Traveling the Oregon Trail

Today we played the classic computer game, The Oregon Trail and the kids LOVED it!! Their reactions to hardships along the trail were hysterical! In fact, they were so funny I've included some pictures as well as some actual quotes from the kids! Enjoy! :)

 

Student quotes overheard while playing the game...

 

Tough Choices:

"Mrs. Whitley, this is such a hard choice--one ox for 370 pounds of food?!"

 

Game Frustrations:

"Oh my gosh! Why is it doing this to me???"

 

Celebrations:

"I'm actually doing good here! No one is dying yet!"

 

Major Hardships:

"Someone has the measles and I don't have enough food!"

 

Hunting Woes:

"Why do deer run so fast? They're faster than my bullet!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! I killed a deer!...It was only 14 pounds."

 

Dilemmas Amongst Your People:

"Chandler needs to rest! Too bad Chandler!"

"Mrs. Whitley, I just might let you die [on the trail]."

"Chandler has dysentery!"

"Tanner fell under the wagon and broke an arm!"

 

And sometimes you have even bigger problems and surprises...

"I swear I have the dumbest group! Some people are eating poison berries and some people fell under the wagon!"

"What?! My people are cannibals?!"

 

 

Here are some pictures of the fun!

 

Sometimes you react with disbelief when facing the troubles of the Oregon Trail...

 

Sometimes the game in so exciting you just can't sit still...

 

Sometimes the game can be intense and frustrating...

 

But every once in a while you'll have a great victory along the trail!

 

No matter which version you're playing (the old school one...as pictured below) or the newer version, there's no doubt about it, The Oregon Trail is treacherous journey!

Week of April 17-21

Upcoming Test

Social Studies (Westward Expansion)-Friday, 4/21

 

*Please make note of the dates below. We have a lot of important things coming up! The end of the school year is just weeks away!

 

Dates to Know

Today~Student-Led Conferences 4:30-5:45

4/18~Field Trip to South Oldham Middle School (We will be walking.)

April 21~Auction Items to Mrs. Whitley & Career Day Presentations for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades

April 28~Spring Carnival 6-8pm

May 5~No School

May 17-23~KPREP Testing

May 25~Camp HiHo Field Trip

May 29~No School

May 31~5^th Grade Promotion @ 6:00pm

June 1~Students’ Last Day

 

Related Arts Rotation

We will be switching to art for our next rotation starting tomorrow. The kids will be working with charcoal which can be very messy, so if your child does not already have an art shirt, it would be a good idea to send one in tomorrow.

 

MAP Testing

Math will be taken today and Language is on Wednesday.

 

Student-Led Conferences

Please plan to attend your child’s student-led conference on Monday, April 17^th from 4:30-5:45. You are welcome to come and go as you please, but know that you will need about 15 minutes for your child’s conference. I will be there to facilitate and answer basic questions, but if you wish to have a lengthy conversation about your child, please let me know and we can meet at another time.

 

Auction Basket

We have filled almost all of our spots on SignUp Genius for the Auction Basket! You all are awesome! Thank you so much! We only have 1 item left on our list and that is 2 more movie tickets! Any takers? J

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094aa4a92da5f85-2017

 

This Week’s Learning Plan:

Reading: How do I participate in a book club? Meetings on Thursdays!

Writing: How do I publish my historical narrative? How do I work towards my cold write goal?

Math: How do I classify polygons?

Social Studies: What were the impacts of Westward Expansion?

 

Have a great week! Hope to see you tonight! J

Polygons

Week of April 10-14

Upcoming Test

Math Test on Wednesday, 4/12

 

Dates to Know

4/17~Student-Led Conferences 4:30-5:45

4/18~Field Trip to South Oldham Middle School

April 21~Auction Items to Mrs. Whitley

April 28~Spring Carnival

 

Related Arts Rotation: Technology

 

MAP Testing begins this week. Reading will be administered on Wednesday. Math will be next Monday, and Language on the following Monday.

 

Student-Led Conferences

Please plan to attend your child’s student-led conference on Monday, April 17^th from 4:30-5:45. You are welcome to come and go as you please, but know that you will need about 15 minutes for your child’s conference. I will be there to facilitate and answer basic questions, but if you wish to have a lengthy conversation about your child, please let me know and we can meet at another time.

 

Auction Basket

We have filled almost all of our spots on SignUp Genius for the Auction Basket! Woohoo!! We only need someone to sign up for 2 more movie tickets, ribbon for the basket, and the basket itself. Any takers? J

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094aa4a92da5f85-2017

 

This Week’s Learning Plan:

Reading: How do I use suffixes to decipher word meanings?

Writing: How do I edit and revise my historical narrative?

Math: How do I review coordinate grids and identifying patterns? We will segue into our final flexibly grouped math unit on geometry and volume beginning Thursday.

Social Studies: How was land in the west acquired by the United States?

 

Have a great week! J