Speedometry

I was excited to get a free classroom kit from the Hot Wheels Speedometry Forces and Motion Unit. We've had a lot of fun exploring science through the race tracks. We experimented with building tracks that makes the cars go farthest, trying tracks at different angles, and adding items to cars and tracks to increase and decrease friction. This has been a good chance to learn the vocabulary of forces and motion in a hands-on way. Check it out!

Kids' Thoughts

We're back at it with the start of a new year and the kids are working as hard as ever. During independent writing time this week, I gave them the opportunity to practice keyboarding on our chromebooks. Here are some of the thoughts they wanted to share:

Hi everybody! The first semester was sooo good! I’m going to tell you about it. We went the Grove Park Inn.We saw some cool gingerbread houses. After that we went to Fuddruckers.

By: Lola

Hi I am 8 years old. In math we are reviewing subtraction.

There are 13 people in my class. We have P.E. and art and music and recess too.

- MS

I am 9 years old. I like to play Soccer at school.- MHB

December,12 2014              

We went to the gingerbread houses in the Grove Park Inn. I saw a violin made out of gingerbread. It actually looked like a real violin. After that we went to Fuddruckers. I had a hotdog and fries. We sat in a booth with a light hanging on it. On the way back we rode in the church van. Well, goodbye until next time.
Sincerely, Bob

Hi my name is Dog and my favorite thing we did in school was our gingerbread houses. I made it with my two friends.