Thursday, April 25, 2013

Math

  • Practice giving change back from a dollar
Science
We are studying simple machines.  Study the following for a game tomorrow.

  • Levers
  • Wheels and Axels
  • Inclined Planes
Jacob made the AR Quarter Party.
Mrs. Matthies

Monday, April 22, 2013

Math

  • Practiced x's 3
  • Measuring to 1/4 inches
Science

  • We reviewed levers 
  • Started to learn about wheels and axels
By Sam

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Math Test

Science

  • Simple machines
  • Levers
  • Hammer, jack, stapler, crowbar, teeter-totter
Hastings Community Project

  • Started Research
By Grant


Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Math

  • x's 3
  • Practice x's 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 11
Library with Mrs. Pfiefer

  • Mrs. Pfiefer read Thank You, Mr. Falker to us
Hastings Community Project

  • Picked our sites
  • Started our brochures
  • Toured Hastings yesterday



Written By,
           Claire 

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

NeSa reading test today.


Hastings community project

  • Great Depression
    • Dust storm
    • Crops not growing/drought
  • Fischer fountain
  • Chautauqua Park
  • Tom Osborn
  • John F. Kennedy-had a speech at Clark Hotel (Kensington)
Hailey made the end of the year AR party

By Taylin

Monday, April 8, 2013

Tomorrow we have a NeSa test in Reading

Tomorrow we also have a S.S. Government Test

Hastings Community Project


  • We learned that the Denver and Burlington and R.R. crossed
  • Also that Heartwell Park was named after the bank owner on Second St. and Lincoln St.
  • The R.R. also divides the North and South in Hastings and Eastside Blvd. divides the east and west side of Hastings.

Thanks,  Elli

Thursday, April 4, 2013

We had our NeSa Math Test today.

Hastings Community Project
John O'Conner biggest mystery of Adams County

  • He hardly left his house
  • Didn't talk to anyone
  • After he died, people found out he was rich
  • 400 people tried to claim his money
  • He wasn't buried for 2 1/2 years
  • There were 16 years of court cases to find a relative, one was never found.
Hailey

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Math-
  • We learned about arrays
  • Remember to practice your multiplication
We had our NeSA test today


Hastings Community

  • Borley Moving Company is the oldest business
  • Fire downtown in 1870's
  • Historical District
  • Grasshopper Invasion
  • South end of Hastings was South Street and North end was North Street now called 7th Street
  • 1880-1890
    • brick yards
    • Victorian homes



Thanks,

Alex

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Math

  • Square Roots
  • Difference Problems (How many more?)
  • Counting by 1/4's
Library with Mrs. Pfiefer

  • Read The Bee Tree by Patricia Polocco
History of Hastings

  • Watched the DVD Connection to the Past
  • Samuel and Harriet Alexander
    • 1st mayor
    • 1st store 
    • 1st City Treasurer
    • 1st Merchant
    • Served at the First Presbyterian Church
    • Lived at 7th and Lincoln the site of the 2nd home built.  Also, the site of Alexander Park (Behind Great Western Bank on 7th)
    • His wife planted 5 acres of trees
The Class