Learning with Leffers

Don't miss this special event!! Science Fair 101 with Rick Crosslin of WFYI’s Indiana Expeditions Monday December 14, 6:30 PM Carmel Elementary School Gym Carmel Elementary is honored to host Rick Crosslin, TV personality and Science Teacher extraordinaire, who will teach us how to do a Science Fair Project. This free event is open to Carmel Elementary 4 th & 5 th grade students and their families. Students will conduct a mini-experiment, and parents will learn how to help. If you plan to participate in the Science Fair, this event is for you! Attendance highly recommended, not required. The Carmel Elementary Science Fair will be held on: Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 PM Registration Open: Dec. 14 through Jan. 8 Science Fair projects are conducted at home with parent supervision over the course of 6 weeks, starting after Winter Break.   If desired, a student may choose to complete the entire project during the 2 week Winter Break. Watch for mo

We are settling back into our normal routine once again.   Here is a quick update of what we have been learning about in class. Reading We just started unit three in Reach for Reading.  Our newest unit is science-based and focuses on food chains and webs.   Students are practicing how to summarize text and how to identify story elements (setting, plot, turning points, etc.) in their reading.  Writing Now that we have wrapped up our research for the Explorer Museum, we have moved on to a few creative projects.  Earlier in the week, students used their knowledge of compound and complex sentence structure to write some nature poems.  We currently are working on writing a few pretend tweets from an escaped farm turkey's perspective. It is a great way to review over informal writing and abbreviations.   Social Studies Our class is reading all about the early English settlements of Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth.  We have been using the laptops to explore the Jamestown Interac

We had the privilege to take part in the annual Carmel Symphony Orchestra's Sounds Exciting Concert .  This concert highlighted the various sections of the orchestra as well as gave our class a little background on how an orchestra works together to perform a piece of music.  As a grand finale, we ended the concert with an audience sing-along of patriotic songs. The conductor, David Bowden, advertised an upcoming concert especially designed for students and parents.  See the link below if you are interested in this educational event. Family Fun! Sunday, January 31st at 3:00 pm Mrs. L

I   am extremely proud of our young Explorers!!  This project was a lot of hard work, but it sparked such interest in this important part of our American story.  History becomes meaningful when students get a chance to act it out. Thank you for all of your support!  Stay tuned for our next unit which focuses on the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth.  Happy Friday!!    

Clear off your calendar next week!!  We have a lot of special events.  Here is a quick run down of our schedule.  Please e-mail me if you have any questions about our events.   Monday, November 9th - Math Test (Leffers, Williams, Thiel) Tuesday, November 10th - Choir Field Trip to the Tarkington Theater Wednesday, November 11th - Veteran Concert 9:00 am and 7:00 pm Friday, November 13th - Explorer Parade and Museum 11:30 -12:15 Tuesday, November 17th - Palladium Concert 8:30 - 10:00