Fifth Graders have spent the last trimester learning about the establishment of the 13 British colonies in America. We've learned about some interesting characters in this history of US (United States), and we have begun to explore some really complicated and hard topics about America's past. Before we head into the conflicts with Great Britain that led up to the Revolutionary War, and then the Revolutionary War itself, we are taking a few days to immerse ourselves into the Colonial time period and learn about life in the 18th Century. This week, Fifth Graders worked in groups of three to research Colonial trades and present their research onto trifold boards in the spirit of a job fair: "Want to Learn to Be a Gunsmith?," "Want to Learn to Be a Wigmaker?", "Want to Learn to be a Blacksmith?", etc. Next week, students will sign apprenticeship indenture "contracts" and paint signs for their shops.
We are very excited that students will be able to experience the Walk Through the American Revolution in person this year. On April 19, we will invite Fifth Grade parents to campus to see the Walk Through presentation in the morning, then students will have a Colonial feast and enjoy hands-on history with craft rotations led by parents in the afternoon.
Mrs. Cregan is thrilled to share with the Crestview community that she won $3,400 to put towards materials to supplement the Fifth Grade Social Studies curriculum by winning a Keeping History Alive Grant through Pacific Azusa University. The grant money is funding 20 Colonial-era reproductive marching drums, 34 fifes, various books, fabric to make "yard" napkins for every student for the Colonial feast, Colonial drinkware for toasting at the feast, and funding for a Revolutionary War battle map activity. We are just so lucky to have so many opportunities for hands-on-history learning ahead of us this year!