Wasco Weekly
THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF IS ITS PACK
This message is brought to you by… Our Fifth Grade Team
After learning about volume in Module 5, fifth grade students were challenged to explore volume through a new lens. In teams, they chose an animal to build and then created a construction plan. The main constraint was that when it would come time to build their animal, they would only be able to use rectangular boxes. Once they had a solid plan, they were able to begin building their animals. While building, they needed to document the volume of each body part so that they could calculate the total volume of the structure. They then used their gift wrapping skills to decorate their boxes, secured them together, and added their finishing design touches (googly eyes, fake eyelashes, etc.) Their final challenge was transporting the animal from the classroom to the front of the building; this took almost more teamwork than the design process itself. The animals are displayed with their name plate and a short "about me" section where you can learn all about the animal- favorite food, birthday, etc.
Important Upcoming Dates
May 20 PTO Event- End of the year carnival 5:00pm-8:00pm
May 24 Fun and Field Day (Volunteer Celebration too)
May 25 5th Grade Clap Out & Last Day of School
The Volunteer Celebration is an event to show our appreciation for all of our room helpers, PTO event volunteers, and/or Field Day volunteers!
2022 - 2023 Pre-Order School Supply Sale
The Wasco PTO has again this year teamed up with School Tool Box to offer the convenience of ordering school supplies for the 2022-2023 school year. The pre-order school supplies sale is currently available to purchase through June 26th. Visit their website at
www.schooltoolbox.com. These orders will be shipped directly to the school and will be available to be picked up the week of August 8. Exact dates and time will be provided with welcome back to school details.
Calling All Fourth Graders to Be a Part of the Band!
This is your chance to be a part of the band! Being a part of the band is so much fun. You get to be with your friends and learn cool music!
You’ll have several opportunities to see and hear the different instruments that you can choose from and learn to play in 5th grade.
Ms. Rice, the band teacher, will be visiting with you soon to tell you about the band and answer questions.
Families, you can get more information about the D303 elementary band and register your student for band now at the D303 Elementary Band Webpage Band Registration Form
Questions: marianne.rice@d303.org
