May Activities

Gum Relay

    This year we have started each day with a Morning Meeting.  This is a chance for us to greet, share, and play silly games together.  The students and I have really gotten to know each other through this fun routine.  

     Today we had a Gum Relay.  The students had to run across the room, put on extra large disposable gloves, unwrap a piece of gum, put the gum in their mouth, take off their gloves, and tag the next person in line.  It was quite entertaining to watch.  The students are welcome to have gum in our classroom for the remainder of the school year.  

STEM Challenge

     On Wednesday, May 23rd, the 5th graders worked collaboratively with the first graders at MP East.  The first graders were tasked with creating a shelter that would keep a paper family dry.  The students worked together to select materials using their budget and to build the weather-proof structure.  The fifth graders were excellent assistants!

 

Marr Park

 Marr Park

     On Tuesday, May 22nd, all of the Mid-Prairie fifth graders went to Marr Park.  There the students rotated to six different stations.  Stations included learning about the prairie, playing predator and prey games, creating nature sculptures, completing a scavenger hunt, map making while searching for a "hidden lake", and fishing.  The students did a great job representing Mid-Prairie.  Thank you to Pam Holz, the Washington County Naturalist and her assistant Randi, as well as all of the parents who joined us on the trip.  

Students learning about turtles