We went camping!

We were going to go camping but Mrs. Saunderson's locked her guidebook in a lockbox!  We had to get them OUT.  We had to use the light pens to get a clue, read a map and figure out directions and find a key.  Some teams helped other teams. We ate s'mores with chocolate chips and squished marshmallows. We had gym with Ms Little and played Fruit Bowl. We took most of our things from school today. 
We have electronics/board game day tomorrow.

Painted Ladies and Sports Day

Today we had Sports Day and got freezies.  We played Tug o' War, soccer, javelin throw with pool noodles and had a lot of races. We had to stay outside all morning long.
We let our butterflies go today. One of our butterflies died and we got to touch the wings.. Griffyn held a butterfly on a flower. We almost stepped on a butterfly.  A butterfly liked the nectar of a flower. 

10 Day Countdown

Our Father's Day presents are ready to go.  But it is a secret - shhhhh!  Today was Bubblegum day and lots of people brought bubblegum to share! Some of us are getting very good at blowing bubbles! Katherine got to pop the 9th day balloon and it is sidewalk chalk day.  The school will supply the sidewalk chalk.  We popped the 10th AND the 9th balloon today!  We had gym today with Ms Mahan's class and we played Waspital.

Measurement AND a chrysalis!

We prepared our art in Eric Carle fashion! We had to use 4 crayons and find a texture and rub it against a rock, gravel, tree or cement.  There were all kinds of different textures.
One of our caterpillars is on the roof and in a J! It has a red ball which means it is done eating. We watched a video of caterpillars. The caterpillars split their skin when they make a chrysalis.
We watched a Mystery Doug movie about hot lava and when it's cold it becomes lava rock.
In math we did measurement centers. We raced cars down ramps to see which ones go farther. We measured how many cards covered a box. We weighed different materials and tried to balance the scales.  We filled jars with popcorn seeds, too.

Measurement!

Containers to measure!

Which one holds the most?

We are working on measurement. Today we learned that you do not need a measuring cup to measure. You can measure with different cups! We can measure with water or beans or bubblegum or a bunch of things. We can compare containers to find the biggest container.  We went outside and used water to measure. We measured how many cups were in a container.  We used small bins and big bins! The biggest container held 20 cups. Ms Mahan's mom came to help us. We measured and then we played outside!

A Class Pet!

We got a class pet!  It is caterpillars and THEY grew bigger over the weekend. Some of the caterpillars and making silk in their containers. The caterpillars ate lots of their food. The caterpillars are pooping black stuff! We are writing a book called Diary of a Caterpillar.
We had a mixed up day - we had gym after math!  We went to Heritage Park last week and on the ipads, we compared Now and Then.

Heritage Park

We went to Heritage Park today! We saw lots of artifacts. We did an artifact Bingo and it was really tricky to find some things. We had to find a doll, a bell, a telephone, a clock,  a beaver skin and more. They had to use horses and carriages mostly.  There were a few cars and trucks. 
We even got a special treat and most of us picked cotton candy.  A few got an ice cream cone.

We noticed that many of our changes in artifacts are better.  Now we do not need to stand in the kitchen to use a phone.  If there was an emergency, we can use the phone anywhere. The music players are better today because they play music longer. 

One of our parents bought EACH of us a piece of gold!!!!   

We brought our pinto bean plants home today!

Lockdown, plants and Ninja School

We had a lockdown today. We had to be very quiet and sit for a long time. The principal tried to trick us to open the door by rattling the door. She told us we were the quietest class in the school! We studied our plants again. They are getting very big. Two friends read books to the class. We had Ninja School again.  In Ninja School we use yoga balls, we climb ladders, we do monkey bars, we go on top of bars, we walk across a beam and try not to drop beanbags.

Little Bow Schoolhouse

We went to the Little Bow Schoolhouse. Some students dressed up with suspenders, hats and even brought their lunch in a pail! Kids used to go there 100 years ago. It had grade 1 - 9 all in one room! Kids had to write and do arithmetic in the past! They wrote with ink or chalk.  If kids were bad in the olden days, they would get a strap!
We played tug of war, potato sack races. We did summer skiing which was very hard.  We went on a nature walk and looked for living and non-living things. We looked into two olden day houses.
It was a long walk but we rode our horses to get there!   

Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!

We began our inquiry study of seeds on Monday. We wrapped seeds in a wet paper towel and placed in a cup WITH a lid! We wondered if seeds would grow without soil and air.  We watched a video and know that seeds need sunlight, water and steady temperature. Today we opened our little containers and seeds are GROWING in a little cup with NO water, sunlight OR soil. Lots of people could see roots. Some seeds didn't have any roots. We learned that seeds don't need dirt but need protection. Some people had short roots and some people had long roots.

We did some paper weaving with snakes. We had a dress rehearsal for the Family Dance. Tonight is the Family Dance.  Doors open at 6:15. Wear orange or yellow shirts.