GT: A World of Color!

Students were asked to represent GT using stop-motion and a small package of Skittles. Check Each small group had 15 minutes - check out the amazing GT animations.

5th grade Farewell

Wow!! Some of you have been in class for three years!! I hate to let you go - but I know you will go out there and do amazing things! Before you go - take some time to remember all we have done and how much you have grown!

Student Movie - "The Infection"

5th graders ended the year with the difficult task of collaborating to plan, screen write, film, and direct their own movie using a green screen. Check out the exciting movie, The Infection

Trout Released!

This week fifth graders set our little trout free in Wilson Ponds. It was an amazing (busy) day! Watch the video to see our adventures!

Instant Challenge

4th and 5th students attempted a balance of power instant challenge this week. The task: Build a structure that only touches the "ground" on the red square, but can suspend pennies over purple squares. Check out the problem solving and solutions from both classes.

Claymation

5th graders created Didactic stories (story with a moral) today using ipads. They "app-smashed" to create a claymation story first using the app StopMotion, then pulled that into iMovie to add music, sound effects, and titles. MORE COMING NEXT WEEK

Inspirational Similes

Today 5th graders had the challenge of adding power to words. Given two unrelated nouns - they were to create an inspirational quote that somehow connects them. Check out their words!

Courtroom Cartoons

Students created some real courtroom dramas cartoons today. Using ipad and a fun app called Toontastic, students embedded multiple vocabulary words into the scripts. They used humor and creativity! Check out the creative cartoons!

Animated Flipbooks

This week, 5th graders had a guest speaker! Mrs. Mangum came in to teach them how to use PowerPoint to create flipbooks. Click HERE to check out these creative short cartoons.

On Trial

The class transformed into a courtroom today for some scripted trials. Check out these crazy court cases! (More to come soon)

Out of the Net

Our little Alevins were released into the tank today from their cozy nest net. Check out the fun video of the Alevins' adventure.

Chess "Simul"

Today Mr. Arney challenged our 5th graders to a game of chess! Yes, ALL of them - at the same time! In a format called a "simul" Mr. Arney walked around the room making his moves on 14 boards. Students planned their next move while he moved around the room. What a fun event! The kids learned a lot and enjoyed the challenge.

Trout Adaptation

Find out more about adaptations of rainbow trout in this short documentary. Created by 4th grade GT.

Wild Trout

Find out more about how rainbow trout survive in the wild. This student created documentary brought to you by 4th grade GT.

Rainbow Trout Habitat

Find out more about rainbow trout's natural habitat by watching this short student created documentary. Created by 4th grade GT.

Fry/Fingerlings Documentary

Check out this student created documentary about rainbow trout fry. Presented by 4th grade GT.

Trout Alevins - The Documentary

Check out the student created documentary about this stage of the trout's life cycle. Created by 4th Grade GT.

Alevins learning to swim

It has been a week since our eggs hatched! Boy, something fishy is going on- because these guys are growing SO fast! Check out this week's video of our Alevins.

Hatched!

As of Friday, there were about six eggs hatched. Check out the video below to see what I walked into on Monday morning - 59 little sac fry (a.k.a. - Alevin).

Fish Eggs Hatch!

5th graders predicted the hatch date of our rainbow trout eggs (based on mathematical calculations). And they were RIGHT! Fish started hatching on Jan. 28! Check out the time-lapse video to see them hatch. As of Friday, approximately 6 of 60 fish have hatched.