Topsfield Fair

In October, our class was lucky enough to be invited to the Topsfield Fair.  It was a great day!  The weather was perfect and there were so many things to investigate and learn .  One of the best parts of the day was holding baby chicks that were only 3 days old. 

Electricity ~ Museum of Science Visit

 

The Museum of Science presented a hands on lesson about Electricty.  We learned about static electricity, conductors and insulators and also about static electricity.  It was informative as well as entertaining!! :)

 

 

Friendship Web

"Caution Without Fear" is a program run by Campfire North Shore that comes to our class every Wednesday for six weeks.  The program's focus is on dealing with friends, personalities, conflicts and bullying.  Today's topic was on giving and receiving compliments.  The kids practiced this by sitting in a circle and rolling a ball of yarn to a classmate while giving a compliment.  The receiver had to practice accepting a compliment by saying, "thank you" and looking them in the eye.  As a result,  you can see a really neat 'Friendship Web'  was made!!

Science- Pan Balance- Measuring Mass

We have been learning about mass and how it is different from weight.  The students made these pan balances and then had to measure how many paper clips were equal to the mass of a variety of mass discs.  They reported their results on a data table and compared these results with other students in their group.

Thanksgiving Assembly 2013

Our class performed a couple of Thanksgiving poems and sang some Thanksgiving songs in front of the whole school.  Our art teacher Ms. McAndrews helped out with the aprons, collars and hats. Ms. P. the music teacher did an outstanding job, as usual, with the songs!  Thank you! :)

Happy Halloween Parade! 2013

Here are some pictures from our Halloween Parade!  :)

 

Geography Bee

Congratulations to Kevin for winning the Geography Bee at school today!!  
We are all so proud of him!  Good luck going further into the competition!!

Earth photos

Here are a few photos from the Earth Balloon!   More to follow...

Kevin standing in front of South America to show how long the Atacama Desert is.

A brief presentation of the continents before going inside the balloon.

The view of North America from inside the balloon.

Earth Balloon!

Today our class will visit the Earth Balloon up in the gym!  I hope to post pictures later to share with all of you!  If you haven't sent in the Blog photo permission slip please do soon so I can post some more pictures up!  happy Friday!!  

Blog Permission Slips

I sent home a permission slip today with your child.  I need your permission to post photos to this blog, and boy do I already have quite a collection!  I took some pictures today of your little scientists building Pan Balances!  Ask them about it! :)  Please read the permission slip and sign and return them to school tomorrow.  Thank you! 

SNOW DAYS!!!

So it looks like Mother Nature has finally made herself known, and we are expecting anywhere from 8-15 inches of snow!!!  Therefore, we have two snow days ahead of us which actually extends our vacation to a full two weeks!  I miss my students!!!!  I can't wait to get back and hear all about everyone's vacation!  Be careful, safe, and happy shoveling!!