We had a blast at our cardboard carnival! There was a lot of neat and creative games. We had lots of kids come. It was very fun, I would do it again if I could. I look forward to going next year and playing some games.

We had a blast duct tapping Turbo Taylor to the flag pole on Friday. We posted the video on YouTube and just search McGuckin, click channels and find Mrs. McGuckin’s YouTube channel. Also, here is the link. Duct Tapping Turbo Taylor to the flag pole

Hi, it’s Landon and I’m going to tell you about our field trip to the Art Museum. The Art Museum was amazing! The building has so much old and expensive things, they also have the longest table I’ve ever seen. The house even had a elevator, but you could not ride in it. They had the coolest paintings, the frames were also very cool. The people there were very nice to us. We had a lot of fun. They even gave us a free pass so that we could come back with our family. I recommend going there. Sorry that I posted this so late, apparently it never uploaded!

We had a blast duct tapping Turbo Taylor to the flag pole on Friday! We took a video and we are hopping to have it on YouTube sometime this week. Today at our “huddle” we found out which class has the most money tomorrow gets to have a Glow Stick Dance Party!!! Right now we have $53.00 per lap, and we are in the lead for 5th grade. Tonight we need tons of pledges so that we can stay in the lead and get that party! Also, Thursday is our Fun Run, parents are welcome to come. Our money will be due next Thursday for the run. Don’t forget, get those pledges!!!

Hi, it’s Landon. Today we went to our “huddle” for the Boosterthon and we found out that we have $20.00 per lap already pledged! We are doing a great job, I fact we are in second place for fifth grade. Right now we need two more dollars to catch up with Ms. Goings class. If we get the most pledges tonight it of fifth grade then we get to duck tape Turbo Taylor to the flag pole!!! We are dying to duct tape him to the flag pole! Don’t forget to get those pledges tonight!!!

Meet our new assistant blogger, Tatum McBride. Tatum will be helping me for the week of 9-14-15.

My name is Tatum McBride, a few thing I like to do are dance, and play piano. I have 5 people in my family, as well as two dogs named Oreo and Lolli. I wanted to be the assistant blogger because I love to also help people and write. I love to go to Starbucks Coffee and my favorite restaurant is The Rock. I am so glad that I get to be the assistant blogger this week.

Hi, it’s Landon and here at Sage Canyon we are going to have our own cardboard carnival inspired by Caine’s Arcade. We will be having it on 10/8/15. Please feel free to join us, it’s free! We will have games that you see in arcades, just made out of cardboard. Some games will have prizes like candy, pencils, etc. We are doing this a few days before the real global day of play because the real date is a Saturday. 4th and 6th graders will be there. We hope to see you there!!!

Star Student videos will not be on the blog for a little bit because we are having trouble uploading them. We are going to contact Edublogs and YouTube for help. We will try to have written interviews on the blog until we get the videos fixed. Thank you for understanding.

Meet our new assistant blogger for the week, Isabel Melton! Isabel will be helping me with the blog for the week of 8-31-15.

Hello, my name is Isabel and as you know I’m the new assistant blogger for this week. I love writing, in fact writing helps my with expressing my hopes, dreams, and feelings on what I can do better in school and in life. I love reading and I love playing the violin. I also like doing my homework. I also like to go to SOHO Yogurt, unfortunately it just closed because the owner moved. I also enjoy to go to Starbucks. My favorite book series is Wings of Fire.
I wanted to be the assistant blogger because it seemed like a job for me because I absolutely love writing. I also thought it would be a fun experience. I am very excited to be helping Landon with the class blog this week.

Hi! I’m Landon Michael! I am new here at Sage Canyon Elementary and I’m in Mrs. McGuckin’s 5th grade class. I am loving Sage Canyon so far. I love playing soccer and going up to the mountains. I also like going to my cabin and going see old ghost towns as well. When I grow up I would love to be a huge business owner.
I will be updating you every week on the star student, field trips, what’s going on in the classroom, etc. I wanted to be our class blogger because I like technology and writing. I will be taking over our class blog for the 2015-16 school year. I’m very happy to be writing our class blog this year.

Our field trip to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science was AMAZING!! The students participated in a hands-on Lung Lab and then spent time in their Expedition Health exhibit. We also had a chance to run upstairs and check out the Whales exhibit. It was such a great day with my awesome class. Below, students share their reflections on this incredible day.  Thank you so much to Mrs. Marquez, Mrs. Graf, & Mrs. Iversen for coming with us to help!

