Read Across America

 

To honor Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss we will be having our first classroom Read-In on Monday, March 2nd.  Please encourage your child to dress in their pajamas and/or slippers. The children will be reading one of their favorite Dr. Seuss books to a reading buddy from Ms. Sideri's first grade.  Your child may wish to bring an extra snack and drink as we share Dr. Seuss' birthday.

We decorated our classroom door based on Dr. Seuss' book, Oh the Places You'll Go.

Snow Day Challengers

Congratulations to those students who participated in the Snow Day Challenge...your work is insightful, accurate and very creative. Remember learning takes place in the world around you...so always keep your eyes open and use your creative imaginations!   Weather Report from Chris Brady on Vimeo.

Megan and her sister Abby report the weather conditions live from their backyard during a record breaking snowfall in Topsfield.  They both have a future in broadcasting...look out Harvey Leonard!

Gavin wrote a multiplication sentence using food coloring.

Cole & Quinn are relaxing after shoveling snow off their trampoline.

Eliza has perfected her measuring skills using a meter stick.

Extra Credit.... Snow Day Challenge

 Looking for something to do on our FIFTH Snow Day?

Here are some challenging ideas or you can use your imagination and think of your own . 

Email me your photos or videos and I'll post them to our blog .

•  Create your own Valentine's Day cards with drawings or photos from the computer or use lace, ribbon and even glitter. 

• Use a meter stick to measure the amount of snow more than one time today. Write a number sentence in the snow showing the difference between the two measurements.  
• Put food coloring & water in a spray bottle and write a multiplication sentence in the snow.
• Look for animal tracks and try to identify the animal from the chart. 
• Pretend to be a reporter and give us an up-to-date forecast of the weather in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
• Build three snowmen at the following measurements: less than one meter, exactly one meter, more than one meter.     

• Fill a container with snow and measure the height in centimeters...now watch the snow melt. Make a prediction...will the height change? Write a number sentence to show the difference.

           

S.T.E.M.

The children learned through an engaging hands-on investigation how science, technology, engineering and math are interconnected.  Each student made their own race car and tested how far they could travel. Working through the steps of the scientific method the children investigated how force and motion can affect the the distance a race car can travel.

Scientists of the future!

The children formed a hypothesis and tested their race cars to see which traveled the farthest.  Remember even Einstein asked questions, and scientists ask questions to find answers!

Each student tested how far their car would travel with and without treads.