We will have some gaming fun this week by using our buzzer system for an in-class quiz bowl competition.

Students will be presenting individual projects.

Students will also be continuing online simulation programs. Fifth grade simulations will help students learn about government and court systems. Third grade will continue a health situation that guides them to healthy habits from learning more about nutrition to exercise.

Students will also be able to code and take part in art activities.

This week, fifth grade students will begin presenting individual projects and third grade students will complete presentations of team projects.

We will review and correct assignment packets that students have been working on.

Students in both grades will also work to complete online simulations. 

All students may also work on coding or art activities.

This week, fifth graders will be learning about their rights in an online quest. In Do I Have a Right?, students run their own firm of lawyers specializing in constitutional law. They decide if potential clients have a right, match them with the best lawyer, and work to win cases.

Third grade will continue the online program, "Healthier Me." The simulation focuses on the importance of eating well, staying fit and making healthy decisions through fun, interactive games. 

Students in both grades will also have a poetry-writing challenge and coding activities.

This week, third and fifth grades will be working critical thinking puzzles, some with math themes. Fifth grade will continue their individual projects.

Fifth will also work People's Pie, a simulation in which they try to balance the United States budget.

Third grade will be working an online simulation, "Healthier Me."

Both grades will have creative writing prompts, unfinished picture art prompts and coding.

This week, third graders will be focusing on developing logic skills with a variety of puzzles.

Fifth grade will be continuing to work on individual projects. Students will also do team research projects in connection with what they learn from this week's episodes of CNN student news.

Third grade will be presenting their LEGO/writing projects after morning testing.

Both grades will be coding and working on art projects.

This week, students will continue to focus on individual projects. They have chosen projects that include writing and presentations.The projects range from creating mystery stories, to planning buildings, to creating a plan for a sports franchise.

We will also be reading a mystery story together to analyze how a good mystery is organized.

Students may also have time for coding, art, building or chess.

This week, Quest students will work on critical thinking activities, including mathematical thinking. On Wednesday, 5th grade students will mentor 3rd graders in helping them solve math logic problems.

Third grade student teams will continue to complete and present their stories with LEGO illustrations.

Third grade will also work on an informational literacy activity.

Fifth grade will work on their individual projects - some are writing mystery stories, others are creating a plan for a new sports franchise.

Painting will be a choice for 5th graders on Friday.

Students may also participate in coding, chess, building activities and review games.

This week, we will focus on leadership and collaboration skills. Students in both grades will take part in collaborative art and writing activities.

Fifth grade will work on developing leadership skills and then use a game to try the ultimate leadership challenge - "Win the White House."  Students will discuss strategies.

Third graders have been working as teams to create stories and illustrate them with LEGOs. They will complete and present their stories this week.

Both grades will have collaborative art activities. 

Fifth grade will continue working on individual projects that include choosing between creating a sports franchise or writing a mystery story.

Both grades will participate in critical thinking activities.

  This week is the final week of the Stock Market Game competition for 5th grade students. BVE teams have ranked in the top 5 and frequently in 1st in a frequently changing market. Students are also working through financial literacy programs with a current emphasis on savings strategies.

Third grade will have a lesson on developing analytical skills by identifying attributes.

Both grades will participate in collaborative art activities and make selections from an art choice board.

Third and fifth graders will partner on Wednesday to work on a critical thinking activity.

Students will also participate in coding and building activities.

Quest students will be working on individual projects this week. Fifth grade students will choose between a "Develop a Sports Franchise" project or a Mystery writing project. Third graders will work with a partner on creating a story that they will illustrate with Lego building projects.

Fifth graders will continue to navigate a challenging stock market as they near the end of the Stock Market Game competition. 

Students will also take part in art activities, coding and chess games.