Another Busy Week in Room 3!

There has been quite the buzz in our hive this week!  We've been busy finishing up some projects, publishing our February stories, and chugging away with new math work.  Everyone has worked hard and we have a lot to share. 


It was Wellness Week at Chamberlin School.  On Tuesday a special guest teacher, Ms. Kim, did some "mindful movement" with us in the gym.  It was great to be with all of our friends from the other two classrooms.  The children were VERY good at this!

This is our "Star Pose."

We can even do a "shooting star." 

"Rock." 

We also had our Farm to School lesson on Tuesday.  This month, we learned about cabbage and made special cole slaw.  Everyone was brave and tried this new recipe. 

We continued to explore force and motion during science time.  One of our friends hypothesized that the heavier balls would roll faster.  In order to test this theory, we first used balance scales to determine the weight of the balls from heaviest to lightest. 

Then, we had to test the speed of the balls using some ramps.  We were careful not to PUSH the balls because that would add a force which could make them go faster.  Instead, we let go of them at the top of the ramp and watched to see which one would cross the finish line first.  We discovered that the baseball, which was the heaviest, did not go faster than all of the balls.   Some of the smaller and lighter balls actually rolled faster. 



On Wednesday, author Ashley Wolff visited our kindergarten classes.  You might know the Miss Bindergarten series that she illustrates.  Ashely talked to the kids about some words that are very important to her as an author:  Passion, Practice, Patience, and Perseverance.  These big words will come in handy for us in kindergarten too! 

We got a sneak peek of Ashley's brand new book which will be out this spring! 

UPCOMING DATES

* February 27- March 7 - Winter Break

* March 8 - Back to School

* Friday, March 10 - Popcorn Friday

* Wednesday, March 15 - Early Dismissal (11:30)

* Friday, May 12 - MOTHER'S DAY BREAKFAST

Quote of the Week: 

Our fifth grade buddies have been joining us in the morning to work with kids on some important skills.  After helping a few kids work on identifying and writing lower case letters, one fifth grade buddy declared,

"Ok Mrs. Brown, I think I fixed them!" 

I hope you enjoy some extra time with your kindergartener this week. 

We are on the home stretch now!