The school year has gotten off to a great start! We spent the first two days getting to know each other and learning about 5th grade. I am thrilled with my group this year and can't wait to get to know all of the kids!
One of the more exciting activities we did was called, "Save Fred." This was an activity that required teamwork and some creative thinking from the students. Fred was a gummy worm whose boat capsized. Fred, being unable to swim, is stranded on top of the boat, while his life preserver (a gummy Lifesaver) is still in the boat. Using only paperclips, the students needed to work together to get the too-small life preserver onto Fred. I was very impressed with how successful we were! It was great to hear the laughter while the students were cooperating -- a definite reminder that I'm glad to be back! Be sure to ask your child about Fred.
I'm excited for next week, as we will start to get into more of a routine, and begin to do some work with Chromebooks.
--Mr. Glade
One of the more exciting activities we did was called, "Save Fred." This was an activity that required teamwork and some creative thinking from the students. Fred was a gummy worm whose boat capsized. Fred, being unable to swim, is stranded on top of the boat, while his life preserver (a gummy Lifesaver) is still in the boat. Using only paperclips, the students needed to work together to get the too-small life preserver onto Fred. I was very impressed with how successful we were! It was great to hear the laughter while the students were cooperating -- a definite reminder that I'm glad to be back! Be sure to ask your child about Fred.
I'm excited for next week, as we will start to get into more of a routine, and begin to do some work with Chromebooks.
--Mr. Glade
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