Raise your hand if you are feeling stressed these days. Can you see me raising my hand? We are all being pushed to our max lately and as much as we don't like it, learning how to acknowledge and move past stress is a key component of life. When thinking about how to...
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Latest news from the 5th Grade class
Life is all about obstacles!
Dec 2, 2021 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Middle School, Preschool, Uncategorized
Who doesn't love a good obstacle course? Obstacles courses have been around for years, they are nothing new, but always exciting. The cool thing about them is that anything can be used to make one, but all good courses involve climbing, running, jumping and maybe even...
Wilderness First Aid
Nov 5, 2021 | 5th Grade, Integrated Subjects, Middle School, Uncategorized
Teaching Health class is always fun and interesting because it's finally a chance for me to see students in their classroom. Usually, I see them either out on the field or in the gym in the element of being challenged physically, but Health class is more of a demand...
Engineering Fun!
Nov 1, 2021 | 5th Grade
Our wild and wacky Halloween Friday provided the perfect time to practice teamwork around a defined problem. Students teamed up in partnerships to create "bone bridges." They were given a selection of materials (craft sticks, pipe cleaners, Q-tips, tape) and specific...
We Have an Announcement…
Sep 18, 2021 | 5th Grade
At PNA we pride ourselves on being a learning community. We look for every chance to connect and collaborate, to help students see that together, we are more than just a group of classes of kids and adults housed in a building; we ARE PNA. We reach beyond our own...
A Great Start!
Aug 28, 2021 | 5th Grade, Featured
AAAnnnnddddd….we’re off! Our first two weeks of school were eventful and wet, but it was a smooth start for us all! Teachers who teach the same group of students in consecutive years are said to be “looping,” and moving from grade 4 to 5 with this wonderful class of...
Lemons into Lemonade
May 22, 2021 | 5th Grade
Our 5th and 6th graders are different people today than they were on our first day of school. That’s often the case year-to-year, but this year was something special. “School will be so different”, “We can’t do x, y, or z”, “Something is better than nothing”, and many...
Unconventional Assessments
May 21, 2021 | 5th Grade
This year our 5th and 6th graders have learned a lot about poetry, so let’s try out this metaphor: teaching isn’t baking bread, it’s cooking chili. When baking, if I follow the recipe exactly as written, I'll be more likely to yield positive results. While baking...
More Than Math
Apr 10, 2021 | 5th Grade
Put yourself back into your middle school math class. What do you remember? I remember doing a lot of worksheets—repetitive problems that became a burden rather than an exploration. I remember wondering which concepts I would use when I “grew up”. I remember class...
Reasons to Celebrate
Feb 13, 2021 | 5th Grade
This year, more than any other, teachers are jumping on every opportunity to celebrate our students and make them feel special. While many of our non-academic, extra “fun” activities have been cancelled due to COVID restrictions, there are some traditions we’ve been...