The Narwhal part 1

Through our research on the Arctic Ocean we learned about a very cool animal, the Narwhal.  Our class decided that we would need to learn more about this animal.

 

We also knew that if we were going to build a narwhal, then he had to have an ocean to live in.  The children signed up for the job that they wanted to do. 

 



 

 

We started by measuring the wall to see how much paper we needed.

 

 Then we painted water onto the paper.

 

Finally, we crumpled the paper up to make waves.

 

 

Once the twilight group finished, we worked on the sunlit zone and the ocean floor.  

 

 

 

We used sand from the sand table to make the ocean floor.



 



 

 

 

Science Is Cool But We Need Materials For Science At School!

I found out some super exciting news this morning.  Our latest project from Donorschoose.org was fully funded and our science materials are on the way! 

Thank you all for helping this project get funded!

Meeting Charles Best

 

 

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet Charles Best, the founder and CEO of Donorschoose.org.  It was an amazing experience! He told the group at Women's Philanthropy Board luncheon about our classroom and the incubation project that we just had funded! I was very honored to be asked to represent Auburn City Schools and to have our classroom recognized! Plus, he gave everyone in attendance a $50 gift card to bless a classroom. With the gift cards that I got from the luncheon, my latest project, Science Is Cool but We Need Materials For Science In School!, has now been funded.  In addition, the project that I am currently drafting, Can We Build It? Yes We Can!, will have a good start! Thank you to everyone who has blessed our classroom!

Science is Cool But We Need Materials For Science at School!

Our latest project on Donors Choose is almost fully funded!  Please help us get new science materials for our science center!  We only have $133 to go before we have reached our goal!  Click on the link below to see this project.

Science is Cool But We need Materials For Science at School!

Incubating Eggs part 2

The day before we left for Spring Break, our eggs arrived from the farm.  Everyone was so excited!  The children have been waiting for the eggs ever since our incubators arrived! 

 

 

We got 18 eggs!  The children wanted to put them in the incubator as soon as Mrs. Shelton delivered them, but from our research we found out that they would need to incubate for 21 days before they hatched.  We didn't want them to hatch over the weekend so I decided to wait a few days before putting them in the incubator.

 

 





 



I came back to the school on Tuesday morning while we were on Spring Break and put the eggs in our incubator.  We will keep track of the chicks' development with the chart.  Each day, our helper will cross out another picture.  It won't be long before we have chicks!

Incubating Eggs part 1

Today is such an exciting day!  Our incubators and egg turners arrived from Donors Choose!  The children were so excited when Mrs. Kathy brought the boxes to our classroom!  Now all that we need is for our eggs to be delivered! 



Dog Bite Prevention Class

We had some VERY special visitors today from Auburn University.  Jenny and her two puppies came to our classroom to teach us about dogs and dog safety!  We learned a lot of safety tips and had a great time greeting and petting Jenny and her puppies.

 

 

 

The children learned that you should always ask the dog's owner if you can pet their dog before trying to touch it.

 

 

 

 

We learned that you should always let a dog smell you before touching it.

 

 

 

We also found out that if a dog is chasing you that you should not run but just stand still and if a dog jumps up on you that you should cover your head and face.

 

 

 

At the end, we learned just how sweet and playful puppies are.