Tacoma Symphony

The Narwhals attended the Tacoma Symphony's concert for fifth graders in the area. We lucked into sitting in one of the two boxes with a great view of the stage. The concert was fun with lots of interaction including sing a longs.
Afterwards we walked to Sundance and had lunch before dropping by the Middle School to say hi and heading back to the Lower School.

Wacky Wednesday

In honor of April Fools Day the Narwhals dressed up for Wacky Wednesday and put their engineering skills to good use creating Peep-O-Ramas. Oh yes, that Easter delicacy became the center piece for a Peep circus, a Peep amusement park and the Peep Final Four!

Peep Circus complete with tightrope walkers, trapeze, sword eaters, clowns and audience!

Peep Amusement Park with a Ferris Wheel, snack bar, laser tag and a roller coaster!

And Peeps March Madness!!

Auction and Science Fair

The Narwhals had a short but productive week. They turned in their first research paper, finished painting the auction project chess set and presented some amazing Science Fair projects. 

A project on reading comprehension of different age groups from print and electronic sources.

Testing the strength of Lego bridge designs.

 What colors reflect the most heat from the sun?

 Mold samples from sponges.

 Do males and females perceive images differently? 

How homes could be built from recycled materials such as plastic bottles.

Pi Week!

To celebrate the Pi Day of the Century, 3.14.15, the Narwhals have done many activities learning about Pi. We made Pi bracelets, a Pi paper chain so the rest of the school could see what Pi looks like, Pi math activities, tried Buffon's Needle and, of course, we made and ate pie!

Crazy Fun Day!

It was First Friday, Pajama Day and a celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday with a trivia contest and a read in. Oh yeah and Garage Band performed and School Store had home made brownies. Whew, what a crazy fun day!

The Garage Band rocked!!

Read in with our Bumblebee friends. Everyone wants to be in the Narwhal's room.

The hardest part of the school store is doing the accounting at the end.

And then came the trivia contest. It was tight but the Narwhals secured second place losing by one point to the Navigators!

Auction Time

The Narwhals are working with plaster casts and clay to create their auction project, Hmmm, wonder what the end result will be?

Point Defiance Zoo

It's good to have friends. When the Ladybugs and Bumblebees had too many tickets for the zoo they thought of their friends, the Narwhals. No one passes up a chance to visit the zoo and since it was on a week day and raining we pretty much had the place to ourselves.