Sunday, November 20, 2016

I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend!  Last week was certainly busy and exciting!

Acton Discovery Museum
     Thank you to all of the parents that were able to take time out of their day to chaperone on our field trip.  The kids had lots of fun exploring the Discovery Museum.  It is always so amazing to watch the excitement on all of their faces.  Below are some pictures that I was able to take to capture the fun!
    Your child will be coming home with a bright yellow paper tomorrow.  The paper is from the Acton Discovery Museum.  There is a survey for the kids to take about the field trip.  Upon completion of the survey, your child will receive a free admission pass to the museum!

Science
     We were able to set up our experiment outside on Monday to see the effects of wind on different objects.  After some rain and wind last week we were able to make some observations outside.  These observations prompted great discussion and more questions.  Many of the questions from our original experiment centered around the effect of rain on land.  
     On Friday we set up another experiment.  Our goal was to find out the effect of water on soil.  While we discussed how to set-up this experiment, one of the students brought up the idea of seeing the effect of different forces of water on soil as well as the effect of  the temperature of the water on soil.  The kids split up into two groups and collaborated to observe the effects of the force of water AND the temperature of water.  It was great to see such teamwork and complete curiosity!
      I am sure you have heard by now about the "Hudson Hawk" that decided to check out what we were doing on Friday morning!    If not, ask your child about his visit!

Reading Workshop
     We had a successful debate on Wednesday last week!  The kids did a really nice job stating their opinion about Maddie being caring or not caring.  Each group was respectful as they were listening to the point of view from the opposing side.  The kids also got to ask questions of the other side.  Ask your child his/her opinion about Maddie now.  
     I was able to tape the debate.  The file is really large, so I am not sure if I will be able to upload it.  I will try to do that this week and will let you know if I am successful!

I hope everyone has wonderful Thanksgiving!

~Jen

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