Gr 1

This is our map of Montgomery. I am still waiting on about 6 parents to return the sheet with address and timeline information. When I have this, we will place our houses on the map. Today we completed a timeline of Santa beginning with St. Nicholas from 280ad. We will be making personal timelines next week. 

The kids had a blast learning to make snowflakes in art class last week.

In pe, we are in a unit on dance and rhythm. 

Gr 7

Science- this is our Wonder Wall. We have been working on asking thick vs thin questions in preparation for the independent research projects that the students will begin next week. They will choose partners or to work individually to research a geology related question of their choice. Their learning will be represented in a method of their choosing and then shared with the class in late January. We also have an upcoming quiz on Soils on the last Wednesday before Xmas break. 

Art- check out the wreaths below. The rest of December will be spent on an art history mini unit. There will be a quiz on the last Tuesday before Xmas break. The topic is ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian art.

The grade 7s also completed an excellent drawing project that focused on blending with oil and chalk pastels. 

 

Gr 2/3

Science- our current unit looks at properties of liquids and solids. We have talked a little bit about atoms and how they differ in varying physical states. Today we made silly putty, using two liquids to create a solid. We also discussed liquids varying thickness (viscosity). 

PE- in phys ed we are currently in a dance and rhythm unit

Gr 2/3 Science Posters

Good work by our gr 2/3s on these science posters depicting animal life-cycles. You can come see them outside my classroom, next to the kindergarten room.

This wraps up our Plants and Animals unit. Next up: Solids and Liquids! Get ready for some fun hands-on experiments... Solubility with hot chocolate, physical properties with cornstarch gloop, chemical change with exploding Coke, and methods of physical separation with purifying playground snow. We will also be exploring buoyancy with a mini build-a-boat challenge! 

Any parents who would save styrofoam meat trays or egg cartons would be highly appreciated!!

Gr 7 Exam Results

A big congratulations on the great results from yesterday's science Exam!!! There are still two students who need to write the test, but so far the results are outstanding! 

In my class, the bathroom and drink break policy is that they each have a bathroom pass with two stickers. If they need to go for some emergency, they can use one of the stickers. Otherwise, if they do not use them, each sticker is worth 2.5% on the end of unit exam. This helps teach the students how to judge an emergency, and the importance of being in class so as not to miss important learning. 

In this first unit, not one single student used any of their bathroom passes! This means that they all received an extra 5% on their test scores. A couple students chose to save their 5% to carry forward for use on a more difficult unit. With that said, here are the preliminary results: 

The class average was 90% with 7 students scoring 98% or above! About half of the students received a 4 (report cards). Even without the added 5%, these results are phenomenal! Good work grade sevens! And a big thank you to everyone who helped them prepare for the exam! 

Our next unit will be Geology. We will take a look at plate tectonics, volcanos, earthquakes, rocks and minerals, fossils, soil makeup, etc. The unit will be made up of a partner research project/presentation, and a final unit exam. It should come to a close near or shortly after Christmas.