We have been studying the solar system in science. As a pretest, I had each student make a model of our solar system out of clay. This showed me what they already knew and some common misconceptions.
The last few weeks have been filled with knowledge of the planets, moons and other celestial bodies in our solar system. Today the class got to re-do their solar system models as a kind of final test. It was interesting for them to see what they had learned in the last few days as they changed the order, size and colors of the planets in their new and improved models.
Track and Field Day is a tradition here at Hill City School. I have been teaching here 16 years and I can remember 16 different Track and Field Days. The fifth graders compete against the 6th graders which always puts them at a disadvantage, but they try so hard!
Last week some students had brought in frog eggs and so we already had a tank full of cute little tadpoles. Today we went out and got a few more buckets of water from the pond at the edge of the playground. The students used eyedroppers to get a close look at mosquito larva, tadpoles, fairy shrimp and a bunch of other little critters under the microscope.
The 5th grade DARE class headed to Minneapolis today to watch a Twins game. The weather looked rather dreary as we left Hill City at 7:00 a.m, but it cleared up by the time we made it to the Maple Grove rest stop for lunch.
