Monday 5/2 - No School - Teacher Work Day
Tuesday 5/3 - Alder Field Trip to OMSI
Alder East & West are planning an all-day field trip to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) on Tuesday, May 3rd from 9:00am-3:00pm. While there we will be attending the Planetarium show - The Planets as part of our unit of the working of the solar system. In addition, we will eat our lunches and explore the other exhibits.
School dress code is required.
Students must bring a cold lunch and snack for the trip. School lunches will be provided for those who have them ordered for Tuesday.
5th Grade Math
We are studying probability and learning about the difference between experimental and theoretical probability. Using games and mysteries we are making predictions and inferences based on experimental results, learning to graph outcomes, and express them as fractions.
5th Grade Writing
We are working on persuasive writing and crafting effective persuasive essays with reasons and facts. We're using a variety of different topics to practice our skills while also researching topics the kids have chosen.
Alder East Theme
This week we've been learning about Ancient Greece from the Heroic Age to the Classical Age beginning with the Greco-Persian Wars. We also have been learning about the evolution of government from monarchy, oligarchy, and tyranny to democracy.
This week along with our OMSI field trip to learn about the planets, we'll be studying other Greek Contributions, and reading Greek Mythology.