Social Studies Dramatizations

Our current Social Studies unit was about the diverse people of the west. The class made dramatizations to share with the class. We were assigned groups and different people that were going west in the 1800s such as the Mexicanos, Nez Perce, the Pioneers, the 49ers, Chinese Immigrants, and the Mormons. Each person in the group was assigned a part in the dramatization: Historian, Director, Host, and Set Designer. The group would call up at least 4 people from the audience to be a part of the play. An example is the 49ers used a sluice (sloo) to mine gold. The dramatization group that was the 49ers acted out mining gold with the sluice (sloo).

Reminders: Halloween parade at 3:00 tomorrow.
                   No Current Events this week or the next
                   Book orders due tomorrow
                   Book Fair is from November 9th to 13th

Sincerely,

Mrs. Johnson's 5th and 6th Graders

Run for the Schools Results

Congratulations and thank you to all of you who ran, volunteered, or cheered on the runners this past weekend at Run for the Schools!  We had a great turn out and a lot of fun.  Below is a picture of (most of) our group from Lincoln.  Be sure to check out the race results at runfortheschools.com

Sincerely,
Mrs. Johnson's 5th and 6th Graders

Iowa Assessments Week

         We are reminding you that Iowa Assessments are this week. Make sure to be prepared everyday by getting enough rest and eating a good breakfast everyday.
         In our homeroom class we are doing some interesting experiments in our weather unit.  One of the experiments was trying to get cold water up to 30 degrees and by not mixing it with the hot water. Another one was about uneven heating; we went outside to the front patio for thirty minutes and every three minutes we would take the temperature for water and soil. After fifteen minutes we put them both into the shade. After we looked back at the results and we found out that water kept the heat in much longer than the soil. Although the soil got up to much higher heat it got out much faster.
         In our social studies class we are learning about slavery and how the slaves were traded from West Africa then they took the Middle Passage when they made it to the U.S.A, they were sold at auctions or scrambles. Although four out of every ten slaves died on the way to U.S.A.

                                                               Reminders
- Book orders and due on October 30th
-Run for the Schools is on this Sunday
-Fictional Narratives are due on November 6th
-No to-do list this week
-Weekly Math due Thursday
-Current Events due Friday
-No morning band lessons this week

Sincerely,
Mrs. Johnson's 5th and 6th Graders

Hawkeye Homecoming Week!

This week Mrs. Johnson's 6th Grade LA/Math class finished their memoirs after over a month of hard work, editing, and typing. We started out Fictional Narratives this week.

Starting on Monday we had Hawkeye homecoming week. Monday's theme was crazy socks. Tuesday, people went mad with neon of all kinds. Wednesday was wild with wacky hair. Today, Thursday, we showed our Lincoln pride with blue shirts. Tomorrow, Friday, we will go all out in black and gold with anything Hawkeye.

Make sure to sign up for Run For The Schools and check out the 6th graders video!!

REMINDERS-- 
In P.E. make sure to prepare for the practice pacer, pushup, and sit up test!
Also get lots of sleep and a healthy breakfast everyday next week because... Iowa Assessments!!
Get signed up for run for the schools too!!


Have a great Weekend!! Lincoln Lions Roar!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Johnson's 5th and 6th Graders

Some sixth graders in their blue and white Lincoln gear

Some sixth graders' memoir final copies

All of the sixth graders' memoirs in Mrs. Johnson's class