Tales Of A 4-5 Something

There are lots of clubs in 4-5.  We've had a garden club, a weather club, a fiber arts club, a library club, a drama club, and a newspaper club.  We've also had a stop motion animation club.  It was fun to do the work but it took a lot of time.  We were happy Page and Kai were here to help us and we liked working with the computers and making the characters.  Here is some of our work.  Some others are on the 4-5 web page .                                                  

                  As you might already know, 4-5 recently visited the Boyd Street Community Garden. We helped Cultivating Community with pulling weeds and getting the plots ready for the local farmers. Our work will help create spots for new plant beds. The plants grown here will go to people who live around the gardens. They will get some healthy food and some will learn how to sell their veggies.             -Phoebe                       

At the end of the school year, 4-5 does a special math project. This year it was based on the World’s Fair, which is something that used to happen once in a while. Many countries from around the world put something together to convince tourists to come to their country or share their culture and inventions. 4-5 students had to put together a presentation on their country with their group. We shared our country through math. We had to include numerous facts about our country, plus a brochure, an artifact, and something edible. On May 29, we presented our World’s Fair projects, complete with the cooking. They were displayed in Linda’s and Tim’s rooms. It was fun looking at everyone else’s projects, maybe because we knew how hard people had worked on them. Afterwards, we got to eat everyone’s cooking projects, which was enjoyable because we got a little taste of other countries.The whole thing was a great experience, and I hope the 4-5 team will do it again soon. - Phoebe

Just Listen by Meredith I sit in a tree listening to the sound of the wind petals float down onto the moss ground I take out my compass and hold it in the palm of my hand the night grows dark the lantern blows out by the wind all is quiet still, listening I remember my mother saying “listen to the wind. you never know what hides in the mystery of the night” listen to the angels the ogres, I listen hard and think about what lies ahead for me

Our last study in writing workshop was our poetry unit. Personally, this one was my favorite. I really enjoy poetry and our teacher introduced many different types of poetry forms. Examples of some were: 1. Haiku: A haiku is a form of poetry that is from japan. It is a poem of “5 7 5” five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line. They are also usually about nature. 2. Quatrain: A quatrain is a poem that has four lines. They are usually fun and silly. And usually rhyme. They can have an A.B.A.B rhyming pattern which is the first line rhymes with the third line and the second line rhymes with the fourth line. 3. I Wish: An I wish poem is a poem that has eight lines that begins with “I wish” then after the I wish you put something else like, I wish I had a pie. Then the poem closes with I wish I had a magic wand to make all my wishes come true. 4. Word Bowl: The word bowl poems are my favorite because you never really know ...

On Wednesday, May 16, we went to the Farmer’s Market at Monument Square. It was a long walk but it was worth it. There were many different stands. They were mostly meats, vegetable, flowers, honey and a bit of goat cheese. We saw a dog that could jump through a hoop and could do yoga.  We saw a rose that was the oldest rose recorded.  Not the flower but the species.  Some people were upset that they didn’t bring any money because there was so much we could buy. We visited the market because we are thinking about local foods and urban ecology. We started the year learning about local foods so today we asked farmers where they were from and looked at a map. Now we are learning about how cities have healthy environments for plants and animals. We are also searching for invasive species that are not part of the habitat but are growing anyway. Our work is now posted ! The farmers market was a lot of fun!                 ...

We all look forward to this day (it is an annual event).  Just like in the past the 5th graders, including one of the writers of this message, are going to be leading the activities.  Field Day is a day full of activities at the Fore River Campus for the entire Lower School.  The activities include The famous Waynflete Obstacle Course and The Scooter Board Grand Prix.  All the kids love it and we are generously given popsicles.  Field Day takes place during the last few weeks of school.  We cannot wait till Thursday May 24th when Field Day happens! Stay tuned for pictures.

Every year in 4-5 the teachers arange a trip that no one but them know but they give plenty of clues. The trip is a way to have fun at the end of the year and to add some excitement around all the work we are doing. The 4-5 program has gone to Kettle Cove, Camp Ketcha , a boat ride on the Songo River Queen to name a few. Here are the clues we know so far: sharpen your ice skates   ready your hot air balloon   be ready to climb trails   get ready to jump out of hot air balloons   no flip flops sweat band plants helmet sloth gloves bathing sut a bright jacket. If you have any ideas about where we will be going please add it to this post as a comment. Here is what some of us think:   Adelaide and Grace think it will be the beach.   Meredith says she is clueless.   Emily is on the ocean/pool track.   Julia is thinking about the clues and says somewhere things can be popped like a carnival stand.   Miles is thinking like...

