Friday, October 25, 2019

5B Classroom News: Week of October 21st

A note from Mrs. Burke:
Thank you to parents who have signed up for a conference. I'm looking forward to meeting with you and your child on November 4th. If you have not signed up for a conference yet, please send me an email to set up a time: burken@hartfordschools.net

This week, students continued working on their portfolios for conferences. They are eager to share them with you ! I want to save all of this good work for conferences, so this week I asked them to reflect on some other things in the classroom.

Keep reading to see what our classroom reporters posted this week.


Favorites in 5B:

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What is your favorite GoNoodle brain break?  Why?


My favorite GoNoodle is Kids Bop songs and dances.
-Aaron

When I do something calming it feels something and it is calm when we do relaxing things.
-Liam

My favorite GoNoodle brain break is “Bunny Breaths” because it helps me to stay calm in stressful places. 
-Alisha
My favorite GoNoodle is Let It Go because it's fun and loud. I just think it's fun to sing and dance to let it go.
-Charleigh

What my favorite GoNoodle brain break is, is “ are you more like __ or __?” because you get to learn more about each other.
-Peyton

My favorite is are you more like a foot or a sock and are you more like a sand or dirt because it allows you to see how others feel.
-Max

Here are some pictures of students enjoying a GoNoodle brain break:







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What is your favorite flexible seating in the classroom?  Why?

I don’t have any, I just like to be at school and I don't care where I sit.
-Liam

My favorite flexible seating is the red chairs because when I need to think rocking it or spinning it helps me.
-Alisha


My favorite flexible seating in the classroom is the wobbly stool. The wobbly stool is my favorite flexible seating because it allows me to move not only forward and backwards, but it allows us to lean left to right and spin left to right.
-Cody

My favorite flexible seating in the classroom is the high red chair because it is high and it turns. 
-Triv-Ann


My favorite flexible seating in the classroom is the red spinny chairs. I like them because I can spin. Also, they're just fun.
-Chareigh

My favorite flexible seating in the classroom is the high red chairs because you can gently spin around.
-Peyton


My favorite flexible seating is the red chair because it twists and adjusts.
-Max

My favorite flexible seating in the classroom is the blue table and the red table because I like the red chairs and the blue stools. 
-Emmariah

My favorite flexible seating in the classroom is the wobble stool because it helps me focus and it can spin. 
-Riley 

My favorite flexible seating is the blue and the red table because they're comfy and you can see better at the high table better than the low table.
-Kady


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What is your favorite Spanish song that you learned in Spanish class?  Why?

Madre Tierra because it is catchy and fun.
-Andre  

My favorite song is The Best Day of My Life! 
-Aaron

Rock the Capitals South America because I get to learn all the capitals in Spanish.
-Liam

My favorite Spanish song is “Madre Tierra” because it’s a very upbeat and happy song that gets everybody dancing.  I also like that it is about thanking Mother Nature (Madre Tiera) for the beautiful things on our Earth.
-Colin

My favorite Spanish song that I learned in Spanish class is Madre Tierra because it is fun to dance to.
-Peyton

I loved the Spanish songs of the week. They are so cool to do. My favorite is benos deas. It was so fun.
-Ben


My favorite Spanish song is La Gozadera because it sounds cool to me.
-Max

My favorite Spanish song is Terra Madre because it has more Spanish words for you to learn.
-Riley

Sunday, October 20, 2019

5B Classroom News: Week of October 14th

A note from Mrs. Burke:
Thank you to the parents who have signed up for a conference. If you haven't signed up yet, please click here and sign up by Tuesday. After Tuesday, the sign up sheet will be view only and you will have to email me if you want to schedule a conference. I will be sending an email after Tuesday to confirm the conference schedule. As you know, the conferences will be student-led; the kids have been working on their portfolios to share their learning and goals with you.

Keep reading to see what our classroom reporters posted this week.

Hartford Historical Society Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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Congratulations to Aaron for cutting the ribbon to the new ramp that was installed at the Hartford Historical Society! Aaron has sparked something very special in our community. His involvement has made the Hartford Historical Society building accessible to anyone who has difficulty using stairs. We are very proud of you Aaron!

If you subscribe to the Valley News, be sure to check out Sunday's paper (October 20, 2019) and read about Aaron's ceremony on page B1 in the Out & About section.

Here is what Aaron had to say about the event:
I went to the Historical Society with Teetah and Ms. Fogg and Ms. Frapier and Mommy and Daddy and even Nana and Papa.  I got to cut the ribbon and everyone said “Yeah!” After, I went inside and looked at stuff and I just said “Hi” to everybody.




Aaron, your classmates have posted comments to show their appreciation for your involvement in this very special event:

Congratulations Aaron!!!
- Andre 

Aaron made that museum accessible for everyone that can't walk stairs and people with disabilities.
-Liam

Aaron I am so happy that you made the news paper. I wish I was there when it happened. I am proud of you Aaron. Love your very good friend Tony.

 You Rock Aaron!
-Alisha

WhooHoo! Good job Aaron for making such an impact to make that ramp.
-Triv-Ann

Good job Aaron, that was awesome, so cool!!!!!That is so awesome I didn’t even think about that but now I am and it is cool!!!!!
-Charleigh

Good job Aaron!!!!!!!! You just made a huge impact on our community!!!!!!!
-Peyton


Science:  Structures and Properties of Matter




What is something new you learned during our post lab science discussion about the Oil Rainbow Investigation?

