This past week has been filled with lots of activities! First, our Xerox Science Consultant came on Wednesday to do some pumpkin measurement. We reviewed finding the circumference and height of their pumpkin using rulers and tape measure. We also reviewed the terms diameter, radius, mass, weight, and volume. While the kids were finding the circumference and height, small groups went up to find the mass of their pumpkins in grams. Once everyone made their measurements, our friend Maizy took her pumpkin up to the table to find the volume of her pumpkin. Since pumpkins don't have a set length, width and height, we had to find the volume another way. Mr. Asarese brought a HUGE beaker with him. It will filled with a certain amount of water. He showed everyone how to find the correct amount of water in the beaker by getting eye level with the water, then read how much was in it. Then we placed Maizy's pumpkin in the water until it was covered completely. Mr. Asarese had to hold it down under the surface of the water, because pumpkins float! Then Maize read the new measurement of the water. When the first amount was subtracted from the higher amount, we would find the volume of the pumpkin! We were not able to do that with everyone's pumpkins since we ran out of time, but we had a great lesson reviewing measurement, and everyone got to keep their pumpkin!
About a week and a half ago, Mrs. Coene and I brought 12 packages to the post office in Webster. Boy were the workers glad to see us! We sent all of our packages to Hong Kong. I keep checking with Mrs. Smith to see if she has received them, but no word yet! My fingers and toes are crossed that they will make it ok. The workers looked at Mrs. Coene and I a little funny when we told them that they each contained one Pringle potato chip!! This week, we will be opening the packages from Hong Kong to see how their Pringles made out! We will post data as soon as we finish.
Friday, Klem South had it's annual Halloween Costume Parade! There were safari guys, witches, gangsters, boxers, angels, dolls, and werewolves just in our classroom alone! We were even visited by Finn from Adventure Time, Carmen Santiago, and Harry Potter. We all had a fun day and had wonderful treats. One of the favorite activities was Digging For Worms. For this activity, we put a gummy worm on a paper plate and covered it with some whipped cream. Then the plates were placed on a table, with a student at each one. The goal was for each student to find the gummy worm and eat it....all with their hands behind their backs! It was loud, fun, and everyone was laughing! I will be posting pictures of the worm activity on the class web page very soon!
This week, there seems to be more excitement. Sandy is on her way, and who knows what that will bring! Not to mention, Halloween is this actually this Wednesday. Wednesday we will be keeping things low key, since we already had our party last week. Until next blog update, have a great week, and stay safe!!
Mrs. Burns :)
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