We started with a little getting to know one another and sharing some obscure facts about the human body. Then the muons were assigned a directional anatomy term – they shared definitions and learned from each other. We practiced the
Weekly Summary: Muons – Language Arts
The Muons started Language Arts with a group review of a few concepts – adjectives, syllables, and how to use a dictionary and thesaurus. Almost everyone got involved in explaining these concepts, so it really was a refresher for most.
Weekly Summary: Glazing Bisked Clay – Muons – Art
A variety of glaze options were presented to the Muons. The could choose between primary colors or glazes with effects. The first half of the Muons already glazed a few weeks ago. This week, the other half finished up. Since
Weekly Summary: 100 Point challenge – Muons and Electrons and Neutrons – Gym
For the last gym class this school year, we reviewed what we had done all year. Kids first got to say what they remembered and demonstrate / practice together. This was the prep for our 100 point challenge (an appendix
Weekly Summary: Eiffel Tower/marble maze – Electrons and Neutrons – STEM
The Neutrons and Electrons had two engineering projects to choose from this week… a group project of building an Eiffel Tower out of newspaper, or a solo project creating a marble maze using cardboard and popsicle sticks. Interestingly enough, most
Book Report: I lost my tooth!
Zoom Squirrel looses his front tooth. He meets his friends and makes the announcement. All his friends freak out and offer help, they make a promise to find it.
Weekly Summary: Kicking and soccer – Muons and Electrons and Neutrons – Gym
We used the beautiful weather today to make it feel like summer! For warmup, we used hula hoops to hula on our waist and arms, jump through them and play games with the hoops. Then we switched to a beach
Book Report: I survived: the California wildfires, 2018
A wildfire breaks out, it’s a big one, and two cousins get trapped in it. They run through the forest looking for a way out, they follow the wild animals escaping. They choose to run towards the river but their path is blocked by burning bushes. They both get injured.
Book Report: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Katherine has to settle into Wethersfield and overcome the feeling that she doesn’t belong. Also, Hannah is accused of being a witch, and Kit is too!
Book Report: Watchdog and the Coyotes
Coyotes are stealing Red and Poky’s food but not Sweetie’s food. The Coyotes can’t get inside Sweetie’s house but they find a way into Sweetie’s yard. The Coyotes eventually eat Sweetie’s food. When the coyotes finish eating all the dog food they want to eat the dogs! The dogs train to fight the coyotes but Sweetie is worried that if he bites the coyotes that he will be sent away again and won’t see his friends, Red and Poky, anymore.