Calander Events

  • May 23, 2012Late Start
  • May 24, 20125th Grade Visitation to Middle School
  • May 28, 2012Memorial Day
  • May 31, 2012Outdoor School Fundraising Ends
  • June 14, 2012Last Day for Students
  • June 15, 2012Teacher Work Day
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Closure Information

Here is a link to one of the resources that reports closures or late starts for the Cascade School District: Flash Alert.

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Revolutionary War Newspaper Deadline Extended

Due to the science fair activities taking up more class time than expected last week, the dead line for the Revolutionary War Newspaper has been extend to Friday, May 11.

Outdoor school fundraising letter

The outdoor school fundraising letter has been sent home with students. If you didn’t get yours, you can download it here: Outdoor School Fundraising.

Outdoor school fundraising

A message from Craig Pearson, 6th grade teacher:

We are getting ready to start fundraising for next year’s Outdoor School which will be for the current group of 5th grade students. Each spring we sell candy bars and beef sticks in order to get a jump start on fundraising. We encourage all of the 5th grade students to participate as it directly benefits them next year. We also allow each student to earn money off of their $100 ODS fee by participating in this fundraising opportunity. For every item they sell, they will get $.20 off their ODS fee. (if they raise $25, they will get $5 deducted from their cost). Last year we had multiple students raise enough money to pay their entire fee, and many others earn $20 or more off their fee.

A parent information letter will be coming home with your child soon.

Science fair news

Some years ago a fifth grade class of mine dubbed me Mr. Graham the Science Man.  So you can imagine how I felt about the up-coming science fair. Unfortunately, I found that fewer and fewer of my students were choosing to participate in the science fair this year because I said it was voluntary.  So, I have decided to take a different approach.

Here is what we are going to do:

  • Everyone is going to participate; everyone now has a project.
  • Projects are simple and quick to complete.
  • Students may work with a partner.
  • I will give class time to those that need it (others will work on independent math, podcasts, Revolutionary War newspapers, and other projects).
  • I’m almost always in the classroom during both recess to give extra help.
  • I have display boards, construction paper, and other materials, if needed.

Yesterday, as I watched my students planning what they wanted to do, I could see that motivation was strong and they were enjoying the process. Many just needed a gentle nudge in the right direction, and giving some class time to work out what they wanted to do created an excitement that was contagious. It is my goal that the students have some fun while they learn science principles and concepts with this project. We are off to a good start.

Revolutionary War project deadlines

As stated in an earlier post, the students are working on a Revolutionary War Newspaper project that highlights some of the major events that occured during America’s long struggle to indepenedence.

Here are the remaining deadlines for this project:

April 24 – Rough Draft complete

May 1 – Final Copy complete

May 7 – Map & Advertisement complete

Student’s received a project sheet which explains, in detail, what is to be done.