Final Four- National Geography Bee!!

Congratulations to the Final Four of our National Geo Bee! One of these fifth graders will be our Memorial Champion. Our Finals will be held in January.  Good Luck to our finalists.

National Geo Bee Study Resources

  

National Geography Bee Study Resources

First Elimination Round, Monday, November 18th

Click on a link below: 

Nat Geo Bee Official Study Corner

TheUS50 Fast Facts

50 States Map Quiz Game

US Map Puzzle Game

50StatesFunFacts

National Geo Bee Finalists Represent Burlington

Congrats to the National Geo Bee Finalists who will be representing Burlington and Memorial School. Good Luck!

5th Grade Open House Presentation

Here is a link to the 5th Grade Open House presentation from last night.  Please reach out with any questions or concerns.

Open House Presentation

Open House/Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up

  Open House for Grown-Ups. Thursday, September 19th

   Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Click here to sign up for a conference with Mrs. Burns

Summer Reading Assignment

Click here for a copy of the summer reading assignment. Read one MCBA book of your choosing below. Pick a way to report on the book you read. Click this link for more information. Summer Reading

Lucky Enough by Fred Bowen

Jubilee by Patricia Reilly Giff

Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami

The Poet’s Dog by Patricia MacLachlan 

Harriet the Invincible by Ursula Vernon 

The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

Ban this Book by Alan Gratz

Payback on Poplar Lane by Margaret Mincks

The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff

The Homework Strike by Greg Pincus

Moving-On Ceremony Slide Show 2019
* note the slide show does not have music with it. Jason Mraz' song "Have it All" was played alongside the show.

2019 Moving On

Look Who Reached the Top of Mount JiJi! Congrats!

These students have completed 100% of their ST Math Curriculum for 5th grade and have reached the top of Mount JiJi!  Congrats!  They were also the FIRST to reach the top in both classes.

Read Across America Design Door Winners.

Mrs. Burns' class won the Most Artistic/Creative award for the Read Across America Design Door Contest.  Below is the award-winning design team. These artists worked before school, during recess and yes even at dismissal.  Nice job ladies:) That's Harry Potter's flying car stuck in the Whomping Willow tree from the Chambers of Secrets book.

NEW WIN Classes Today

Many 5th graders started a new WIN (What I Need) classes today. Below, are some photos of Mrs. Burns' math WIN class.

Memorial School National Geography Bee Champion!!!

Our School Champion will take the State qualifying exam next!  Good Luck!

These boys put a LOT of effort into preparing for the Finals! 

 Great Job!

European Explorers Kahoot Champions !!

Room 232 Champions

Room 231 Champions

Nat Geo Bee Finalists

National Geography Bee Finals are on Monday, January 28th.  Good luck to our two finalists!  One of them will be our Memorial Champion!

Nat Geo Bee - FINAL FIVE

Round 4 of National Geo Bee Continues Monday, January 14th

Moving Forward !! Next Round is Source to Sea! Good Luck!

Source to Sea:  Each year, nine million tons of plastic waste end up in the oceans, threatening Earth’s largest ecosystem. Round 4 is called Source to Sea and is designed to get you thinking about the location of world rivers that could carry plastic to the sea. Study the famous rivers and bodies of water around the world. The answer to each question in this round is one of the seven continents.

Resources: https://online.seterra.com/en Click tab at top of the page for World quizzes. There is a quiz on World Rivers, Oceans and Continents, any water-based quiz under World.

Nat Geo Bee Study Corner    lots of resources