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!
