Hello families,
It was great to meet with all of you this week at conferences. We had fun during our school days too.
One of our biggest projects this week was designing cup telephones as a culminating activity for our sound unit. Students worked in pairs to design a cup telephone with these materials: fishing line, twine, dental floss, small waxed paper cups, medium thin plastic cups, big heavy plastic cups. Students measured the lines so we could test each phone over a distance of 3 yard (9 feet). They did a great job designing, constructing, and improving their phones. They were amazed at how well they worked, too!
We also did the next big step in our PLPs. We used our guiding questions to think about the topics we will write about. Then students color coded their facts to match their topics. We'll use this system to help us next week to organize our facts into topics for our reports.
We also had 2 special buddy activities: sugaring and an egg hunt!
The best thing of all was that on Friday when we went outside, we got to wear boots and snowpants but no jackets--it was a beautiful 54 degrees! However, even as the days get warmer, please do still send in boots, snowpants, mittens/gloves, and jackets/sweatshirts. While there is snow on the ground you can be sure your child is playing in it, crawling through it, and building with it. We wear boots and snowpants to recess until the ground is dry--so please continue sending them in!
Thanks for checking in on our classroom news. Have a fantastic weekend!
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