Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort....Franklin D. Roosevelt

Mrs. Giles' 5th Grade Class

Weekly Reports

 

My students have been writing weekly reports about classroom learning experiences. I will publish some of them here each week so you can read about  what’s happening in our class.

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Room 27

Windsor Oaks Elementary

3800 Van Buren Dr.

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

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Phone: 757-430-4031 ext. 53851

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E-mail: betty.giles@vbschools.com

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Capture Those Fractions!

By Nina

             During math time we played a game called Fraction Capture. All you need to play is a Fraction Capture game board, two dice, and two colored pencils. Just roll your two dice and make a fraction. Watch out though, if you roll doubles or make a whole, you’re out! If you get a fraction, just shade in the square with the same denominator as your fraction. To capture a square you have to shade in more than half of the square. If you want to capture one of the halves squares you have to shade in the whole square. Fraction Capture rocks!

Atoms and Molecules

By Keira

             This week atoms and molecules took the cake. It was the only thing we could talk about. “Atoms are the smallest particles,” Mrs. Giles repeats. By now everyone knows that. But I have to admit, it’s exciting.