The Busiest Week EVER!

Athena's mom, Gina, came in and did yoga with 5-306!
Om.

Patrick's dad came in and spoke about fire safety, a P.S. 154 tradition for the Clarke family. The students got a kick out of seeing Patrick in all of his dad's gear. 

The "Paper Lady" came to 154, and the fifth graders got to make paper out of recycled materials. 

5-306 met with their buddies to make instruments out of recycled materials for our annual P.S. 154 Earth Day Parade.

"SAVE THE TREES; GIVE LESS HOMEWORK!"

Buddies!

5-306 enjoyed a nice visit with their first grade buddies. First, the first graders shared their amazing persuasive books with the 5th graders. Then, the buddies wrote Thank You notes to the PTA, thanking them for all that they do for our school.

Ballroom Dancing

Check out the sophistication and elegance! 

Mining Camps

5-306 has had so much fun building their mining camps. They have been so resourceful and creative! It has been wonderful to see such amazing teamwork.

Green-Wood Cemetery

Although we were a bit chilly, 5-306 had a great visit to Green-Wood Cemetery. As always, our guide, Steve, kept us engaged with all of his knowledge and captivating stories.

Gold Rush Dioramas

Starting next week, 5-306 will start the beginning phases of their mining camp dioramas. They will be collecting information about mining camps, designing a mining camp, and building a mining camp with various materials. After meeting with their groups, they will start generating a list of materials they will need. In the classroom, we have some basic materials (glue, construction paper, tissue paper, markers), but some groups might be more ambitious with their materials. If you have any materials that may be appropriate for building a mining camp diorama, please let me know. Some materials students have brought in the past are:

• soil
• clay
• foil
• small twigs
• cloth
• paint

Thank you, in advance, for your support.

California Pen Pals

Class 5-306 have pen pals in California! They sent out the first round of letters a couple of weeks ago and finally received their replies. The students were so excited, they could hardly contain themselves! There is just something so cool about getting a letter via snail mail. Even in a time with e-mailing and text messaging, it hasn't lost its allure. 

"O.M.G My pen pal is Irish, too!"

"My pen pal is in a band!" - Elise