Holiday Festivities

We had a lot of fun this week!

We watched Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!

We learned about the Winter Solstice and then read by flashlight to celebrate the shortest day!

We played a Gingerbread Man math game!

We decorated Gingerbread Cookies!

We danced to the Reindeer Hokey Pokey!

And....Mrs. Algozzini came in and we made Snow Globes!!

                                      Take a peek for yourself..........

Happy Holidays everyone!  Have a wonderful vacation!!

Volcano eruptions!!

Sorry Folks! I thought I posted this last weekend!

We had a great time creating our volcanoes and watching them erupt.
Volcanoes cause fast changes to our earth's surface.
Watch us in action!!

Essential Question:
What can cause quick changes to the earth's surface!

All About Volcanoes

I'll leave you with this joke: What do you call a mountain with hiccups?
A volcano!

Fast changes to earth's surface

We finished up our module on slow changes to earth's surface and we understand the effects of erosion and weathering on our land. Now we've begun our learning on fast changes to earth's surface.
We created a mountain with buildings and trees and then tapped and twisted our trays. It didn't take long for our buildings and trees to fall and slide and for the land to show cracks in it. Was it an earthquake that caused a landslide?  Take a peek at us in action!

Essential Question: What causes the surface of earth to change quickly?

Earthquake facts for kids

 

I'll leave you with this joke:

 

Q: What do cows produce during an earthquake?
A: Milkshake!

 

Holidays around the world!

Below are 2 examples of a recent project that we did in class. The students were very excited about making these Agamographs! An Agamograph is a series of images that change at different angles. This work is named after the Israeli sculptor, Yaacov Agam who was born in 1928 and is still live today. This artist is known for his optical and kinetic art.
Don't forget to check out our artwork in the hallway when you come for your conference!!

front view

left view

right view

front view

left view



right view

Agamograph in action

Holidays around the world song

Essential question: Why do we celebrate Holidays?

I leave you with this joke:
What did the gingerbread man put on his bed? — A cookie sheet.

Thanksgiving Feast

Thank you to everyone for sending in snacks for our Thanksgiving Feast.
(Actually a Thanksgiving snack sharing.) We had a nice time!