Explorer Deep Sea Dive

This week the students dove to the bottom of the ocean to explore artifacts from a ship on the ocean floor.  They collected the artifacts and are now studying how each artifact was a motivation for European exploration.  Once we finish, we will start learning about individual explorers, their experiences and impacts on the New World.

BEAR folders

This is just a reminder that BEAR folders are due on Monday.  Most of the students have turned them in already, but if your child is still working on it, make sure that they turn it in on Monday.

BEAR folders

This is just a reminder that all BEAR folders and projects are due on Tuesday.  Due to all the snow days if your child needs a short extension, let me know.  Remember that your child should have read a historical fiction book and compared the novel to what the actual time period was like.  Was the novel realistic for the time period?

Winter Olympic Study

The students have been researching a country of their choice and are comparing their country to the United States.  They have learned about the geography, economy and government of their country.  This week we will look at the performance of their country in the winter olympics and compare it to the performance of the United States.

Variety Show

It was a fun night at Dryden last night!  The students all did a wonderful job.  Thank you to all the parents that made the performance such a success.  It is clear that there is a lot of talent at Dryden!

Valentine's Day Party- Thank You!

We had a great time at the party on Friday!  Thank you to all the parents that provided snacks and/or volunteered.  We had a wonderful time!  Here are some pictures from the event.

The Winter Olympics

Every four years we are excited to watch individual athletes participate in the Winter Olympics.  As a part of his three week competition, I am asking my students to select a specific country to track throughout the olympics (other than the United States).  Your child will be learning about the Olympics and each child will learn about their country they selected and follow the athletes throughout the olympics to see how they fare as they chase their dreams.