This week in science, we continued our unit on balance. Our focus question this week was, How can counterweights help us balance other shapes? In order to answer that question, we balanced geometric tagboard shapes in a variety of ways on the end of craft sticks. We used clothespins as counterweights. We tried to find as many ways as possible to establish stable positions. Below are some pictures from our investigation:
Yesterday, was Ms. Karena's last day with us. She spent 8 weeks with us! We are definitely going to miss her!! During these 8 weeks, we learned a lot about humane education. We learned about taking care of animals, how animals and people show feelings and emotions, and about conflict resolution. You can learn more about the HEART program here.
For her last day, she read us a book called Listen to the Wind: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. We learned that many children our age do not have the luxury of attending school in buildings like ours. Many of them don't even have books, pencils and paper. This book helped open our eyes to different countries and cultures.
After reading the book, Ms. Karena took out a string instrument called the Appalachian dulcimer. We were so excited to hear her play it for us! We even made up a song about all the things we learned in her visits with us. Below, are a few pics and even a video of us singing our song!
A few weeks ago, Ms. Karena from the HEART program came and talked to us about caring for animals. We learned that animals need fresh food and water and need to be treated right. We should ALWAYS be nice to animals. While Ms. Karena was visiting, she showed us how to make catnip cat toys. These toys will be given to the animal shelter on Fordham Road.
This past week we began our Science Unit on Balance and Motion. The students used clothespins to find different ways to balance their tagboard crayfish. Below are some pictures of our investigation:
Just a reminder that Report Card Conferences are on Tuesday, November 15th! First session is from 1:00-3:00 and the second session is from 5:00-7:15.
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