Busy May Activities

Kevin, Anthony, Samantha & Chasity performing a Reader's Theatre

Shawn, Josh, and Thai perfecting their mudpie

Eh Hsee Blu, Dolores, & Haley getting messy

Logan, Will, & Kevin making their mudpie

Dolores getting really messy!

Edith, Talia, & Chasity, our mudpie winners!

Clay, Loam, and Sand

We finished our study on rocks, and now we are on to soil.  Students used their senses to identify properties that define sand, clay and loam.  They also arranged the soil samples in a sequence that compared the samples according to a certain property, such as color. Soon they will be creating their own “mystery soil” mixtures, and even challenging other teams to a mud pie contest! 

                                               Eh Ler Moo & Kevin

                                                                Logan

                                              Eh Hsee Blu, Shawn & Edith

                                                     Daisy & Joshua

Anthony

                                                            
                                                                   

Volcanoes!

Mount Fuji is located on Honshu Island and is the highest mountain in Japan at 12, 389 feet.  It is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707.  The kids were so fascinated by Mt. Fuji, so we had to experiment by making our own volcanoes. They has so much fun!   
 

Parents... you can make these with your child at home.  Here is what you will need...  2 small paper cups (one with a hole, one without), baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, a long strip of tape, and a lid or plate to set the volcano on when it starts to overflow. Fill the bottom of one paper cup (the one without the hole) with baking soda.  Set it on the lid or plate.  Put 4 to 6 drops of food coloring on top of the baking soda.  Place the second cup (the one with the hole) upside down over the paper cup filled with the baking soda.  Tape the 2 cups together tightly.  Pour vinegar into the hole until the volcano begins to erupt

2013 Concert

Look how beautiful and handsome they all look!  Ready to sing their hearts out at their 2nd grade concert!

More About China... Pandas & Food

Pandas were the topic of conversation early last week! We read about them, highlighted important information, and then reported facts to our classmates!  On Friday, we learned how to use chopsticks.  Four families brought Asian food for us to try, and it was YUMMY!  We tried noodles, sticky rice, eggrolls, and a spicy chicken dish! I've posted some of the students' quotes below. 

Haley & Dolores

 Samantha and Will

 Jose and Shawn

 Daisy and Chasity

"I like the eggrolls that I brought and I like all my friends.  It was great to share my stuff." ~Thai 

 "I learned how to eat with chopsticks and it was really fun.  We got to eat food from China.  My favorite was the sticky rice and spicy chicken!" ~Dolores

 Ncu uses chopsticks to eat everyday.  He showed us the correct way to use them!

  "I really liked using the chopsticks!" ~ Logan

"The thing that I liked about the Chinese party was that the chopsticks were delightful and the food." ~Haley

"My favorite thing was using chopsticks. I never knew how to use them." ~Joshua

"Yum!" ~Samantha 

 "The chopsticks were easy to use."  ~Anthony

 "This food rocks!"  ~Byron

"I liked that I learned how to use chopsticks.  I liked the sticky rice and eggrolls.  The chopsticks were hard to eat with." ~Talia

China Webquest

Happy 2013 everyone! Hope everybody is having a great year so far! Yesterday we went on a China Webquest!  The students used laptops to search the web and answer questions about The Great Wall of China!  The paper came home in their Saddlebags!  Check it out!  They had so much fun!

Talent Show 2012

Talent Show in Music Class! Wow, these kids have skills!

It's a Cow Eye!

What a great way to end our unit on the eye! Thank you Nurse Twyla and two wonderful student nurses!  What an awesome real life experience!!

Wow!  So much to see and learn

Byron is investigating the lens and cornea

Look at the blue iris

What is that liquid?  It's the Vitreous body that helps shape the eye!

This is the hole for the pupil

Special Guest

We had a special surprise today!  Talia's Grandma came to visit our class!  She read a winter story and brought a fun snowman activity! She also left us stickers and snowman bags.  Everybody was so respectful and caring to our visitor.  I was so proud of all the students!  

Researching Animals

The students enjoyed the last project of "Animals and Their Needs!"  They used computers and books to research and present information about their favorite animal!  

                                               The boys are researching snakes!

                                          Talia is learning about koala bears!

P.I.E. Partners Visit

Our P.I.E. Partners, BV Clinic, came to visit us and brought sugar cookies!  The kids had so much fun decorating them with frosting and chocolate chips!  

Byron is concentrating on making his cookie perfect!

Jose is working hard on his cookie!

Haley being goofy!

Goldfish!

We started our Science unit last week, "Animals and Their Needs."  The kids were so excited to be able to care for their own goldfish!  They were real scientists when they observed, investigated, and recorded important information in their Science journals!

Prairie Heritage Center

It was a little chilly, but we still had a great time on our field trip!  We learned so much about many different kinds of animals! Checkout our day below...

Ncu & Shawn answering some tough questions

Kevin is thinking hard!

Charlene is teaching us about buffalo. Did you know that people used the buffalo's bladder as a drinking container? The kids were amazed!

                   

Samantha & Talia are researching

Thu Zar & Haley are learning about houses made of dirt

Anthony & Thu Zar are holding a rope to measure a vulture's wingspan

Experiment time!

Mr. Black & Will are playing a memory game

Making ankle bracelets for birds

Fun coloring project

Logan, Will & Byron are building a bird's nest