That we learned that the water was heavier than the oil.
-Liam

I learned that you can dye ice cubes.
-Tony

Something I learned during the post lab discussion was that ice cubes in oil will make bubbles!
-Alisha

During the lab investigation for our Oil Rainbow investigation I learned that water is denser than oil which is why the water all sank to the bottom of the jar and wouldn’t mix with the oil.
-Cody

What I learned in matter is that it is all around us.
-Triv-Ann

Something new I  learned during our post lab science discussion about the Oil Rainbow Investigation was that ice can melt in oil. Also that oil and water don’t mix.
-Charleigh

One thing I learned was that water is heavier than oil.
-Peyton

We got to do the rainbow oil project and it was really fun it was the best thing ever.
-Ben 

Something I learned  was that when you put ice cubes in oil they make these weird bubble things.
-Emmariah

What I learned from the oil rainbow investigation was it all melted to the bottom and was all green and the vegetable oil froze.
-Riley

That the bubbles were oil and gas and the oil gas bubbles melted and turned into jelly and is separated from the oil.
- Kady


What is an idea you added onto during our post lab science discussion about the Oil Rainbow Investigation?

I added onto the idea about bubbles.
-Andre

One thing that I added on one of my papers is the way the ice cubes were and the way the droplets were.
-Liam

One idea I added onto during our post lab discussion was the idea of what the gases were in the jar.
-Cody

One idea I added to the science post lab discussion was that now, two days after the end of the experiment itself, that if we weighed it now it would be much lighter. I thought this because the water has been evaporating, which means that there would be less mass which means less weight.
-Colin  

One idea is that there was the bubbles were not air but water.
-Peyton

Thursday, October 10, 2019

5B Classroom News: Week of October 7th

A note from Mrs. Burke:
We have had another wonderful week of learning! The students continue to be excited about school and their behavior has been exceptional. It is so nice to have a room full of kind and respectful students. In fact, I think their future's so bright, they need to wear shades:



The students have created some beautiful artwork during art class. Recently, they created Grumpy Monkeys. Click here to see their talking monkeys on the art blog.

Also, Mrs. Bristow, the Spanish teacher, has shared links to songs that students are learning during Spanish class. Please click here to get the links to the songs so students can practice the songs at home, too.

Keep reading to see what our classroom reporters posted this week:


Science:  Structures and Properties of Matter

Oil Rainbows

What did you observe during the first day of the Oil Rainbows investigation?
What do you expect to see when we take the jar out of the freezer?

I observed the rainbow ice dropping tiny colorful bubbles on the bottom of the jar on the first day of the investigation. I think when we take the jar out of the freezer it will be frozen.
-Aaron

The ice cubes were melting in the oil and making cool colors of droplets. A different shapes of ice cubes.
-Liam

One thing I observe for the oil rainbows investigation was that the bubbles from the ice were going to the bottom/ top of the jar. I expect to see the oil frozen and the ice to be bigger.
 -Alisha

During our oil rainbows investigation I observed that every 4 minutes the ice cubes got smaller and grouped themselves together and eventually started coming apart, bubbles were coming out of the ice cubes and landing on the bottom of the jar. When we take the ice cubes out of the freezer I expect to see all of the liquid freeze with splotches of color and I think there will also be oxygen bubbles at the bottom of the jar.
-Cody

What I observed during the first day of the oil rainbows investigation was it looked like it was raining and what I expect when we take the jar out of the freezer is a big clump.
-Triv-Ann 

One thing I observed during the first day of Oil Rainbows investigation is that towards the end of the time the three ice cubes had all fused together and looked like a blob of color!  When we take the jar of oil out of the freezer I expect to see that the oil has frozen and the drops of water in the bottom have frozen into marble-like things and the ice cubes are stuck in the middle.
-Colin

So in science we did the Oil Rainbows investigation. It is really cool! At first it looked like colored ice in some oil, but at the end it looked like a glass of color and fun. When we take it out of the freezer I think it will look like a rainbow jar.
-Charleigh

What I observe about the Oil Rainbows investigation was the ice started sticking together and dropping color into little circle drops. What I expect to see when we take the jar out of the freezer frozen is oil, colors, and little drops of color of the bodom of the jar.
-Peyton

During the first day of the Oil Rainbows investigation I observe that it wasn’t really like a rainbow. When we take the jar out of the freezer I expect to see everything frozen.
-Emmariah

I expect to see the oil to freeze and the cubes to get bigger and the bubbles to form back into cubes.
-Riley 

I saw little bubbles at the bottom of the jar. They were so cool! I Can't wait to do it again and when it's all frozen.
-Kady








Language Arts:  Esperanza Rising

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Whose human rights were threatened in the chapter called “Las Cebollas” in Esperanza Rising and how were their human rights threatened? 
How did it make you feel? Why?

It made me feel bad because in that people die and they don't have much stuff. People took lots of their families rights away.
-Liam

In the chapter “Las Cebollas” number 12 was threatened because on page 113 it says, “Everyone in camp knows each other’s business.” It made me worried and not safe because what if it was personal and you didn't want anyone to know.
 -Alisha

One of the human rights of the UDHR is number 10 because they kept on calling her Cinderela. Right number 10 is The Right to Trial. It makes me feel angry because she doesn't know how to sweep with a broom. 
-Peyton

Esperanza’s Article 26, 12 and 2 were threatened when Marta laughed at Esperanza for not knowing how to use a broom. I made me feel mad because you shouldn't make fun of any one.
-Max