Happy January!

Wow. I just realized I haven't posted since before break! We have been super busy! Last week, we had a guest speak from High Touch/High Tech give a wonderful introduction to space. We shot off a rocket, and did some hands on activities with moon rock simulations,  made the phases of the moon, and eclipses with a blow up Earth, flashlights, and a ball to represent the moon.

This week is Celebrate Literacy Week. So far we have had "Take Your Parent to School Day" (thanks to all the parents who came to visit our class Monday), Dress as You Favorite Book Character Day, and today we had students from Godby High School visit our classroom to read a story.

Finally, Mrs. Owen's homeroom was able to Skype with a class in Livermore, UK (England). We talked about what we did over the holidays. They were shocked to learn that most of us eat macaroni and cheese at our Christmas meals. We were shocked to learn that they celebrate another holiday after Christmas called, "Boxing Day". We are going to do some research on that one!

Math updates: We are completing our chapter on division (Chapter 7) on Friday, and will begin working with fractions on Tuesday. (No school on Monday!)

Rockets Launch

Making craters in moon sand.

Phases of the Moon

Creating our own moon phases.

Skyping with England

Readers from Godby

Dress as Your Favorite Book Character Day