCA.  He was an amazingly inspirational addition to our Passions Tour and his thank you note reminds us of what it is like...

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Eagle Island Reminder

Friday, May 4th - tomorrow - the 5th grade will be taking the bus to Eagle Island for the Civil War reenactment days.  We will be leaving school at 11:00 and returning by 2:30. Brief overview:  United...

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Spreading the vision of Khan

Today a group of 5th graders worked with both third grade classes, teaching them how to access and use the Khan Academy.  If you happened to attend the Ed Sessions with Sal Khan  earlier this week,...

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Introducing Our New Classmate!

Dear Parents, As part of my Exhibition project, I am wanting to study the impact animals have on people.  In order to do this, I am, with the permission of Mr Hamilton and Mr Carignan, having Mrs....

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See Jane Run 1 Mile Fun Run Volunteers

Photo by Maggie L.Dear Parents,As you are aware, we are nearing the end of our passions unit and many of our groups are starting to take more action.  Our physical activity group (Bobby, Maggie, Adam,...

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Exhibition Art In Progress

One of the Exhibition groups decided to do an art piece based on various movements that accompany a particular sport..Art can take many forms!Add captionBehold the team work, preparation and paint that...

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Eagle Island Civil War Days

Despite the weather being a bit on the chilly side, the volunteers were very enthusiastic and eager to tell the story of the Civil War from their perspective.  The kids huddled together to stay warm...

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More Exhibition Blogs!

Ian's BlogCallay's BlogAudrey's Blog

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Eagle Island Photos

I forgot I had taken these on my phone.  More shots of the Eagle Island Civil War day:

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Spring Concert

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Exhibition and Moving Up Dates

We apologize for any confusion - the correct dates for the week after next:Monday, 21st May : Exhibition Evening @ 6:30pmTuesday, 22nd May: Fifth Grade Moving Up Ceremony and Lunch

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Set up at Crane Creek Monday morning

It is hard to believe eight weeks have come and gone, the exhibition is coming to an end and the big event is this Monday.  That being said, we need to get the kids out to Crane Creek prior to the...

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Dear World xoxo The Fifth Grade

Dear World xoxo The Fifth GradeInspired by the beautiful work of 'Dear World', fifth grade students created a message to the world to encapsulate their PYP Exhibition journey, the culmination of their...

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Summer Reading

Here are some reading suggestions for the summer from One Page To The Next.  High interest, enjoyable reads for the summer to avoid the Summer Slide.Graphic Novels:Anya's Ghost by Vera BrosgolPaige by...

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PYP Exhibition Survey

Click here to take surveyThanks for taking the time to answer our eight question  survey.We really appreciate your feedback and will be happy to share with you a summary of the responses and how they...

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Summer Plans

Summer is almost here! Now is the time to plan out how you will keep yourself busy between now and when we see each other again on the first day of school: August 27thWhat is on your Summer Bucket...

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