Veterans Day ceremony





A.J. Mariano, framed by members of the Lynn English High School Jr. ROTC Color Guard, pledges allegiance to the flag during opening ceremonies at the Veterans Day celebration at Lynn Woods School Friday. Item photo / Owen O'Rourke

   Please read the great article in the Lynn Item about our Lynn Woods Veterans Day ceremony. http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2010/11/06/news/news05.txt
On Thursday, November 11, the Item will be printing essays written by children. The topic was: What does Veterans Day mean to me. Please pick up a copy to see if any of the fifth graders had their essays printed. Mrs. Kennedy

The Water Cycle Song

Our next  5th grade Science topic is the water cycle. Please watch this Youtube video and sing along! Mrs. Kennedy

Roberto Clemente: More Than Baseball

The 5th graders will be reading about Roberto Clemente this week. Here is a short video about his baseball career. Mrs. Kennedy

testing all rocks!



testing for conductivity




Notice the glasses!



Recently we did experiments on various rocks and minerals. Here is a list of our tests:

• texture
• color
• luster
• transparency
• hardness
• streak
• magnetism
• conductivity
• florescence   

Ask your child what new information they learned about rocks and minerals. Mrs. K

testing rocks for hardness

Gr 4 Social Studies assignment from Mrs Melanson

Social Studies assignment due Mon, Nov 8:  Read Chapter 3 New England Region  p 75 - 93.  Learn the six states and capitals and their locations.

Remember to wear red, white, and/or blue tomorrow for the Veterans' Day show.  It's at 1:00pm.

Gr 5 from Mrs Melanson

Reminder:  The chapter 9 math test will be completed Wed.  Make sure you're ready!

Gr 4 from Mrs. Melanson

Reminder:  There is no school tomorrow, Tues, Nov. 2, due to staff workshops.  The math test for Chap 4 is Wednesday.  Please prepare for this by practicing your math multiplication facts and fact families.  You can also review on p. 109 of the text book.

Have a good day off.