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Week 7 Newsletter

Yesterday the students got a huge surprise in our Mystery Skype competition. For the first time, it was a country. The students had to frantically switch from a USA map to a global one. At the end of the session, we had a chance for one of our new students who is from El Salvador (which is right below Guatemala) speak to the students in her own native language.  Even though the students spoke different languages, they were able to connect and have a blast.

The students received letters from their pen pals from India and Spain last week. It is incredible to see how much the students have in common with someone who lives so far way. The students have already written back to their friends from New Delhi, India and are looking forward to writing back to their friends from Valencia, Spain.

For the second blog challenge, the students had to write about where they live. Some of the students made slideshows. Take a look at one of the student’s slides. Check out the other students’ blogs to see other slideshows.

Week 6 Newsletter

GoAnimate4Schools.com: Jim Crow Laws= Claire and Larah by Larah M

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It’s hard to believe at one point our country segregated  people because of the color of their skin. To help the students understand the concept of the Jim Crow Laws, they created their own cartoons. Take a look at a couple of students take on the Jim Crow Laws. If you want to see more, visit the students’ blogs on the sidebar.

In our third round of the Mystery State Skype Challenge, we found a class in Arizona. Mrs. Hamman’s 5th grade class to be exact. The Arizona class gave us clues like: Jordan Sparks was born here, Mountain time zone, same square footage as Italy, and their border states. After hearing the first 8 clues, most of the students were convinced it was California. When they heard the border states, they quickly changed it to Arizona.

Week 5 Newsletter

The book fair is here, and it brought aliens with it. The PTO each year partners up with Scholastic Books to help raise money for our library. This year’s theme is outer space. So to get the students excited, we had a dress up day to kick off the fair. The PTO turned our gym into a book showcase room with lights, rockets, and space music. The students have really enjoyed shopping between classes.

In our second round of the Mystery State competition, we got paired up with Mr. Even’s class from North Dakota. The students had to use clues (central time zone, 39th state, Badlands) to guess where the 5th grade class was located. Surprisingly, most of the students figured out the state before I did!