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| Students show off the hats they designed during a science lesson with a focus on properties |
We had another busy week at the Elmore School! Students tested properties of matter and designed hats using limited materials; we worked on our Nature Name Animal research and started our animal sculptures; we had E.C.O. where students compared the properties of sap and maple syrup, and then were treated to sugar on snow; and we ended the week with a visit from Kimmy, our Tooth Tutor, Fun Friday, and Tacos for Family Hot Lunch! We saw some warm, early-spring, sunny days and endured a cold and blustery winter-like day during E.C.O..
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| Spring is in the air! |
Students worked hard on their Nature Name animal projects this week. They have researched and are creating brochures and Lapbooks to display the information they have learned. During art, they began sculpting animal sculptures from clay to go along with their research project. Our phonics lessons this week had a focus on vowels sounds, and suffix rules.
During math all students began learning about fractions. Students have learned that a fraction is part of whole, and are identifying and showing the the number of equal parts that are in a whole (1), and what the parts are called. Older students learned how to write the fraction shown.
This week we had our first E.C.O. since December. We were tested by a blustery and very cold morning, but the children came prepared with warm clothes and everyone had a great time! Our focus was on properties of matter. Students played a fun freeze tag game featuring molecules freezing and thawing, then we made our way to the campfire for snack and a story. Then students learned about how native Americans used hot stones to transfer heat in order to boil sap to make maple syrup (or maple sugar). We looked at samples of sap and maple syrup to compare the properties of the liquids. (Thank you to Mrs. Bellavance for providing us with maple sap and maple syrup from her families sugaring operations!) Students recorded their findings in their ECO journals. While this was happening, we had maple syrup boiling in a kettle over the campfire. Students observed the steam evaporating the water from the syrup into a gas. After our feature lesson, students were treated to sugar on snow where they observed the maple syrup transition into solid matter. With the leftover syrup in the kettle we made maple sugar by further heating the syrup and stirring it. This was another example of a liquid matter changing into a solid matter.
Friday was a busy day, which included a visit from the Tooth Tutor, where students learned the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth, Fun Friday, Family Hot Lunch, where students enjoyed a Soft Taco Bar and Birthday Cupcakes in celebration of Emelia's birthday! In the afternoon students worked on their animal sculptures while listening to our read aloud The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane written by Kate DiCamillo.
- School Banking is Monday - bring your deposits!
- Library is Monday - remember to bring your books!
- PE is Thursday - Students need their sneakers
- ECO - Thursday, April 6 from 9-12. Let me know if you would like to volunteer.
- Friday, April 7th, Early release (12:10) (We WILL have school lunch available - No family Hot Lunch)
- Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - Grandparents Breakfast @9:00 in the Town Hall
- April Break: April 24-28, 2023.
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