Magic School Bus Video

Lowell Observatory Field Trip

Wow! What an amazing field trip! It's been 5 days and still the topic of many conversations! If you've never been to Lowell Observatory, then you are missing out! They have many amazing tours and exhibits.
This year is The Year of Pluto at the Observatory. Did you know Pluto was discovered right here in Flagstaff? Amazing! Did you know that this year Pluto will make its orbit closest to Earth!? Click here (http://www.lowell.edu/yearofpluto.php) to learn more. Lowell will also have programs this summer and during September to showcase pictures of this mysterious dwarf planet!

We arrived in STYLE!

Our guide, Travis, takes us on the Planet Walk!

We look so excited to walk through space! :)

Getting our exercise in today!!

Here Travis is telling us about Percival Lowell, the man who discovered Pluto.

We've arrived at Pluto!

Visiting the Pluto Telescope! This is the actual telescope that discovered Pluto!

To discover Pluto, Lowell used film and overexposed it for 10 months.

Once he studied the film, he noticed that something began to move. It was the planet Pluto!

 

Taking a look inside Pluto telescope.

Headed back in space. Climbing down the planet walk!

At the Rotunda Museum

Getting ready to see some artifacts of Lowell's discovery.

Using this machine, we can recreate what Lowell saw when he discovered Pluto!

Our guide, Travis, explains how Pluto got its name!

The skeleton of a telescope!

Look how big the telescope is!

Inside the exhibit hall learning about Pluto!

Learning more about the Mars rover, Curiosity with Mr. P

This cool sphere would show movies and other information about the planets!

Field Trip Complete!!!

February Students of the Month

It's fabulous February!!! We are celebrating this month appropriately with two fabulous 5th graders, Codie and Trenton.
Codie and Trenton are amazing artists, avid football fans, and love math! They have already put together an amazing plan for our Valentine's Day party! Can't wait to see other unique and exciting plans that these two Fabulous February fifth graders have in store for us!

2Q Honors Assembly

Our awards for 2nd Quarter Honors Assembly!

Perfect Attendance! Back row L to R: Lexi, Emily, Kennedy. Front row: Brandon, Alex.

Honor Roll: As and Bs Kaitlyn, Skylyn, & Alex

Principal's List: All As: Elizabeth, Zander, and Kalub

Character Counts: Skylyn & Arianna (not pictured)

To Infinity and Beyond....

Ever dream of going to outer space. Do you wonder what is out there? This NASA website for kids gives you the opportunity to learn about outer space, the planets, and much, much more!!!

Click below!!!
NASAKids

Here's another great link! Click this one too!!
Planet Profiles

Pony Express

Exciting times in Holbrook! The Pony Express riders have picked up our mail and will begin transport to Scottsdale. Riding horses for a few miles each day, the Pony Express riders will be reenacting the Old West ways of delivering mail. We have decided to send our letters to our relatives as far away from Holbrook as possible. Take at look at where our mail is headed!

Various parts of Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Brasil, Korea, Canada, Texas, Alabama, Oregon, and Colorado!

In addition, we also had a visit by the Pony Express Riders and they reenacted how mail is transferred at each station.

Looking for more information about Pony Express, try these websites:
http://officialponyexpress.org/pony-express-history.html
 http://ponyexpress.org/history/
http://postalmuseum.si.edu/ponyexpress/

January Students of the Month!!

We have amazing kids here in Room 20! Here is just another great example of caring, kind, and trustworthy students, Johnny and Kaitlyn! They are both wonderful artists that can create unique designs and projects! We are so lucky to have them as our Students of the Month!