Friday, January 22, 2010

January Update from Grade 5

We had a great week in Social Studies! We learned all about Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase. Did you know that he negotiated a deal with Napoleon Bonaparte to double the size of our country? Next week, we will start our economic lessons with Mr. Woodward. He will teach a unit called, Our Nation, from Junior Achievement. We will learn about the different kinds of businesses, advertising, and we will even learn how to interview! We will be creating our own businesses and will then create ads for them!

In Science, we are working on a research project called, Changing Earth Mission. We are doing this in cooperation with Mrs. Gurley-Mozie and the end result will be a slide show presentation.

We have been reading about Leonardo Di Vinci and his famous horse. Ask your kiddo to tell you this interesting story! We also did a project pertaining to Renaissance Art. It involved recreating sculpture and watercolor paints.

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