-Colton

The field trip was awesome!! My partner was Brandon he got freaked out for half of the time because the lungs looked gross to him. So, I got lots of dissecting time to myself. You could also go search if there was any blood clots and hear them pop when you cut it. So if I rated this field trip 0-10 stars it would be 10!!!! After we did the dissection we got into groups. We followed Mrs. Mcguckin’s group and went to Expedition Health, it was so awesome.

~Britt

Well at first I thought it was going to be disgusting and gross. Honestly, I was looking up pictures of sheep lungs to see what it would look like. But, I made though it (It was pretty cool). My Partners Zack, Nick, and I ripped through it and cut it up. Our lungs where soooo bloody.We found like 5 puddles of blood. Ok, so I did like it. It was super fun! And I would like to thank the parents that came and helped us out with it.

~Abigael

I thought this field trip was going to be cool, but boy was I wrong… IT WAS AWESOME!! My partner was Sophie, and we were both ecstatic about this trip. We dove right in, but we felt bad for Morgan and Cami. We had a healthy pair of lungs. But they had lungs from a sheep that most likely had a heart attack. It was full of blood clots. Sophie and I had a blast, we cut, we played, we examined. This was better than Ameritown in my opinion.

~Alex

I LOVED the whole field trip it was so cool the lung dissection was awesome! The lungs were like honey was spilled all over a bunch of sponges glued together then put in the fridge then drizzled with more honey or in more technical terms it felt like like lungs but either way I liked it a lot! The expedition health was fun too! I liked doing the bikes and the speed runner thing  I  liked the whole entire field trip! I would love to come back again like if they had a planetarium movie about the body that would be awesome!!

Kaleb-

I loved dissecting the lambs lung it was amazing but very disgusting and the rotations learning about the lungs before the dissection even I thought the expedition health exhibit was fun even though I lost my iPod hopefully I get back I still enjoyed the field trip almost as cool or fun as Ameritown the only thing I didn’t like was the drive there was long in the exhibition health some of the stations made me mad but it was still fun!!!!

Sami –

The field trip was so cool! I loved dissecting the sheep lungs though it was kind of gross. It made me gag. I learned that it is better to breath through your nose than your mouth because the mucus and the hairs catch the dirt or smoke in the air so it is clean air that you’re breathing. I think it was so much fun to just go around Expedition Health and do all of the stuff. My favorite was measuring how fast you can run and see how long it would take you to get around a lake. Instead of running, people would cartwheel, skip, dance, and twirl across. I also found out that I can run up to 6.3 mph! I love the Museum of Nature and Science!

Nevaeh-

The field trip was amazing!! I’ve been to the museum before, but not in the expedition health, in the space exhibit. The lung dissection was really gross, but kind of cool. I loved the expedition health, I got to see how tall I am, I found out I’m 5 feet, I feel short. I loved the space exhibit, for our free time we went over to the space exhibit. BEST FIELD TRIP EVER!!!!!!!

Logan-

The field trip was SO COOL!!! We got to dissect lamb lungs. It was kind of gross at first but Aiden and I got used to it. We sow a lot of parts and functions and then we got scissors and first cut through the trachea, then the lungs to see the bronchi. We learned all about the lungs because before we started to dissect, we had a few stations and each one was different. But we learned something different at each station. After the lamb lungs, we went to expedition health, and it was VERY fun. We did all different things and they had a kids lab where there are a few different stations, Zach and I got to see our own cells. There was also another area where strap you put around your head and someone sits in front of you with a table in the middle with a ball. Who ever is more focused and gets the ball on the other player’s side, wins. There was also a thing that measures how tall you are. There were lots of other things also, I loved the nature and science museum!

~Avery

I loved the field trip! I was so excited I couldn’t sleep. I loved the lungs the most, they feel squishy and soft. Rakenna and I were so excited! Rakenna and I liked the bronchi, it was so bumpy and cold and so cool. I liked the museum where you can test your strength.

Nathan-

I loved the museum so much! I liked the time in Expedition Health the most. The dissections weren’t bad, but Nevaeh did most of the cutting because my hands are weak :). It was disgusting because the lungs were all squishy and bloody. There was also a lot of mucus in other partners’ lungs, so I was SO grossed out. They had to scrape it out with scissors. (I’m not feeling very good writing this right now…). Expedition Health was fun because we got to do a virtual bike ride and we got to do a science lab if we wanted to. Colton and I did the science lab and tested sugar ratios between Fruity Pebbles and Cheerios. We got to grind them up, add water, and tested them using science. (Cheerios won, by the way). I will always remember this field trip! 10/10 would go again.

