Dear 5-L Families and Friends:
Welcome to the 5-L website. Thank you for visiting our pages. You will find that they can be a useful tool for helping families and students stay informed of the activities that take place in our classroom. Please use our webpages and links as an information and interactive learning resource for you and your child. Be sure to click on the photos for hyperlinks to further information about specific topics of interest. Check back frequently as changes occur often.
Kind Regards,Susan Luft
Open for Business!
Student entrepreneurs have their merchandise ready and have begun selling. Browse our commercials through the link below.
Student Business Plans are Presented in the Dragon's Den
Over the past two weeks student groups presented their business plans and redesigned prototypes to Fox Meadow teachers along with Science Helping Teacher, Jen Kiley, and Principal Wilson in the Dragon's Den (AKA Shark Tank). Their presentations included financial reports and analysis that showed cost of manufacturing, market reaction, and sales forecasts. Dragons in turn gave reaction to student business plans, product design, and potential market success. Click the link below to find out more about 5-L's participation in the 2014-15 Microsoft sponsored Global Enterprise Challenge (GEC) developed and run by Broadclyst Community Primary School (UK).
Winter Orchestra and Band Concert
Fox Meadow 4th and 5th grades orchestra and band students perform for the school audience
Learning to Look
Upon having studied artist, Jackson Pollack's work, students created "drip paintings" by following the artist's form of painting
from above while dripping paint. Click the photo below to learn more about student work in Learning to Look.
Trout Released Into the Larger Tank Area
The breeding baskets were dropped and we released hundreds of healthy trout
into the larger tank area where they could swim freely
County Board of Legislature
To enhance understanding of their study of government, fifth grade students experienced the legislative process first-hand through the County Board's Student Legislature program. Students learned how the committee system works in moving and developing ideas and suggestions into laws that affect the lives of the almost one million residents of Westchester County. Through mock legislative committees and session, students debated and voted on issues that have actually gone before the Board such as cellular use while driving and renovation and restoration of Playland Park.
Public Service Announcements
While studying the United States Constitution and Global Human Rights 5-L students created Public Service Announcements (PSA's). The purpose of our work was to give students creative opportunity to have a voice and take positive action in real-world issues while leveraging the use of digital media to investigate, explore and act on causes of importance to them. Students were challenged to ask brave questions about the issues they saw in their neighborhoods, communities and the world around them. Click the photo to link to PSA's.
Inquiry Interview with a Former State Supreme Court Justice
A recent visit from Judge Miller gave students the opportunity to learn about our justice system.
Students Share Research of Holiday Celebrations
Student groups chose a Festival of Lights holiday and researched the history and facts.
To share their learning students participated in student created centers that included holiday history, crafts,
games, food and fun.
Celebrating Our Writing
Peer Directed Discussions Through Literature Circles
1st Grade Buddy Creative Writing Session
5-L Students Experiment with Effervescent Launchers
Effervescent Launch Video Click Here
Team Building with the Center For Environmental Studies