Welcome to Mr. Crivac's Fifth Grade

Thank you for stopping in room 101! At this stop on the web you will be able to catch a glimpse of 24 awesome students engaged in learning and exploring the world we live in. Our classroom is designed so that every student is given the opportunity to perform and achieve to the best of their abilities. We will be posting pictures and information on this page regularly so please stop in often.

Again, thank you for visiting our classroom webpage and supporting education in Hudson!

Sincerely,
Mr. Crivac
ecrivac@sau81.org

May 17, 2012 - Candle Making & Playground Fun!

Are You Smarter Than A Hudson 5th Grader - Watch it now!

http://hudsonctv.com/Cablecast/Public/Show.aspx?ChannelID=2&ShowID=3146

Thank you to Jeremy Griffus for producing such a great show and giving the students of the Hudson Schools a chance to shine!

Van de Graff Generator Fun!

The students enjoyed learning about static electricity as we started our reading selection this week.

H.O. Smith 5th Graders Visits HMS

H.O. Smith School 5th grade students enjoyed an informative "Step Up" visit to HMS. Students were able to meet a few of the 6th grade teachers, ask questions and get a feel for the school.

Earth Day Activities

Students and staff all chipped in to clean up and beautify the school property as a way of celebrating Earth Day 2012. Many hands make light work!

HMS clothing has arrived!

The long awaited HMS spirit clothing has arrived for the 5th graders who ordered it.

5th Grade Faces

Pictures taken by the "photographer of the day"...Enjoy!

Awesome Treat!

Thank you Mrs. A. !

How many jelly beans?

Students at H.O. Smith have been giving it thier best guess as to how many jelly beans are in the jug this year. What is your guess?

Update: The winning number was 1,321 jelly beans!

April 2012

1 Egg Hatched!

Surprise! We had a chick hatch early this morning...today has been an interesting day for all of us.

UPDATE: Sad news...the only chick to hatch (Bun-Bun)did not make it through the night. :-(

Hatching Time...Eastern Brook Trout & Chicken Eggs

UPDATE #2: We left the eggs in the incubator and 1 egg has hatched! A surprise to us all! We are watching it closely and hoping it stays healthy.

The 5th grade is eagerly awaiting the hatching of Eastern Brook Trout eggs and chicken eggs. UPDATE: The Trout eggs have started to hatch...the small fry can be seen near the bottom of the tank. On a sad note we had no luck with our 6 chicken eggs this year. We are not sure what went wrong, but we are not giving up. We are now looking into trying to hatch duck eggs using a diffrent incubator.

Faces of the 5th grade!

Fraction Video

Are You Smarter Than A Hudson 5th Grader?

UPDATE: Several students from the H.O. Smith 5th grade have been selected to represent our school at this event. Please mark you calandars for April 14th at Alverine High School.

Description:

On April 14^th, 6PM at AHS we’ll be hosting Are You Smarter Than A 5^th Grader / Hollywood Squares (fun new twist this year) Instead of selecting five 5^th graders, we’ll be selecting 9 per panel. 27 students will be selected. Two contestants will be competing against each other in a Hollywood Square format, but answering a variety of questions from the Hudson Curriculum. The fun thing about this game is that if a student doesn’t know an answer, they can make it up. This also means that we’re looking for students with fun personalities as well as students who perform well in their academics. Students also enjoy the fact that this show will be filmed by Hudson Community Television. To take a look at one of our past episodes, visit: http://hudsonctv.com/Cablecast/Public/Show.aspx?ChannelID=2&ShowID=1650

For students to participate:

Please have students write an essay explaining why he or she would be a good contestant for this show. Students should include in their essay, academic habits and personality. Fliers will be sent home soon to advertise for the event, but to be a participant, students must first write this essay. Not all students will be selected. Please either email me their essays at jgriffus@sau81.org or send them interoffice mail to Jeremy Griffus at Hills Garrison School by March 27^th. The students will find out if they’ve been accepted by March 30^th. Once a student has been accepted, they will receive the acceptance letter, event badge, and a detailed information letter for the parents. If any parents have questions prior to the due date, please feel free to share my contact information.

This event is always a blast, so please encourage your students to participate. Thanks in advance for helping to spread the word.

Jeremy Griffus