Building Bridges

In Science we read a book called Bridges. Then the children broke into groups and had to build a bridge using only craft sticks and masking tape. It had to stand by itself and be big enough for a plastic tub to go under it. Three out of four groups were successful!

Elementary Art Show

Every year Genifer gets to pick pieces of art for the FWISD Elementary Art Show held at the downtown public library. This year Amelia and Lily were chosen to display their work. What amazing artists they are! Genifer was there along with her student teacher, Ashley, and Ashley's mom.

Science Assistant

As you know, every day we have science we have a Science Assistant. This is someone who shows lots of scientific behavior such as using self-control, observing with their five senses, recording their data and doing lots of scientific thinking. Raylee and Brooke were recently our Science Assistants.

Kimbell Art Museum

The Kimbell Art Museum had a Family Day in February. There were art activities for kids, and the Bernini exhibit was FREE! Samuel and his family came out for a day of culture and sculpture.

Magnetism Investigation

We tested many objects to see if they were magnetic. We also tried to see if magnetic objects were still magnetic even though we had a piece of paper between the object and the magnet.

The Cat in the Hat Field Trip to Will Rogers Auditorium

We read lots of Dr. Seuss books in preparation for our field trip to see The Cat in the Hat performance. It was wonderful! When we returned to school, we made a Venn Diagram comparing the book to the play.

Potato Planting

Our fourth grade friends in Debbie's class asked us if we wanted to help plant potatoes near the OLE. Of course we jumped at the chance to get our hands dirty! Here you can see the children planting the potato parts 12 inches apart, covering them up and watering them. We can't wait to see what happens.

Using Thermometers

One of the scientific tools we use is a thermometer. The children learned about Fahrenheit and Celsius. Then, they read the thermometer in tap water and ice water. Each tic mark on the thermometer is 2 degrees, so it is really tricky to try to figure out the temperature.

Comparative Investigation

A comparative investigation is where the children are comparing two things. Here you can see they are comparing cup A to cup B and recording their observations.

Measuring Rocks with Gram Cubes

As you know, many scientists have to use math. Here we are weighing our rocks with single unit cubes that each weigh a gram. Scientists always use the metric system.

Publishing

In writing we often publish our first drafts. Here you can see the children hard at work trying to correct their spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors so their published piece is ready for an audience.

Rocks

Our class looked at lots of rocks. We had to name them and describe their size, texture and color. Steven, Gunther and Evan are observing and recording while Amanda found a book about rocks to do further research. Brooke is recording the size of her rocks using her inch ruler. Brian is recording his data. Room 17 rocks!

Sink or Float

One day we conducted a comparative investigation. We dropped 22 objects in a tub of water to see if they would sink or float. Here is Nash, the Science Assistant for the Day, checking his object.

Alice Carlson - Old School

One day we had a visitor. She had a framed picture of some children who went to Alice Carlson a long time ago. My how things have changed.

McCracken

Every day after lunch we work on phonics lessons using a book by Marlene and Robert McCracken. Evan went above and beyond and wrote many words that had the same pattern. That's probably why he is the Spelling King.

Bass Hall - Peter and the Wolf

We had a chance to go to Bass Hall to see Peter and the Wolf. We got to sit on the front row! We heard the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra play while watching the ballet dancers act out the parts of the story. Super cool!