Fifth Grade

Wishtree

The 5th graders will be graduating soon and beginning a new experience in a new school. We will be reading Wishtree, the newest book by Katherine Applegate. It is a wondrous story about acceptance, tolerance, hopes and dreams. After finishing the book, students will write their own wishes and tie them to a wishtree in our main hallway for all to see.

Listen to what Katherine Applegate tells about the book.

Underground Railroad

We learned about the Underground Railroad in library during the month of May.

For more information on Long Island's historical past with the Underground Railroad, check out this website.

Earth Day 2018

When you think of Earth Day, what comes to mind? Planting trees? Turning the lights off when you leave the room? Taking shorter showers? Anything else?

As we read Ada's Violin, we might come across another important thing to remember on Earth Day. And the particular village in this true story knows all about it.

ADA RIOS

Coding

On this Freaky Friday, let's try some coding and computer programming. Click here.

The Olympics, Then and Now

Things have certainly changed from the first Olympics in 776 B.C. to today's modern Olympics.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. is probably best known for his famous speech in "I Have a Dream." However, he was involved in several other civil rights events. Read the short biography on this extraordinary man and then we will make a timeline of his life.

What is a Blog?

Over the next few weeks, we will be learning about BLOGS: what they are, how they can be used, and how to create posts and comments. Click on the Kidblog icon to access the MPE Library blog.

Natural Disasters

Click on the Smore icon to access our activity about an interesting natural disaster.

Genre Review

Click on the books to take a GENRE Quiz.