Snow Day!

I had a very lovely, albeit quiet, day with the three students who decided to come to class :) We got caught up on some work and spent lots of time in the computer lab! We missed the rest of you though, can't wait to see you again soon!

Snow Day Awesome

Not being alone on a snow day

I got nervous as I was outside on duty this morning and not one person from our class showed up. Just as I began to feel rejected, I walked in to see a smiling face, quickly followed by two more :) Getting to spend a snow day with 3 fantastic students? AWESOME!

Spicing things up!

Today we talked about the importance of spices to Early Explorers. They used spices to preserve meat, for commerce, for medicinal purposes as well as for cooking. In fact, they were so important that one of the main reasons for early exploration was to find another sea route to the spices in Asia. To learn more about the popular spices of the time; cinnamon, ginger, cloves, pepper and nutmeg, we described them by explaining what we saw, smelled, touched, and tasted. Judging by many of your reactions, I don't think you would be prepared to take on the dangers of exploring just so you could get more of these spices :)

Today's Awesome

The face someone makes when they taste something they don't like

Not only is it funny in the moment, but it is also funny when you stop and remember the face they made :) AWESOME!

Look! Up in the sky!

Today we drew the eight phases of the moon with white chalk. They turned out beautifully! Make sure you look for yours in our gallery! We also talked about a project to be done at home on the constellations. Each student picked a different constellation and is responsible for presenting that constellation to the rest of the class. The project is due on Wednesday January 25. Click below to see the details of the project!

Constellation Project

End of the week Awesome

PEZ

How could you not love these collectible dispensers that come in so many neat little packages? Darth Vader, Hello Kitty, Disney Princesses, there is a PEZ for everyone! Not to mention those tasty little PEZ candies that magically pop out! Can't help but find that AWESOME!

Math Network

Today our class was the site of a Math Network. Many teachers from other schools came in to observe the students during a geometry lesson based on angles. All the teachers (me included!) were so impressed with your meaningful conversations , your ability to collaborate and draw conclusions. I am so proud of you all!

PS I found some angle games (played them for quite a while!) that I thought you would like. Check them out under our Math links!

Now for some awesomeness

Wednesday's Awesome

Our super cool new water fountain

I know Mr. Scott says it taste the same as the tap (it just might). But there sure is something special about filling your bottle up from water from our new fountain that keeps track of the number of plastic water bottles that are being saved from a landfill! Totally refreshing and totally AWESOME!

Today's Awesome

Angle Kung Fu

So. Much. Fun. Seriously. Just wait until you become the Master of Angles. Master of Angles? Wait, make the the Master of AWESOME!

Exploring explorers

Today we discovered the motivations of early exploration. We also looked at the many difficulties that early explorers faced along their journey. It would have been pretty fantastic to discover new land, but I'm not convinced I would have been willing to take as many risks as they did ;)

Tuesday's Awesome

Geometry

I know what you're thinking. Pretty weird, but it's actually pretty cool. I find it really neat that one shape can be classified so many different ways. Quadrilateral, Parallelogram, Rectangle, Square, AWESOME!

Back at it!

What a busy day we had! In Science, we learned about the relationship between the Sun, the Moon and the Earth, we even had some students act it out! Don't forget to keep track of the phases of the moon by drawing it on your calendar which will be handed out tomorrow.

First Awesome of the New Year

Sharing the news that your little girl is going to be a big sister

AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! :)

Happy New Year!

Well, hard to believe that our break is over! I hope you all got lots of rest because we will be getting right back into the swing of things tomorrow morning :)

PS Looks like I owe you some 2011 Awesome! Don't want to get this year started off on the wrong foot, so here goes:

Thursday December 22nd's Awesome:

Finishing a big project you've been working on

Finally and just in time. A sense of relief and pride comes over you. AWESOME!

Friday December 23rd's Awesome

Last day of school before Christmas Break

Need I say more? Woohoo! AWESOME!