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5/24/23
5/17/23 To start of, we did a riddle and then Sam showed us his book as book consenter. It was titled Unteachables by Gordon Korman. After, we spent an hour and half on our cell research and started our cell project. This is one of our last QUEST projects! Later on, we did our usual riddle except that today, we had to draw a table for it and did proof by contradiction. After that, Mrs. McElhinney read us Gregor to end our day today at QUEST.
Elise and Sebastian!
5/10/2023 Today we played with Boltss on ipads. Bolts are robotic spheres you can program. We went to the kindergarten classroom to show the kindergartners how to play with them. We had two book consenter, Calvin and Luke. Calvin presented Among the Hidden and Luke presented Swindle. When we started to play with the bolts we had to take a driving test. It was hard for some ,but easy for others. We all passed. Today was fun.
Rose and Ario
3/29/23 Today, while we were in QUEST we used onion, and cheek samples, and putting them on microscopes and looking at the cells. We somehow did a cheek sample by using a toothpick and rubbing it in our mouths, then putting it on slides. We did an onion sample by peeling a thin layer of the inside off, and sticking it on a slide. Also, Rose presented a Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets as Book Consultant. Good job Rose! Our Latin Stem was dyna meaning power.
Fabulous Orendaian QUESTions
Fabulous Orendaian QUESTions
Making onion skin slides
Making onion skin slides
3/22/23 Today in Quest, we started off with book consultant. Sam Shain shared his book that he was reviewing called "Dog Squad". Personally, I liked it. Next, we did our final latin root. The latin root was Super/Sur. After that, we continued our mission to find the person who stole the mascot by using microscopes. All of us completed the mission. Then, we prepared for the next Quest, where we would be examining other specimens in the microscope, by doing a model of it. Finally, we ended the day by listening to "Gregor The Overlander".
Sam Auletta and Sebastian Brewer
3/15/23 Today in QUEST we focused on learning about microscopes and how to use them. The latin root was "terr." The book consultant for today was Kevin and he talked about the book "Captain Underpants." After he was finished, we watched a video about the different types of microscopes and the importance of safety when handling them. We wrote about what we learned from the video and our peers added facts that we missed. Finally, we were put on a mission to find who stole a mascot. We looked through microscopes at different substances and we wrote about what we saw. Mrs. Mcelhinney. read Gregor The Overlander and we packed up and headed back to school.
Rose and Luke
3/8/23 Today's morning was peaceful, we finished up our main idea and connections of the article of Malala. Also, our book consultant, Ellie Gifford, shared an amazing book called Frizzy, by Claribel A. Ortega. It was about a girl who hates getting her hair straight because then she can't play with her friends. Any stroke of heat or sweat would make the girl's hair frizzy and curly. She goes through a lot of drama with hair. Additionally, we did Socratic Seminar, including a topic about changemakers. Also including perspective questions, questions that could matter based on opinion and POV. Everybody can make a change! We expressed ourselves using symbols, images and colors. I can't wait to experience more of QUEST. Signing of with the OreQUESTians,
-- Haotian Luo
3/1/23 Today in Q.U.E.S.T, we started out by having a peaceful morning. Then Stella shared her book: Because of the Rabbit for book consultant. After that, we had our roots of the day: Manu- and Lev-. Because our Secratic Seminar is next week/class, we read a article of our choice and then we answered some questions about the passage to help us with out Seminar. We spent about 1 hour on that and then, at 10:10, we learned about... MICROSCOPES!!!!!!!! Finally, we did some 5 clues/cards. In conclusion, today at Q.U.E.S.T, was not the most enjoyable day for our hands, but it was fun for our heads. :)
Written by Cindy H. and Katie P.
2/15/23 Today in QUEST, we did nothing but FUN! We made 3D weaved hearts that can be used as a hat. They were kind of difficult to make, but we got the hang of it and they all turned out great! If we finished early, we solved the Soma Cubes and/or a Valentines Day Sudoku. We read Gregor the Overlander and finally got to the quest.
Written by Ellie G. and Maggie J.
2/8/23 Today we started withed with 30 minutes of reading followed by a vote asking if people under 18 should be able to make a change. We read articles about kids making changes to go along with our change maker presentations. Then we did a peel the fruit, a thinking strategy to show how deep we can get into the story, and to cooperate with other people. And we all listened to Gregor and Almost finished it. Well that's all for now!
