Posts Tagged ‘Field Trip’

Jacksonville: We Went, We Saw, We Almost Got Lost.

14, Oct 2009

We had a great field trip to historic Jacksonville on Friday with Mrs. Pickett’s 5th grade class. One of our major focuses this year is using primary source documents in project-based study. Jacksonville is a natural destination in our region when looking for primary sources. We started the morning at the Jacksonville Children’s Museum, formerly [...]

Field Tripping, ‘bama Skyping, & Math Inquiring

13, Apr 2009

Looking back at last week, I am really proud of this class. After three quarters together (add a year on top of that for half of the class!), they continue to impress me with their maturity, flexibility, creativity, and skill. The two major focuses of last week were our Skype call to Gadsden, Alabama as [...]

I’m proud of this class…

17, Oct 2008

Reading today’s article about our Election Project field trip has sent me on some highs and lows emotionally. It is so exciting to see our students’ hard work and curiosity celebrated and in the spotlight. I appreciate that Mr. Mann took the time to visit with students and get a sense of their concerns and [...]

Election Project Field Trip = Success!

16, Oct 2008

We went, we learned, we survived! Here is a link to the story about our trip in Friday’s Mail Tribune! Our visit to the Mail Tribune newspaper office – where we met with journalist Damian Mann – was a great way to start today’s field trip. Mr. Mann, as well as a photographer from the paper, [...]

Assignments, Election Project and Field Trip Update

13, Oct 2008

Here are the assignments for Monday, October 13: Language Arts: Reading Practice Book pages 33-34 Math: Student Activity Book Unit 2 pages 23-26   Here is this week’s Assignment Checklist: Assignment Checklist for the Week of October 13   Great news! I just received word that we WILL be able to meet with a reporter [...]

Election Project Field Trip Info and Permission Sheet

9, Oct 2008

Here is the field trip information sheet and permission slip students were given in class today. I will need the signed slip back by next Tuesday. Election Project Field Trip Information Sheet


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