Matthew visits Room 5

Meet Matthew...

Matthew is a former Room 8er...and now he's in his second year of college...and is thinking he wants to teach...

Today he came in to observe for the day...
Matthew is also a master at balloon art. He asked me about making something for the class...I was happy...very happy to oblige!
The students were fascinated watching him blow up and twist around the balloons...the whole time talking to them, asking what they thought he was making...
Look at all those balloons!
Do you know what it is?
Hint: Matthew likes old cartoons...
Room 5 had it figured out by now...but do you?
They told Matthew it needed a beak...
After putting on the white eyes, he fashioned the beak...
He drew the black in the eyes...
He told us his hand wasn't too steady...
But he kept on...
It's Road-Runner!!! Beep beep!!!
How cute is that?

Matthew is amazing! He first started doing balloon art in the fifth grade...then taught himself to do it better...started doing it for people in the 7th grade.

He works fairs on the plaza, works with the balloons at a restaurant close to the mall, is hired out for birthday parties...

and to think...it all started with blowing up his first balloon!

Food Chains

Room 5 just adores Ms. McL.

In Science, she has been teaching the food chain. We learned about producers (plants) and primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, and decomposers. We've learned about herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores.

Octavia

After learning about the food chain, we started working on our food chain project.
Tamia Ruth

Each student chose an animal from the tundra.
Ariel

Room 5ers did some research on their animal. They found out what it ate...if it was a carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore. They also found what adaptations the animal had to see how it survived in the tundra. There were other facts they looked for, too.
Alex F

After collecting their facts, they wrote this into a paragraph, had it edited, and then wrote it on a large index card. On the other side of the card, they drew a picture of their animal.
Grace

Once this card was completed, each student was given 3 smaller cards. On one, they redrew their animal. Then they put this animal in a 3 - part food chain.
Brandon
Jessica
Owen
Jennifer
Nathaniel
Ms. McL and Kamryn

Ms. McL did an excellent job with this food chain unit...Room 5ers enjoyed learning...
and they also enjoyed the project... Come take a peek in our room and see the finished projects hanging from the ceiling!

Halloween

Halloween in Room 5...
We started with a delicious lunch provided by some of our wonderful parents!

Vivian, Emilee's mom, spearheaded the festivities...THANK YOU, Vivian!!!
Our moms even served us our food... How special is that?



Bryan

We had made our placemats...
Meigan

During lunch, we sat around enjoying our food and visiting with our friends...
Kamren and Owen
Jessica and Ariel
Russell
Haley
Grace
Jacob
Octavia
Art
Kamren
Kasey
Meigan
Jesse
Maiya
Caleb
Ariel

Jennifer
Madison
Room 5 enjoying our Halloween lunch!


After enjoying our lunch, those who wanted, dressed in their costumes...this was definitely time for photos! I'll let you guess who they are!






















This was a game where you tried to toss the ring around the witch's hat...


Just an FYI...this is NOT a current Room 5er...but her sweet mama is a Room 5er...
Tamia loves this hopefully-a-Room 5er-when-she's-in-4th-grade...
Hint...hint









Our 'chicken principal' danced with Tamia Ruth...
and then she flew off to...well, she just flew off...
the clown laughed...
Octavia just covered her face...while Jennifer just couldn't believe she'd seen a chicken dance!

"WHOA!" said this cowgirl...

These two wizards thought about casting a spell, but decided against it...
They decided to call it a day..as did everyone else on this Halloween afternoon!