Thanksgiving

Thank you to those parents and family members who were able to make it to our Thanksgiving lunch. It was great to see you and the kids were sure excited to see you.

We also had the chance to meet with our book buddies . We completed a glyph, asked would you rather questions, and completed a word search.

I hope you all have a relaxing and delicious break! I am thankful for each and every one of your precious children and the opportunity to teach them.

Sound

This week in the science lab students participated in sound stations. They made kazoos, experimented with tuning first, and tried to guess what objects were in plastic eggs just by listening to the sound they made. We learned these important vocabulary words used when we talk about sound: vibration, waves, and pitch.

Light

This week in the Science Lab we learned about light. We heard it travels fast! 7 seconds around the earth in one second!!! We learned the words reflection and refraction. Also we learned how important light is for us to see- especially colors and details. We also created shadow puppets. In the Lab we have a new reptile friend. The students had an opportunity to think of a name for him. Can’t wait to see what name wins!

Let’s Keep Our Duck Dry

In the Science Lab, students worked with a partner to create a shelter that would keep their duck dry. The duck had to be able to get in and out easily and it had to be protected from the weather. The students had so much fun planning and creating their shelters using a variety of materials. Some worked on the first try and others had to be improved but all had a great time building!

Magnetic Path STEM challenge

This week we learned more about magnets. We read books, watched videos, and took notes about magnets in the computer lab to prepare for this challenge. Students were asked to create a game that would be fun fit 5 to 7 years olds to play. They worked together to choose a theme , draw a character piece, design a path, and create their game. Their path had to be over 25 cubes long. The games were great fun to create and kinda hard to measure. Students had to follow their path with a string then use cubes to measure their strings. We also discussed ways to improve the games and compared our measurements. On Monday, students will get to test everyone’s games out!