Free periods, homework and of course the Café.  6th grade is certainly different from 4-5. To help succeed with our move, Kelly Connors (the latin teacher) and a few 6th graders came in to explain the transition to middle school.  They started out explaining free periods, a 25-55 minute block where you can do homework, hang out with friends, go to the Café or play sports. They explained homework, field trips, and everything in between. We asked questions about the adventure that is middle school.  They were happy to answer and they made us even more excited to be in sixth grade.  It was really cool to hear the point of view from some sixth graders and it made sixth grade sound much more interesting. -Adel Cupcakes and GRA GRA WACIE!!!!!!!!!

The 4-5 play is a play that the 4 th and 5 th graders put on. This year it is a musical. We have been rehearsing our lines in class and we have been practicing our singing in Chorus. After we learn our lines we will go to the stage in Franklin and practice using the whole space. A 5th graders view of the 4-5 play: This is my second time in a 4-5 play. Last year we did Phantom Tollbooth. This year’s play will be very different than last year.  We sing a lot more and there are not so many weird characters.  My part in the play is a girl named Kimberly. I can’t wait for the play because I think it will be fun like last year. A 4th graders view of the 4-5 play: I am scared and excited for this play.  It is called How To Eat Like A Child. My part is Billy!!! I think it will be fun and it will make people laugh.   We hope you can come watch the play. Meredith and Emily

Does April 22nd ring a bell? No? Give up? It was Earth Day but at Waynflete we celebrated it on May 9th. We had a BIG E arth Day parade with c o l o r f u l claves or sticks, tambourines and drums. The whole Lower School paraded around campus. It was kinda loud but fun. We marched right into the Big Gym and banged on Tyco Drums that were made in music class. Then we watched the 4th graders do the May Pole. It was a good day to think about our Earth and eat some snacks from our gardens and local stores. Cooper and Michael

Spirit Week is a time when you can be funky, funny, and creative. Monday is character/celebrity day, Tuesday is wacky day, Wednesday is crazy hat day, Thursday is twin day, and Friday is pajama day. You can go crazy and just have wacky fun. Lots of people love to participate in all the activities and some just like to see what everyone else dresses up as. Spirit week is an option. You don’t need to do anything but most people love to do at least one day. You can choose what you want to wear but it has to go with the theme of the day and it should be ok to wear to school.  We asked some people in 4-5 what day they liked the most.  Most people are looking forward to twin day and character/celebrity day!  Have fun. -Emi, $kyler and Maya T.          

On Friday, May 4th, it was Grandparents and Friends Day.  Our grandparents and friends came to school to see what we do everyday.  We showed them our math, our writing, our IPs and all the things we do in 4-5.  Some grandparents read poems and some worked with iPads.  There was even a Pachanga!   In one class we read Margaret Wise Brown's The Important Book .  Here are some of the pieces our grandparents and friends wrote with us. The most important thing about a donut is that it is yummy.  Some have colorful sprinkles, some are filled with jelly, and most of them are round.  But the most important thing about a donut is that it is yummy.  The important thing about a cat is that it's quiet.  It comes and goes and no one knows.  Its fur is soft and fluffy.  A cat can fit through the smallest of spaces.  Its eyes sparkle and shimmer in the darkest part of night.  They ears can detect the smallest of sounds. But t...

The optional morning math problems are on the screen every morning and if you want to you can try to solve one.  They help us work on the math we are learning in class.  We work on them on our own and if you get it right you have a chance to be picked.  If you are picked you can share your thinking on the blog.  Here is what I was thinking:

4-5 has been working on poetry in WW.  One class we explored writing with a new app called Verses.  It's like the magnets in Kai's room where you can slide them around to come up with good lines.  We like this app and the magnets because we can discover combinations of words we would never have thought of by just writing.  We just experiment to see what sounds good. This is one way that we learn about poetry but we like it.  We will also recite some poems we have memorized.  We also look in the books for good poems.  We also write a lot of poems.  Anyway, here is our class' poem from Verses.

In 4-5 we use ipads and computers to help us in our learning.  We also use journals, paper, and pencils. We like technology in 4-5 because it makes it a lot easier to write and revise.  This video shares our thoughts .   -Miles

Here is a book review from the CHIRT Project created on Puppet Pals.  Thanks Emily.