Science Day- weighing and measuring

This past week we investigated pumpkins. The students weighed , measured and estimated their pumpkins. They also found out that pumpkins float. Boy were they surprised. It's because their inside is hollow and full of air. I love seeing the look on their faces when they expect the pumpkin to sink to the bottom and they don't. We were also able to taste the pumpkin seeds thanks to Mrs. Ordway who graciously volunteered to cook them for us. They were delicious. So many of the students didn't think they would like them and were pleasantly surprised to find out they did.

Check back again... The halloween party is Monday it's going to be a spooktacular time!

kindergarten news

There has been so much going on in Kindergarten in the last few weeks. We studied Johnny Appleseed and we graphed the apples we brought in. This month we have been learning about spiders, bats and all things Fall. We made some awesome bats and wrote some batty "at" words. and we learned some interesting facts about bats and spiders. Did you know that spiders have eight eyes but don't see very well? And there are over 30,000 differen types of bats.
We have had one one science day where we studied physical and chemical change and we made some Gak. This month we are studying pumpkins, we have some great activities centered around them. It is going to be fun.
We went to the pumpkin farm last week and had a great time at the pig races and got to bring home a pumpkin.
Halloween is just around the corner and I can't wait to see all their great costume. Please watch the buzz for information about their party.
Check back often... I promise I will be better about posting things on our blog. I will try to get some pictures up soon.