Sheff Cup Part 1

Sheff Cup began Monday and we received the bye :)  We played Mrs. Corson's class.

The girls played hard and scored a goal!!

 The boys played hard and scored a goal!!

 We won 2 - 0 and will play in the championship game against Mrs. White's class on Wednesday :)

Explorers

Moon Phases with Oreos

Today we learned about the phases of the moon.  We used Oreos to illustrate the waxing and waning phases of the moon.  We learned that waxing means that the moon is getting larger, and waning means that the moon is getting smaller.  We also learned that the moon really doesn't glow, it's just the suns reflection that makes it bright!

 As the students scraped the icing from each cookie to form the correct moon phase, they were told they could eat the icing they scraped off.  Some students chose to make an icing ball so they could eat it all at the very end.

 After we finished illustrating the phases of the moon the students were allowed to enjoy their Oreos.  I overheard some saying, "Science tastes good!"

Student of the Week

Cultue Projects

Last week we culminated our first IB unit of study that focused on cultures of the world.  Each student presented a project about a culture and brought in something from that culture to share with us.

We had a ton of food!!  We enjoyed ice cream, spaghetti, pizza, inside-out pancakes, queso, jelly rolls, honey flatbread, potato candy, scalloped potatoes, and much, much more.  

 Alex dressed as someone from the Mayan culture.

 Ethan constructed a piece of Mayan architecture.

 Aliyah dressed as someone from India.

 Smith dressed as someone from Ghana.

 Kate dressed as a soccer player because soccer is an important part of the culture in Ghana.

Sock Day

Look at all of these crazy socks!

Birmingham Museum of Art

Today we took a field trip to The Birmingham Museum of Art.  This trip provided the students with a wonderful learning experience that went along wonderfully with our prehistoric indian and culture units.  The students followed the Moccasin Trail in the museum and saw a lot of Indian artifacts.  Once we completed our Native American tour we then took a self-guided tour and saw pieces from Africa, India, China, Japan, and Korea.  Ask your child about something he/she learned.
We were not allowed to have cameras inside the museum, so I had to snap a few pictures during lunch.