Practice Fun Tests Underground to Canada

14890.html http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/underground_railroad_quiz.htm

http://www.funtrivia.com/newflash/trivia.cfm?qid=14890

Underground To Canada Novel Study and Test

Students have been reading Underground to Canada over the past few weeks.  Next Friday, June 1, we will have our final novel test.  To prepare for the test students should review the chapter questions and assignments that they have received in class.  Also, students may find it beneficial to check out the following websites:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/tell_story.asp

https://www.historica-dominion.ca/content/heritage-minutes/underground-railroad

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/the-underground-railroad/?ar_a=1


Here are some sample study questions:

The Underground Railroad Quiz

1. What were some ways fugitive slaves traveled North?
in boxes
covered by sacks
in a coffin
all of the above

2. Which of the following was a good reason for slaves to try to escape in winter?
there were less bounty hunters searching in the winter
the snow made the roads less bumpy
there was less vines in which to get caught
runaways could throw snowballs at anyone chasing them

3. What was a Station?
a place trains stopped to pick up runaway slaves
a trap set by bounty hunters
a song about Canada
a safe house for runaway slaves

4. What is the Drinking Gourd?
a drunk bounty hunter
the Big Dipper
a legend
a tavern safe house

5. What was the code for Canada?
heaven
north country
drinking gourd
all of the above

6. Why would runaway slaves "Follow the Drinking Gourd"?
the Drinking Gourd River led to Canada
the Drinking Gourd Trail led to Canada
the Drinking Gourd star pointed to the east
by following the Drinking Gourd slaves would find their ways to freedom

7. Why were slaves free in Canada?
in 1833, King William IV of Briton agreed to a bill that ended slavery in Canada
slaves could buy Freedom Papgers for $20
Canadians hated plantation owners

all of the above

8. What happened in 1850 that allowed bounty hunters to chase fugitive slaves into free states?
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
the Civil War started
Harriet Tubman was captured
the Fugitive Slave Act became law

9. What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
Conductor
Moses
the Freedom Lady
Angel

10. What was the Underground Railroad?
a subway system
a spy network during the Civil War
a railroad that ran at night
an organized group of people that assisted fugitive slaves find their way north to freedom

11. What were some ways fugitive slaves traveled North?
in boxes
covered by sacks
in a coffine
all of the above

For a more extensive list of questions see the website below:

http://www.nt.net/~torino/under.html

Grade 5 Victoria Fieldtrip Thursday, June 14th

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering to chaperone for
the upcoming Grade 5 fieldtrip to Victoria.
Although we had a number of parents volunteers for the Victoria field
trip, we are only taking 6 parents from each class for the reasons
mentioned in the permission form.  Here are the parents of 5W who will
be assisting as chaperones:

Catherine Wong
Vienna Cheng
Allison Lee
William Li
Bonita Swannie
Lori Heaslip

We will be sending home more detailed information about the field trip
in the next couple of weeks.

Your child's teacher,

David Wu

5W Reader's Theatre Group

Afterschool from 3:00-3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays some grade 5W students(whom I feel need to practice their oral reading and presentation skills) will participate in Reader's Theatre.  This will be an opportunity for students to practice their reading fluency, expression, and clarity.  Later, this group of students will have a chance to perform for our class by the end of May.

Hightouch highteck elementary science comes to the 5W class

The grades 4 and 5 students had a special event today!  High teck and high touch science program "Meterology Madness" led our students to explore air, air pressure, humidity, and extreme weather conditions.  Students were excited to learn more about weather and even build an anemometer!  This workshop was part of our science unit, "Weather Adventure".

Here are what students have said about today's workshop:

"I liked making a nimbus cloud because it was funny to see how the clouds reacted to the 'storm starters'"--Keileen

"The moisture in the air makes you feel hotter or colder."--Joanne

"The experiments were exciting and memorable and I will remember it as a fun time." Ethan

"I learned that God can be so powerful, that he can shred housing using tornadoes."--Emily

VCS Track and Field Meet/Practice May 2nd

Tommorow we will have an intra-school track and field meet/practice for grades 4 and 5 in the morning till noon.  Students should be in their VCS uniforms and wear running shoes.  This will be a rain or shine event.

Students must try-out for at least three events, one of the events must be a track(running event).

Later on May 23rd will be the Grades 4-7 Track and Field at Swangard Stadium.