Alayna~

I loved the museum so much! It was so fun dissecting the lamb lungs even if your partner was sometimes a chicken, (Conner). It was so amazing in the expedition because we got to see how our body worked. There was a part in expedition health when the video played and we got to put our finger in a machine that would take our pulse and our body temp. It was so much fun and I hope we get to go again soon!

Rakenna-

The field trip was really cool. I do have a bad cold so the dissecting the Lambs lungs were really amazing at first, but then I felt kinda sick. A couple of minutes before we ended dissecting I had to go to the bathroom so I got to be done early while my partner Avery had to clean up all by herself because I had to go to the bathroom ( sorry Avery) It was fun and my favorite part was doing the Heath Exhibit. Every time I go there with my dad or with my sister.

Luke−

This was one of my favorite field trips I have ever been on. Some of my favorite parts where when we got to cut the trachea open it was like hard soft stuff you could stick your finger down the tube it felt very weird. Also inside the lungs if you found a hole you could take your scissors and cut through it you could see where it leads to.

Brandon- The field trip wasn’t the best but my favorite place was the whale place that was so cool. It was blue and underwater. I learned that whales started as land animals, then they got bigger and grew a tail and fins. I also learned that your lungs are really small but they can take in a lot of air! The right lung is bigger than the left, because it needs room to put the heart, so the left lung is smaller!

Jacob~I loved the field trip. The dissecting was great, but at the end I didn’t feel good. I loved the Expedition Heath. Nick and I both did an experiment, The experiment was to test drugs on a water bug. We tested Alcohol and Nicotine. Nicotine increased the water bug, Alcohol decreased the water bug.

Nicholas~ One of my favorite part was cutting up the sheep lungs and the trachea, and seeing all the holes and how the lungs pump oxygen to the blood cells. My favorite part was the Expedition Health room because Jacob and me did a experiment. The experiment was Drug Testing what it would do to you. 3 of the drugs are called,Alcohol,Nicotine and sleeping pills. Also they had this game with your focus there was a ball in the center and you have to stay focus to get a goal on your appoints goal.

Holly- I had the best time at the Museum of Nature and Science my favorite part was the health expedition! We got to see a heart a real one too. I also loved the the dissecting  mine had a lot of mucus, I got to cut the trachea that was fun and you could hear the pop! We also went to the space and we learned about black holes and how you can not see them!

Tanner-

The field trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science was AMAZING. My favorite part was cutting and dissecting the lungs at the end it was smelling pretty bad but it was fun.I really liked learning how the body works and all the different systems worked.

Morgan –  I loved the field trip and the lungs were okay. I lost my appetite, but I was okay. then Sophie & I did a heath reach lab and we got to see cells and it was so cool.

Tristen- I loved the field trip I took pictures of our class doing the dissecting the lungs. The museum was awesome the  Expedition Health exhibit was the best part there were lots of stuff we could do in there. There was this mind game where two players put a brain scanner around your head then someone presses a button then you relax and this ball moves then it beeps and you see who wins.

Conner – I loved the field trip to the museum and we dissected lambs lungs. First, we had to cut down the trachea. 2nd we had to find the bronchitis. Then finally we cut off a  piece of the lung and hear the popping sound of the air sacks. The whole lung dissecting was gross for me. One of my favorite things was the  Expedition Health exhibit we got to watch a video about a young lady who was climbing Mount Everest. We also got to race on these stationary bikes against other people next to you.

Maddie~The field trip was very cool! Expedition Health was really fun,especially when Conner jumped when the thunder made him fall out of his chair,but the best thing was being a scientist.You could look at your own DNA. I’m kind of glad I didn’t dissect the lamb’s lungs but I could have learned a lot.

Caution- the pics below are not for weak stomachs!!!

Dr. Dr. Give me the News!

We just started our project, Doctor, Doctor give me the News! It’s one of our teams favorite projects to teach and the kids LOVE it.

This year our entry event will be different than anything we’ve ever done before. We’ve partnered with Morgridge Academy at the National Jewish hospital. Our students will be working to diagnose a student that attends Morgridge Academy.  Of course the student at Morgridge has already been diagnosed and works with a team of medical professionals, but we thought it would give our students some real world perspective to actually “diagnose” a patient that is also a student. Students have to come up with the correct diagnosis, treatment plan and then present their findings to a panel of medical professionals. Students from Sage Canyon will also take a field trip to the Morgridge Academy after the project has been completed to meet their patients in real life. We’ll take a tour, meet the students, doctors and nurses who work with these children on a daily basis.

