Gorham Elementary SAIL
Friday, June 7, 2024
Thursday, May 23, 2024
May
In 5th-grade ELA, students delved deeper into the Civil War, exploring a painting by Maine native Eastman Johnson, "A Ride for Liberty." Additionally, they showcased their creativity by crafting a vocabulary guide for the Civil War using word illustrations.
5th-grade math students embarked on an exciting field trip to Mow's Munchies food truck to savor their very own creation, the delectable Buffalo Bombs, now proudly featured on the summer menu.
ELA students' original creative writing pieces were published in "Spooky Saga: A Paranormal Anthology." Each elementary school library received its own copy to share with students.
Math students embraced engineering challenges that put their critical thinking and building skills to the test.
How many pennies can you fit on a tin foil boat? The record was 37 pennies!
Monday, April 29, 2024
April
4th-grade math students modified a mini-golf course into a tabletop version for the residents of Gorham House. Students learned about geometry by building their mini-golf courses out of a box top in the fall.
5th-grade math was inspired by the excitement of the Summer Olympics. Students calculated the volume in an Olympic-sized pool and converted units to liters as they "sold souvenirs" of soda bottles full of water a gold medalist swam in.
4th-grade ELA continued with Maine History. After an in-depth look into lighthouses, students wrote journal entries using sensory words through the eyes of a lighthouse keeper. Students also analyzed the figurative language used in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Lighthouse.
5th-grade ELA students studied Total Solar Eclipses and Lunar Eclipses. They learned about the general framework of a debate. Narragansett students participated in a classroom debate. Students decided if they were Team Total Solar Eclipse or Team Lunar Eclipse for the Most Spectacular Event In The Sky debate. They stated their beliefs, provided reasons to support them, and defended a counter-argument. The teams did a great job!
Friday, March 29, 2024
March
Fourth-grade math students have modified mini-golf courses for the residents at Gorham House. These students have applied ideas from their mini-golf courses and made modifications required for residents to play golf on this tabletop version. Gorham schools are committed to caring for the community, and students have applied the Code of Conduct's compassion to provide fun activities for Gorham House residents.
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Fabulous February
5th-grade math students created their personal math operations using symbols, rules, and examples to teach their unique operations to classmates.
4th Grade ELA students created Maine Folktales. Since folktales are passed down orally, students recorded their voices to share with Narragansett School Pre-K classes.
Read Across America Fun!
Thank you, Mrs. Peters, for our fantastic door design at Great Falls!
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Welcome 2024!
Happy New Year! We are excited about what 2024 has in store for SAIL.
4th-grade math students finished the design and construction of their mini-golf courses. Students created blueprints of their courses marked with right, acute, and obtuse angles, along with straight and perpendicular lines.