I was happy the weather held this week and we got in the track and field days without storms. Hopefully, this will continue so we can get our Dairy Queen walk in to! Otherwise, a Dairy Queen delivery doesn't sound all bad either! :) Please take a look at the new page link above to see some pictures from our track and field day.
Math- This week we discussed temperature and how to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius. We took our measurement assessment and our last time test. Now we are having a lot of fun competing in measurement Olympics!
Thursday (we will finish on Friday) we participated in our measurement Olympics. There were five different activities for the kids to participate and measure.
Thursday (we will finish on Friday) we participated in our measurement Olympics. There were five different activities for the kids to participate and measure.
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| Long Jump- in from the doorway |
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| Discus (paper plate) Throw |
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| Shot Put (Pom Pom Ball) Throw |
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| Javelin (Straw) Throw |
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| High Jump- in the hallway next to our door. |
We will continue to measure and record our measurements to see who places in gold, silver, and bronze in each of the five events. I am sure there will be more pictures to come in my mid-week post next week.
Science- This week we had a lot of fun experimenting with chemical reactions with foods we could possibly find in our own homes.
Tuesday- since it wasn't raining during science I jumped on the chance to take the kids outside and have fun creating hypothesis or questions about what would happen with Mentos geysers. We tried different kinds of pop, different kinds of caps, and different amounts of Mentos. At the end we even tried to mix them all together but found there was not enough carbonation left. I wish I would have taken videos. But I was too busy running away. Here is an example of what we were looking at.
Wednesday- No Science due to Track and Field Day.
Thursday- We completed experiments with milk. We mixed whole milk and red bull and let it sit through out the rest of science. YUCK! The Red Bull separated and curdled the milk. It also smelt quite disgustingly sweet. We added blue food coloring to see what would happen before I took a picture of our results. You can still see the curdled milk at the top, and what we skimmed off the top and let the water separate from in the bowl.
While that was sitting we added food coloring to a bowl of milk (whole milk) and watched the color burst which took place when you add dish soap. This was a lot of fun, and some were very pretty!
Here is where I got the idea and the science behind what we did.
Here is where I got the idea and the science behind what we did.
We also had the chance to watch the Rockwell Roadshow come in and complete some amazing and fun experiments with us. Ask your child about the liquid nitrogen marshmallows! :) They also mentioned science ideas found at www.stevespangler.com
Writing-
NEW TYLER CITY UPDATES: Writing-
Last Tuesday, we started reading Trouble According to Humphrey, if you didn't read last week and started to create a new community in our classroom called New Tyler City. Here are some accomplishments of our city this week.
- Most of our maps were finished.
- Streets were created and we brainstormed then voted on names. We have been reviewing abbreviations and addresses this week during Daily Language.
-We reviewed the compass rose and our zones.
- A larger maps of our homes was also created. I ran out of school due to the weather tonight and only grabbed the map. Hopefully I will remember to post a picture of this next week.
Upcoming dates:
June 4th Last
day of school (1:30 Dismissal)
*I am currently planning to walk to Dairy Queen tomorrow afternoon, however, if the weather doesn't hold we will try again on Monday or get it delivered on Monday.
*Please have your child bring in EMPTY backpack tomorrow. We will start bring home some of our materials. I am sure there will be a need for bags again on Monday, possibly Tuesday.
**Tuesday, I will allow only students who bring back this sheet signed to have students sign something. Please let me know what item may be getting signed. You can send this sheet back anytime. :) These sheets went home today.
*Please have your child bring in EMPTY backpack tomorrow. We will start bring home some of our materials. I am sure there will be a need for bags again on Monday, possibly Tuesday.
**Tuesday, I will allow only students who bring back this sheet signed to have students sign something. Please let me know what item may be getting signed. You can send this sheet back anytime. :) These sheets went home today.
Have a great rest of your week/ weekend!
Mrs. Jodie Yuska
