Buddies

This year room 205 is buddies with the fifth graders from Ms. Wilke's class. Students read to each other, complete activities and get to know each other. Ask you child who their buddy is this year! 

Library Time

Every Friday room 205 goes to the Wilson library. Students get to check out two books a week; one fiction, one non-fiction. Please remind students to bring their library books back every Friday! 

Fire Prevention Week

This week was fire prevention week! Students had an assembly, got to meet fire fighters, see two fire trucks, practice a fire drill at school and brush up on their fire safety knowledge. Major points that the West Allis fire department told students to implement was checking fire alarms at home and creating a family plan for what to do if there was a fire at home. Make sure your family has an escape plan and a meeting place in case of a fire. 

Students Working Hard on Editing Their Second Narrative Story!

The Tower Challenge

Due to the success of the marshmallow challenge, students again used a hands on, STEM activity to learn about engineering and working in teams. Students were challenged to build the tallest tower they could with the 45 plastic cups that we're provided to them. Then students were asked to build a structure that would support the most weight. Some towers held over 50 books! The results were awesome. Students encouraged one another, worked as a team and were respectful. All the while there was great excitement and enthusiasm for towers crashing and being crushed! 

Marshmallow Challenge

Students worked together to build the tallest tower for their marshmallow to stand on. Students received 20 pieces of pasta, 1 foot of tape, 1 foot of string and a marshmallow to complete this challenge. It wasn't easy, but we were able to learn about being members of a team. Additionally this was a great STEM challenge for the students who love science, engineering, building and being hands on. 

Say Hello to the Students of Room 205

Introducing the 2015-2016 class of room 205! 

We might need to work on our group photos...