Friday, February 27, 2015

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Logan was a reading maniac today!!  Way to go, Logan...
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Congratulations, Taya...
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This week we worked on an opinion writing.   We read a book and talked about the weather for the month of March.   Then we made predictions (we're getting really good at those!) about March's weather, in particular, if it will come in like a lion or a lamb!   When our writing was done, we finished the activity by making a lion or lamb to go with it.   (Mrs. Koehn let us use drippy glue AND paint - her...
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Way to go, McKenna...

Thursday, February 26, 2015

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Something mysterious is happening!  When we opened up the jar labeled "no air", there was a sprout!  We have been reading about plants and we KNOW that they need air to live! Think like a scientist and make a hypothesis about how this sprout is growing even when the lid has been on the jar.  ...

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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Way to go, Ka...

Saturday, February 21, 2015

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I stopped by school on my way to the play this weekend.  I wanted to check on our sprouts and make sure they had enough water for the long weekend.  Something is growing in Room 18!...

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

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Yesterday these carnations were white.  What happened?  Explain the experiment as a scientist using facts and observations. (Check out the comments for thoughts from the scientific BUGS...

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

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Awesome reading, Kar...
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Way to read, Taylo...
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Way to go, Abb...

Saturday, February 14, 2015

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For Valentine's Day, we enjoyed time celebrating friendship and fun.   Everyone exchanged valentine cards and we enjoyed ice cream sundaes together! It's nice to take a break from all the learning and just have some fun! We played some "Minute-to-Win-It" Games, too.  Like "Through Thick and Thin"...  ...where you had to get as many rotini noodles (thick) onto a fettucini noodle (thin) without using your...

Friday, February 13, 2015

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Taylor earned a special button for her awesome score on her mah test.  Then she earned an AR button!  Awesome job showing all you've been learning, Taylor!!&nbs...

Thursday, February 12, 2015

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Way to go, Logan...
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Today we learned about roots.  We thought about what we already knew about roots and then what we wanted to learn.  We talked for quite awhile about what kind of experiment would let us SEE roots grow!   We finally thought about putting seeds into clear growing containers so we can watch!  We planted root vegetables in these tubes (Thanks, Mr. Kenyon!) so we can watch them grow! We can't wait to see them! We also...
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Today we had visitors from Paw Paw Township and the Water Conservation Authority who taught us about groundwater, water towers and aquifers.   We learned about the Paw Paw Water Tower and how many gallons of water it holds.  We got to see why the tower has to be so tall to get water to come out of the hydrants in case of a fire.  We even got to see how contaminants in one area can affect the water in other wells and ground...

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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If I were a little plant, I would want to grow up into a _____________  because ....