Rock Classifying

We did a science unit on earth's changing surfaces. Included in this research was an in-depth study of rocks. We collected many from the playground and made lots of observations. Here they are studying the textures, weights, different colors, and trying to figure out which of the three different types of rocks their's might be.

 

 

 

 

Our Visit to BMAC

 

 

 

 

lots to share!

Hi families,

First of all I want to say thank you to everyone who was able to meet with me at conference time. I really appreciate you taking the time to meet with me. I also love the chance to share with you how wonderful your kiddos are.

Next of course, is science. The mystery this time around was "How do rivers flow?" We used paper landscapes, ink to mark the ridges, and then sprayed water on them to see what would happen. Ask your kiddos about rivers and waters, they are experts! 

Here are a few shots of our kiddos performing the play "The big red hen" with their junior drama club. 

Finally, I want to say how grateful I am to my parent volunteers. Abi comes in to teach harvest of the month, this month being maple syrup. Rebecca and Solvieg also come in to teach Four Winds, which also revolved around maple trees and tapping them for maple syrup. It was a really fun month and experience.

Learning about the different tools and how to tap a Maple Tree.

Tree rubbings with Four Winds.

Tasting fresh sap, right from the tree! 

Two kinds of sap, and of course our beautiful maple. 

Thank you again, for all that you do! And happy spring!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conference Time

Hi Families!

Please check your kiddos backpack this weekend for a sign up sheet for mid year conferences. As I wasn't here to start the year, I look forward to meeting with you. Email me with any questions! Happy Weekend and St. Patrick's Day! Also good luck to our Destination Imagination team competing in Burlington this weekend!!

 

 

Big Kid Buddies

We are fortunate enough to have Mr. Roach's class as our big kid buddies. By now you know how much we love science, so we invited them down to share what we've been up to. We were challenged to think of an invention for a new type of glass. This glass is bouncy and stretchy! We shared our ideas and asked our buddies to come up with some too. It is so inspiring and sweet to see the age groups work together. They had great ideas; screen savers for phones and computers, trampoline, doors and safe houses, eye glasses, etc... 

 

 

 
 

 

Therapy Dog🐶

We are so lucky to have Tracy in our lives. She has set up a special program for the second graders to have visits with a therapy dog. Our dog is named Meggie, her full name being Nutmeg. She will come every other Thursday and kids will take turns visiting with her. So far, we've had our initial meeting and it went beautifully. Meggie is the sweetest dog and the kids did a great job with her.

 

 

 

candy melting experiments!

We sure do love science!

Our latest problem is that our friend went to "Camp way too hot!" And ran out of candy on day two!! We want to send more, but don't want it to melt on the way. We know chocolate will definitely melt. So we tested Swedish Fish, Starburst and Gummies to see which wouldn't melt. And the winner is...