The Midnight Ride of...Who?

We have been up to so much the past month, and I haven't had time to post as much as I'd like to! The  focus recently in social studies has been Paul Revere and the work he did to help the colonies gain their independence from Great Britain.

As a culminating project, students worked as cartographers to create a map of the famous Midnight Ride. We discussed that although Paul Revere became famous for this because of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, he was not alone! He had help from Samuel Prescott and William Dawes. I will be posting some pictures of the maps soon.

Students also had the option of taking their learned further and researching one of the 13 colonies. Here are some of the projects:

Jaxon researched Georgia.

Morgan also researched Georgia.

Charlsey researched New York.

I was really impressed by the information the students came up with. Our next unit is Government, and students will be given an at-home task to show what they've learned about the three branches. I can't wait to see the creative ideas they come up with!
-Mrs. Green

Junior Blogger of the Week: Ellie!

Hello fellow friends as you may know my name is Ellie. I am 8 years old and I play Academy soccer for SSA with Chole, Ansley, and Payton Ryan. This is my first year playing for SSA but I have played since I was 3 1/2.  My favorite colors are  Blue and gray. I enjoy gymnastics and I have taken it for six years,but this year I am not doing it because of soccer. I am in Venture with Ansley, Sarah..... My favorite subjects in school  are  reading, writing, and art. I enjoy reading because it helps me speak and write better. I like writing because it helps me read better. I love art because you  can express your emotions whether you are  happy, sad, frustrated, or any thing else and art speaks to me. My favorite things  to read  are dork diaries and books about sports. something else I like to do is my Rainbow loom kit. I have many bracelets by following videos and a book. I have even made my own patterns! My challenge for you is to divide 492 into 4 equal parts. how big is each part?




                                       bye bye for now,    Ellie

Junior Blogger of the Week: Nina-Marie!

hi my name is Nina-Marie,
I would like to share some information about myself.The firt thing you should know is that im 8 years old and I was born in Iowa and I have a pet guinea pig.His name is Rockie.My family is from Belgium which is all the Atlantic Ocean.My favorite colors are blue and pink.My favorite subject in school is social studies since you get to learn more inter action about people.My hobbies are painting nails and making Rainbow loom braclets.My favorite foods are salad and spagetti my favorite dessort is Belgium chocolate. My favorite book is Fudge Bucks and my favorite movie is Cloudy with a Chance of meatballs 2. I hoe you learnd somthing about me heres my challenge What is the capital of Italy? I will give you a hint it is also a City in Georgia.