Monday- Fun Day, Picnic and Science Labs

We had a great day!   Math Learning Stations this morning and Science Labs this afternoon!
We also had another 1,000 Dojo Point Picnic today!  Way to go!!!!

Update on Fall Festival- Saturday, September 24th from 3:00-7:00 (an hour earlier than before...not a typo.)

If you would like to donate something for our "In Nature's Garden" themed basket- that would be wonderful!  We still need something great for it to all go into.....like maybe a garden cart or a wheelbarrow....if you happen to know a business that needs someplace to make a charitable donation. Just saying.  :)

We are also collecting Toys for the 3rd Grade sponsored Toy Walk (new toys starting at around $5.00-$10.00).   If you can help with a donation, it would be greatly appreciated!  

Thursday, 9/22 Picture Day- Wear Your Best SMILE

If you would like to schedule a conference, please let me know!  September 26th is mostly booked, but I can meet most days at 3:00 or 3:20 (or later as needed.)

Tuesday- News and Folders Info 9/13

Our principal asked us to share the following information with you:

• School begins at 8 AM.  Students arriving after 8 AM are considered tardy.  Please walk your child to the front office and sign them in if you arrive tardy to school.
• Parents are invited and welcome to join their children for lunch one day per week.  Any parent planning to join their child for lunch should send a note to the child's teacher prior to the visit.  The child and visiting parent will sit at the designated "parent table" in the cafeteria.
• The parent pick up line closes at 3:15 each day.  Please pick your child up by 3:15.  Students who are not picked up by 3:15 will be in the office awaiting parent pick up.  Parents will need to come to the office with photo ID to sign their child out.
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• Picture day is September 22.

PROGRESS REPORTS ARE NOT going home today as scheduled due to some computer glitches.  They will go home next week.  Thanks for your understanding.

Also-  Thank you SO MUCH for the Fabulous Scrumdillyicious Snacks today!  The kids looked amazing, and we had a great day!    Check Out Dojo for Pics!  

Weekly Update for September 7, 2016

 Learning.com Keyboarding Program

Today we started using Learning.com to learn how to keyboard correctly.  The kids really enjoyed their first experience, and some of them even earned their first (virtual) certificate!  To access this program:

1. Log in to Clever.  (Students click on the "Log in with Active Director" and then enter their 5-digt number (NO uc)   then their UCS + 5 digit number.)
2. Choose Learning.com and click on the lesson that is BLUE!  

(Students MUST log in through Clever to access the program as it is a paid subscription.)
Enjoy this fun way to learn keyboarding skills!
We have lots going on at UCES and in room 154!

• You can keep the Benchmark Assessments Report for your records.  We will discuss the results and where we are headed at upcoming conferences.  If you would like to schedule a conference, please send a message on Remind, Dojo, Email, or feel free to call!
• Consider donating something to our Fall Festival "In Nature's Garden" basket to help 3rd grade!  We would love our wagon/cart to look beautiful!   If you are talented in this area, we would LOVE your help!!!
•  "Our School Bank" is coming to UCES- send the small form and at least $1.00 if you want to participate!
• Tuesday, September 13 is Roald Dahl Day!  Students are encouraged to dress up as one of their favorite Roald Dahl characters.  If you could send in a scrumdillyumptious snack, please let me know! 
• Picture Day- September 22
• Fall Festival- September 24

   

Heat Energy Video

Click below for the Bill Nye video we watched this afternoon on Heat Energy:

http://bit.ly/18WTJxx

Elephants Brush Their Teeth???

Elephant Toothpaste????   Students are to categorize ways to produce heat: burning, friction, and
"mixing one thing with another." 

We had FuN today with a Demonstration lesson on this one!  
The exothermic reaction was EPIC and Super EXCITING for our classes and a few fourth graders who wandered over to watch and feel the outside of the bottle.

Mrs. Dyer was kind enough to capture pics and share them to our Class Story on DOJO and to post a video to her blog!  The link is below:

http://hdyer3.blogspot.com/2016/08/elephant-toothpasteheat-energy.html


As an aside... no elephants were harmed in this experiment. ;)

This is the link to the actual experiment: https://sciencebob.com/fantastic-foamy-fountain/

Solar Ovens.....and S'MORES!

Transfer of heat energy to various objects, namely our marshmallows and chocolate, was a HUGE hit!   A great big THANK YOU for all of our supplies and to our wonderful volunteers, Ms. Kari and Ms. Kitty.    The engineering that happened from our students was inventive, creative and simply wonderful.

A BIG SHOUT out to Chick-fil-A for donating boxes and foil lined bags for our project, such a supportive establishment.  (Plus, they rate right up there with: let's eat there 3-5 times a week if the Cook kids get to vote!  Certainly high on the list!)

Here are a few pics of our epic adventure....(which so happens are from Wednesday.  As I was EXHAUSTED after church and did not get to complete this post. )

 The above "ovens" were "test ovens" without black paper added.

It WORKED!!!!!  The ovens were a success!  

 

Island Hopping Today!

We went Island Hopping Today!  I wish it was in the Caribbean, but it was on the blacktop.
The use of our imaginations allowed us to avoid sharks and swim from one island to another in hopes of making it to "Century Island."    Super fun way to introduce/practice/enjoy using Rounding to the nearest 10 or "Decade Number"!   I posted pictures in Class Story on Dojo!   Hope you enjoy them!

Math Homework- 10 Minutes of Reflex Math.  If you do not have a device at home, please use flash cards to practice (I sent them home with a few students.  Please let me know if you need some.)

Science-  Work on your design for your Solar Oven.  If you would like to bring in a small box, please do so!  (Think, Pop Tart Box or something small like that...)

Have a lovely evening and I will see you in the morning!
Mrs. Cook