Farewell 5th graders!

Whether you were in GT for just this year or for 3 years, we will miss you dearly. You have been an amazing group with a love of learning! Mrs. Mattie and Mrs. Ingram are so fortunate to get to spend our time with you! ❤️

Field Trip

Weather was beautiful as we enjoyed our last day together! We released the trout, went to the Fisheries research center, had some time to fish and enjoy nature, had a picnic lunch, and toured the fish hatchery. It was a busy day! Thank you to all of our parent volunteers and Ted Trueblood Chapter of Trout Unlimited / Idaho Chapter of American Fisheries Society for sponsoring our field trip.

Robot Zoo

5th graders were randomly given a verb to describe type of movement their animal had to make. After buiding the motor configuration, they then had to turn it into an animal in a zoo habitat using only lego bricks and construction paper. Check out their creativity in the video below.

Game Day

Fifth graders showed their creativity by designing their own board games. Students tested the games to see if the instructions were clear enough and then rated the playability of the games. There were some AMAZING games in the room! They should be real games - Wow! Take a peek into the game testing festivities in the video below.

Guest Readers in 1st Grade

Some of our esteemed 4th graders wrote books that were selected as exceptional. They were able to go into the first grade classes at Birch and read them aloud. Way to go authors!

The SCIENCE of Fear

Students studied the neurology, physiology, and psychology of fear during a busy hyperdoc day. Check out their projects below.

Neurology

We have all been startled! Why do we jump even if it wasn't something scary? Find out more about what is happening in the brain!

Physiology

Brock Bennett - Fear HyperDoc

Psychology

Coaster Thrills

Students attempted to create the most thrilling ride possible with limited materials and time. Check out all their loop-de-loops, corkscrews, and banked curves!

Spoken Word Poems

5th graders discovered some things that show their distinctiveness and similarities to others in class through spoken word poems. Check out their work!

Scratch Catch Games

We have been talking about setting and reaching goals and overcoming obstacles. What better representation of those than video games? Students created their own video games using Scratch. Try a few! This link will take you to our Scratch page to see all of them.

1000 Words Project

They say that a picture is worth 1000 words. What picture would communicate YOUR identity? Students had the task of designing one photo that represented who they are. Get to know our 5th graders by checking out their 1000 word photo.

GT: The Docu-series

Find out more about the essential skills and procedures needed for surviving in a unique environment. Scroll to the videos.

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