These students that we’ll be working with have chronic illnesses and our hope is that our students walk away with not only knowledge of body systems and chronic illnesses but empathy for others as well.

-5th Grade Team

 

Student Blog:

Buddies!

    On Friday, we went to the library to read with our buddies. Me and my buddy read Magic Treehouse: Amazon in the Afternoon. We had a lot of fun! hope to see our buddies soon.

                                        -Nathan

                                    Math:

Right now in math we are learning about Algebra. Some examples would be x=3  6x + 3x=  It’s a little bit harder in real-life and word problems. We will have our test next week.

                                         -Luke

Specials~

This week in Gym, we are doing a project on basketball. We are learning to dribble, shoot, pass, and do layups! It’s a lot of fun!! We are making our rubrics and we are playing the full games on Thursday!

 

                                ~Alex

                                Calendar Updates:

No school Friday Jan 16 & Monday Jan 19.

Kiss Dance-Saturday Jan 31.

Parent Teacher Conferences-Feb 10 & 12

What Are We Reading?

This book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, is a book about a Japanese girl who loves to run. But one day she is diagnosed with Leukemia. This disease comes from the atom bomb dropped on Japan when she was only an infant. Sadako wanted to make the Jr. high running team, but now there will be no chance. Will Sadako survive? The biggest race in Sadako’s life would race against life or death.

                                      ~ Sophie Howcroft

Field Trips ~Brittany

We are going to take a field trip to the Museum of Nature and Science to dissect lungs and explore Expedition Health. It will be on Wednesday, the 21st of January. **Remember to pack a disposable lunch so you wont have to carry it around all day.

We also had an in school field trip on Monday, a Respiratory Therapist from Swedish Hospital named Mrs. Chaput came in and showed us a lot about the lungs. She brung in two pig hearts, one was from a normal healthy pig the other one was from a pig that was exposed to smoke for a long period of time. We learned so much!

                                      Dr. Dr. Give Me The News:

In our new project, Dr. Dr Give Me The News, we will learn about all different types of human body systems. We started by learning about the vascular system in plants. We got some flowers and celery, and put them in colored water and left them there for a while.  They are changing colors before our eyes! We are going to do two dissections, lungs at the field trip and lambs hearts at school! I think this will be the best project ever!

This week we are learning about the Circulatory System and the Respiratory System.The Circulatory System moves nutrients to the cells of your body to feed them and help them fight disease,the main parts of the circulatory are the heart, blood, and blood vessels.The Respiratory System supplies the blood with oxygen so the blood can deliver oxygen to all parts of the body.The Respiratory System does this by inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide. Respiration is achieved through the mouth, nose, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm.

                     ~Maddie Meyer

PBL Groups:

 In PBL (Dr.Dr. Give Me The News) We have five groups from four people, to six people in it. We got to choose one partner and then Mrs. McGuckin joined those pairs together. After that, we got to choose where we can put our desks and joined it together with our groups. We love getting to choose where we sit in our classroom. It also helps to be sitting with our group members.

*Patients symptoms*      

Last week, we met our patients at national Jewish Hospital’s school,  Patient A and patient B. They told us their symptoms and we wrote them down in our medical journals. We asked them questions to find out what symptoms they have. Both may have the same illness. We also discovered they are brothers.

Patient A: What are your symptoms?

Lung congestion, Stomach pain, hard to gain weight, takes lot of medication/pills breathing medication.

Are you contagious?

No

Has anyone else in your family ever had this?

No- just the 2 of them

What allergies do u have?

Cats

Remember this is only for patient A.

When was the last time you went to the doctor?

A few months ago but sees a nurse everyday.

Do u feel better in the night or day?

Night.

 

 

 

 

Our first field trip of the year was a HUGE success! Students got to feel like adults, while mastering financial literacy skills. We were so lucky to spend the day at Young Ameritowne: Center for Financial Education, in Cherry Creek. Many of the staff members commented on how well behaved and prepared the students were. A huge thank you to the parents that came all the way out to help us. What an awesome day! I made a quick slideshow of pictures I took. Enjoy! 🙂

http://youtu.be/CGZPwfM4hdw

Little Shop of Physics is a non-profit science outreach program run by Colorado State University. I am so lucky to have great connections to this amazing program. I am passionate about providing my students with as many unique learning opportunities as possible. LSOP has offered to come to Sage Canyon to provide additional science enrichment opportunities for our class. Mrs. Few came in on Friday to meet the students and do a fun lesson on Simple Machines. They had a blast! Here is more information about this amazing program:

http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/

http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/aboutus.html