This week, the Neutrons and Electrons did a hands on experiment with melting ice. We started out creating hypotheses about which substance melts ice best, then each set to work testing our substances using pipettes to melt ice cubes. Substances
Weekly Summary: Sit-ups and fun in the snow – Electrons and Neutrons – Gym
What a beautiful day to be outside! It was a bit of a challenge to find a dry spot on the benches for sit-ups but some kids preferred the snow on the ground anyway. Their form was really good, we
Weekly Summary: Yarn Art – Electrons and Neutrons – Art
The medium we experimented with this week was yarn. The plan was to ‘color-by-yarn’ and use the yarn to color the sketch or composition we each made. Both groups were not shy with their feelings – it was pretty much
Weekly Summary: Winter Animal Shelter Building – Neutrons – Nature Study
Over the past couple weeks, we have been learning about how many different animals survive in winter climates. We have learned about birds and last week we dove deeper into some mammal adaptations. Today we put all the knowledge to
Weekly Summary: Felt Masks – Electrons and Neutrons – Art
This past week in Art, we focused on felt as our material of the day. We used cereal-box cardboard to create a template for Mardi-Gras style masks. The kids then covered the base template with felt and other decorations to
Weekly Summary: Neutron and Electron Art
This week in art for both Neutrons and Electrons, we finished up our compositions that work with negative space as both the foreground focal point and as the background. Everybody’s projects turned out wonderful! Some students had a little extra
Gym: National Take a Hike Day
Yesterday was National Take a Hike Day, so we took full advantage and enjoyed a hike with each class. Electrons and Neutrons hiked to the place we have a mutual understanding is named Nature’s Playground. You likely know the spot
Gym: Relays, Red Light, Green Light
Both classes opened with great stretching and then a quick run around the pavilion and back. We moved into relays — bear crawls and crab crawls, and the winning team (in both classes) chose to finish up with a rousing
Gym: Power Words & Team Challenges
Please forgive me for not sending a gym recap sooner. Here’s the gist of what we’ve been up to so far this season. We started with a power word running activity the first official day of co-op to focus our
Nature Studies: Clouds
This week, we discussed clouds. We talked about the 4 main types of clouds and what information they can give us about the weather. We did an experiment making a cloud in a ball jar using hot water, food coloring,