Government Unit Happenings in the 4/5 Classroom

Candidates and campaign managers have been hard at work preparing for our upcoming debates between the candidates! 

Ex-Senator Joseph Bruno, visited the 4/5 classroom as a guest speaker. 

Scientific Research

The Water Warriors, Steam Surveyors, and Team Width groups presented their research finding at assembly.  The groups were articulate and informative.  

Great work 4/5s!

Regeneron visits Parker School

The 4/5 students conducted scientific experiments during Regeneron's visit to Parker. These included extracting strawberry DNA, erupting elephant toothpaste and creating magnetic slime! 

The 4/5s have been learning about the United States federal government.

Students learned about the 3 Branches of Government, then created visual representations, which included the heads/members of each branch, their primary responsibilities, and symbols to represent each branch.

Students also learned about elections and voting.  
The 4-5s will be having a classroom election on election day to vote for Class President, Vice President and Secretary of Class. 

Candidates, along with campaign managers will be campaigning, writing speeches, and preparing for our upcoming debates!  
Here are the parties in this year's election:

The Bee Party  

The DJ Llamas  

The Constitution Controllers

The Enchanted Raccoons

The L.I.M.E.S

Last Friday was Robert C. Parker Day. Students went on an all school hike. The 4-5 students hiked with their Pre-K buddies.  After the hike, buddies planted bulbs that will bloom into beautiful flowers in the spring. 

Math 4 students enjoy math challenges and math games that develop and strengthen math skills.

Congratulations to all our cross country runners!

This week the 4/5s went on a hike with their buddies to gather leaves for an exciting project they will be working on together!

Students have been sharing their incredible summer reading projects. One of the project choices was to create a board game based on the book. Students enjoyed presenting their games and playing them with classmates.

More creative projects!