Math and Science Explorers

📚 Testing Season Is Here! ✏️
We are entering an important time of the school year, and our students are preparing to show all they have learned. Please take note of the upcoming testing dates:

✅ ELA: May 5, 2026
✅ Math: May 12, 2026
✅ Science: May 19, 2026

How can you help your child prepare at home?
There are several simple and effective ways to support your child during testing season:

1️⃣ Science and Math textbooks will be coming home this week. Students can use these books to review key concepts and practice skills.

2️⃣ Student notebooks matter!
Students who have kept their notes and anchor charts all year can use their notebooks as a powerful review tool for both Math and Science.

3️⃣ Canvas study resources
At the top of each Science module in Canvas, students will find three helpful resources to support studying:

🎮 Jeopardy games for each unit — simply download and play at home

❓ Kahoots for each topic to make reviewing fun and interactive

📄 Intentional Review Packets with practice questions students can work through at home

✨ Encouraging our students
With your continued support and encouragement, students can feel confident and ready. A little practice each day, plenty of rest, and positive words go a long way. Let’s remind our children that testing is just a chance to show their growth—not define them. We believe in them, and together, they will shine! 🌟

Thank you for partnering with us as we head toward success!

⚡️🔌 5th Grade Scientists in Action! 🔌⚡️
Today my students turned into mini electrical engineers as we built circuits and tested conductors and insulators.
We had some very serious moments where students stared at an unlit bulb like it was personally disrespecting them. Spoiler: the circuit wasn’t closed. 😅
Our big takeaways:
✨ Metal = conductor
✨ Plastic = insulator
✨ Your teacher’s patience = NOT renewable energy
But the best part? The “THE LIGHT CAME ON!” Proud of my bright sparks today! ⚡️😄

🔦✨🎶 Science Was Bright and Loud in 5th Grade! 🎶✨🔦

Our 5th graders had a blast exploring light and sound energy! Students used flashlights, prisms, and light and dark cloths to see that light travels in straight lines and can be reflected, refracted, or absorbed 🌈💡

Things really got exciting when tuning forks hit the water! 💦 Students watched vibrations in action and learned how sound travels in waves, comparing high and low pitches along the way 🎵🔊

Hands‑on learning, curious minds, and lots of “wow” moments—just another great day in science! 🔬👏

🧪 Hands‑On Science in Action! 🧪

Today, our students became real scientists during a mixture‑separation lab! Using tools like magnets, funnels, tweezers, strainers, and more, they explored how different materials can be separated based on properties such as size, magnetism, and texture.

The room was full of curiosity, teamwork, and problem‑solving as students tested, adjusted, and explained their strategies—learning that there’s more than one way to reach a solution! 🔍✨

To wrap up the lab, we added a fun (and tasty!) twist by creating a special mixture that could actually be eaten. 😄🍫 It was the perfect way to connect science to real life—and a big hit with the class!

Learning is always better when it’s hands‑on, minds‑on, and a little delicious! 👩🏽‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬💡

🍨 Science is SWEET in 5th Grade! 🧪✨

Today our scientists explored the delicious world of Matter with an Ice Cream Float Lab! 🎉

Using just soda, ice cream, and their curious minds, students investigated:
🔹 Properties of matter – observing textures, densities, and how different ingredients interact
🔹 States of matter – solid (ice cream), liquid (soda), and gas (all those fizzy bubbles!)
🔹 Changes in state – melting, dissolving, and even gas release right before their eyes

Watching them make real-world connections—while enjoying a tasty treat—made the lesson even more memorable! Learning about science never tasted so good! 😋🍦

Proud of these young learners for asking questions, making predictions, and diving into hands-on discovery! 🌟🔬