Mrs. Raper

Welcome to our class blog! I will post information here about what we're doing in class as well as pictures of the students in action. Students will be guest bloggers from time to time. Please feel free to send this link on to family and friends. Most pictures can be clicked for a larger size and I will include links to relevant or new information.

Remember the feeling of getting mail as a child? We would love to get comments for each post. Students love to know that their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends are interested in what they do!

Our Word Wall words for the week are posted on the right hand side ------->

We are continuing on in our study of the Renaissance. We went outside today to sketch in our sketchbooks just as daVinci used to sketch plants, animals and people.

Ms. Adams taught the students about the Galliarde in dance class today. The Galliarde is a dance from the High Renaissance.

Of course, we're loving this weather and playing outside as much as we can!

An unlikely pair! We spent some time in the computer lab this week continuing on with our fiction writing and multiplication fact practice.

We have looked at The Last Supper by daVinci quite a bit. Mrs Wright has taught us a lot about this. What is a fresco? What are some of the damaging things that have happened to this piece of art over the years? Your child can probably tell you!

Simon says, "Point to your skull", Simon says, "Point to your femur", point to your humerus! Did we get you? We've been playing Simon Says as we study the names of bones. Some of the students are getting quite good (and quick!). Some are still being tricked by Simon!

Alyssa wrote this about the fifth grade performance of "Romeo and Juliet on the Border":

I liked the play Romeo and Juliet on the Border. There were some funny parts, and some sad parts. I liked Juliet. She was my favorite character. Did you see my sister singing Buffalo Gals? She was wearing a green dress. I loved the play!