Rev War Reenactment: Here is what you need to know regarding our Battle of Long Island on Wednesday, February 28th. We will leave by bus at approximately 9:00 am and travel to Bear Creek State Park. We will return to school around 2 pm. As mentioned in the permission slip letter, we are asking that all students travel to and from the park via bus with their class. This is to help alleviate any confusion in locating students when we meet up with all of the other schools. If you choose to sign your child out early at the end of the day, it will need to be done back at Coronado after.
Looks like the weather will start off pretty chilly, and highs are only supposed to be in the 40's. Therefore, students should wear layers that can go under their uniforms. The majority of their costumes will be put on at school, but they are supposed to wear a white shirt, preferably a button down, as their outer shirt layer. Students can and should bring hats, gloves, scarves, and maybe a spare pair of socks to be worn during breaks, lunch, and in between filming. A small blanket is also fine to bring, but students will need to keep track of their items in our staging area. Students should wear shoes that will be comfortable while walking around areas that may be muddy or snowy. Tomorrow we will be making gaiters to put over their shoes for added authenticity.
Parents are encouraged to watch the filming of this battle, but remember that you will need to purchase a day pass for the park unless you have a year park pass on your vehicle. Mr. Osbourn said that we will be at the end of the main road into the park, which leads to a very large parking area. You won't be able to miss us with over 550 students. Also, it takes a good hour to get the kids set and ready to start filming so I would not come till 10:15- 10:30, or you will be sitting for awhile. Also bring a lawn chair to sit on and warm gear for yourself.
Students were given a sheet with directions for making their ammunition (flour packets) a couple of weeks ago. They will need to have those with them the morning of the battle if they have not already given them to me. A few students, such as our artillery man, flag bearer, and drummer do not need ammunition.
Students should bring a lunch and something to drink. We will have trash bags, so disposable lunch bags are probably best.
Finally, I have attached a sign up link to a couple of things I think might be useful for the day to make us more comfortable.
Looks like the weather will start off pretty chilly, and highs are only supposed to be in the 40's. Therefore, students should wear layers that can go under their uniforms. The majority of their costumes will be put on at school, but they are supposed to wear a white shirt, preferably a button down, as their outer shirt layer. Students can and should bring hats, gloves, scarves, and maybe a spare pair of socks to be worn during breaks, lunch, and in between filming. A small blanket is also fine to bring, but students will need to keep track of their items in our staging area. Students should wear shoes that will be comfortable while walking around areas that may be muddy or snowy. Tomorrow we will be making gaiters to put over their shoes for added authenticity.
Parents are encouraged to watch the filming of this battle, but remember that you will need to purchase a day pass for the park unless you have a year park pass on your vehicle. Mr. Osbourn said that we will be at the end of the main road into the park, which leads to a very large parking area. You won't be able to miss us with over 550 students. Also, it takes a good hour to get the kids set and ready to start filming so I would not come till 10:15- 10:30, or you will be sitting for awhile. Also bring a lawn chair to sit on and warm gear for yourself.
Students were given a sheet with directions for making their ammunition (flour packets) a couple of weeks ago. They will need to have those with them the morning of the battle if they have not already given them to me. A few students, such as our artillery man, flag bearer, and drummer do not need ammunition.
Students should bring a lunch and something to drink. We will have trash bags, so disposable lunch bags are probably best.
Finally, I have attached a sign up link to a couple of things I think might be useful for the day to make us more comfortable.
Here's What We're Working on in Class:
Math: We are applying the order of operations to simplify and compare algebraic expressions.
Literacy: We are gearing up for a new novel study and unit where our focus will be using supporting details to infer theme and compare and contrast themes across genres. We will be reading The Lions of Little Rock and while building some background knowledge about Brown vs. the Board of Education and the Little Rock Nine, students will identify evidence/details the author uses to support their point of view and the main ideas in nonfiction primary and secondary sources. We can then compare main ideas and themes to our novel study.
Writing: We started looking at how we can build and elaborate on informational writing structure with greater evidence to support a claim. Students were guided through the process of writing a topic paragraph with a hook and claim, and then moved on to writing body paragraphs with at least two examples/pieces of evidence that support the claim. We will finish off the practice process with writing conclusion paragraphs. Students will then apply this format to some persuasive writing we will start in March.
Science: We are identifying, modeling, and comparing and contrasting the structure and function of the systems within living things. Last week we learned about the human musculoskeletal system. In addition to learning parts and functions, students were able to build a model arm to see how the muscles contract and relax to move the arm. This week, students will get to compare the human arm model with a chicken wing when we do a dissection in class.
Social Studies: Students are learning about rising tensions leading up to the Revolutionary War. We are completing a study of the Boston Massacre which asks us to compare and contrast the perspectives of the British and the Patriots. We are also learning about the Boston Tea Party and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty. This is all in addition to our reenactment on Wednesday.
Math: We are applying the order of operations to simplify and compare algebraic expressions.
Literacy: We are gearing up for a new novel study and unit where our focus will be using supporting details to infer theme and compare and contrast themes across genres. We will be reading The Lions of Little Rock and while building some background knowledge about Brown vs. the Board of Education and the Little Rock Nine, students will identify evidence/details the author uses to support their point of view and the main ideas in nonfiction primary and secondary sources. We can then compare main ideas and themes to our novel study.
Writing: We started looking at how we can build and elaborate on informational writing structure with greater evidence to support a claim. Students were guided through the process of writing a topic paragraph with a hook and claim, and then moved on to writing body paragraphs with at least two examples/pieces of evidence that support the claim. We will finish off the practice process with writing conclusion paragraphs. Students will then apply this format to some persuasive writing we will start in March.
Science: We are identifying, modeling, and comparing and contrasting the structure and function of the systems within living things. Last week we learned about the human musculoskeletal system. In addition to learning parts and functions, students were able to build a model arm to see how the muscles contract and relax to move the arm. This week, students will get to compare the human arm model with a chicken wing when we do a dissection in class.
Social Studies: Students are learning about rising tensions leading up to the Revolutionary War. We are completing a study of the Boston Massacre which asks us to compare and contrast the perspectives of the British and the Patriots. We are also learning about the Boston Tea Party and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty. This is all in addition to our reenactment on Wednesday.