CIMI Camp

The fifth grade class will spend three glorious days on Catalina Island at science camp. Included in their program are snorkeling, marine biology labs, astronomy hikes, nature hikes and oceanography. This is a memorable experience for all the students.

Griffith Observatory

To extend the unit on astronomy, the 5th grade travels to the Griffith Observatory. Here, students observe the sun through the Observatory's telescopes using solar filters, view actual meteorites in the exhibits, and see a scientist create a comet using dry ice. The children can measure their relative weights on each of the planets through one of the museum's interactive displays.

Science Expo

Each fifth grade student will be sharing their own scientific investigation and experience with all of their classmates and visitors.

Riley's Farm

Set in the foothills of Oak Glen, Riley's Farm offers hands-on experiences with colonial life.  Students participate in a smuggling trial, assist a farmer's wife in making bread for an entire regiment, and play colonial games.  The entire 5th grade will train as foot soldiers for the civilian militia during the Revolutionary War, eat a lunch of a soldier's ration, and participate in a battle re-enactment. 

Ben Franklin Visit

Our fifth graders will go back to Colonial times to experience a lecture and demonstrations from the elder statesman himself and will learn about the early printing press from a Colonial printer.