-Stella Girard and Tyler Loukmas
2/1/23 Today, we shared presentations of our change-makers, which were entertaining scripts with information. An informational script! As well as a slide that concludes the other facts on our biography-script. We got to experience taking a look and turning the camera, as well as switching the slides! The presentations were amazing, it only felt like a jiffy when the presentations passed. We thought that we wouldn't complete all our slides, but as we passed time, a succession of management got the deal! So let's call it a well done day!
That is all I'm listing! Thank you! - Haotian Luo
2/1/23 The kids presented their scripts today. Ten weeks of dedication and hard work resulted in fabulous skits! You should be very proud of your perseverance and diligence! I apologize for the sound quality, many of the students are hard to hear.
01/18/2023 Today in QUEST, we reviewed our friends' script and made last edits to our projects. The book consultant was Maggie James. She shared with us Out of my Heart, a book about a girl with cerebral palsy. We have started Part 3 of our Latin Stems! Our first stem for part 3 was Scrib/Script. It means 'write'. Everyone laughed when we heard Boot's scolding of Luxa during Read Aloud. Gregor the Overlander is an amazing read!
-Ellie G and Ben H
01/04/23 We started our day with fifteen minutes of reading. Then our book consultant, Haotian, showed us an amazing book about King Arthur. We read through our notes and expectations one last time, especially the rubric. Then we began to write our scripts about the people that we have been studying for weeks now. Once we were ready, we spent about an hour working on our scripts. After that we played the card games and then read Gregor the Overlander until the day was over. -Maggie
12/21 The book consultant today was Katie Perkins. The stem of the week was Circ meaning round. QUEST was short due to the chorus concert but we were able to review our story arcs with another group of students. It was good to get feedback. We ended the day with Gregor the Overlander. Gregor is going to try to escape Regalia. See you in the new year!
12/7 Today in QUEST, the book consultant was absent, so we didn't do book consultant. While waiting for orchestra kids, we did free read and the root of the day. The root was Omni, and it means all. We acted out The Blind Men and the Elephant, so we understood what a script really was, since we are going to be writing a script. Then we choose from the Tesago Library choice board, and when the orchestra kids arrived, we did the setting of our biography project. When we finished, Mrs. McElhinney showed us a video about a person who helped the animals return to the wild. Not just the animals, but the people too. We ended with reading Gregor the Overlander and that is where we ended our day. -Cindy and Rei
11/23 Today in QUEST, Luke was book consultant. He talked about the book Linked by Gordon Korman. It sounds like a great book. Only the fifth graders were in QUEST. The fourth graders were doing a Turkey Bowl. We finished up our notes for the Biography Project. Then, we played brain games. We played Mancala, tried to get all 27 SOMA cubes, and Guess Who. A couple of kids made a marble run. It was a fun day.
11/16 Today in QUEST, Calvin was a book consultant. Calvin's book was called "The Name of This Book is Called Secret." After that we did that we started our project on our person and ate our snack. About an hour later we did a game that involves throwing a ball. Then we did two of the classroom biography cards. Finally, we did the read aloud of Gregor the Overlander. Then we packed up and went back to school. Sam A. and Berlize
11/30 Today in QUEST Ben volunteered to be book consultant and present a Goosebumps books. The stem of the week was hydr meaning water. Today we worked on the biography project. We created our groups and worked on character sketches. We ended with Gregor the Overlander.
10/12 Today in QUEST Rei and Berlize were book consultants. Rei featured the book Front Desk. Berlize highlighted The Kane Chronicles and why they are a must read. We discussed the criteria for choosing a person for the upcoming biography project. We read about a change agent, William Kamkwamba, who created a windmill to generate electricity for his village in Malawi. Then we made our thinking visible using the strategy Peel the Fruit to understand William's story. We made three goals in Google Keep. Lastly, we read more Gregor. All bow to Boots the Cockroach Queen. Haaa!
9/21 Today we learned all about giving 100% in QUEST. 100% means to pay attention and give QUEST your all. We made meaning of what 100% means. To get into groups we used animals and their sounds to find our partners. See the photos below. It was an obnoxiously fun way to find partners. We used the strategy Making Meaning, see the photos below. We read a folktale entitled The Old Woman and the Physician.
9/14 Wow, today flew by! We learned all about the ins and outs of our classroom jobs! Andrew was a fabulous gong ringer! We learned about our classmates by playing Four Tables. We started learning about Greek and Latin roots, which we will be studying all year. Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins was selected as the read aloud for the year. Everyone decided to come back next week (ha-ha)!
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