Gravity

On Friday, students experienced gravity!  First, they brainstormed many things that can fall.  Miss Anair shared her skydiving adventure and Miss Barber demonstrated how things can fall and hit you on the head! Ouch!  We were very impressed by the answers our students gave us!

Next, students were able to explore gravity by playing a game called "Keep it Up."  Students worked with their small table groups to keep a balloon in the air.  They were only allowed to gently tap the balloons; they couldn't catch the balloon to prevent it from falling to the floor.  The children felt that this game was very fun, but not easy!

Then, students worked in groups to drop several different objects and compare which ones hit the ground first.

Which one will land first? The pencil or the tissue?

Although they are just kindergarteners, these students can tell you all about gravity!  Ask your child about the picture they drew of our classroom without gravity (many of them included Miss Anair and Miss Barber with their hair straight up!! AH!)  

Sparkle Board

Has your child mentioned our class's new Sparkle Board?  Every few weeks, we will choose four students' work to display on our Sparkle Board.  Our first students featured were: Riley, Andrea, Kathryn, and Ansley.  They completed a worksheet about word families.  The students were asked to draw a picture and write a word that belonged in the -un, -ake, -ip, and -ay word families.

MOJO Comes to CCE!

Thanks to Coach Bailey and many other fantastic educators at Chets Creek, Maurice Jones-Drew, a football player for the Jacksonville Jags, visited our school!  Students in third, fourth, and fifth grades were able to listen to him talk about living a healthy lifestyle in the Dining Room.  Kindergarten, first, and second graders watched the assembly on TV.  A handful of fifth graders were also able to ask him questions about his life!  Jones-Drew was an awesome guest and we really appreciated his visit!

Measuring

In Math Investigations, our students have been learning how to measure with non-standard units of measurement.  We have used cubes, popsicle sticks, and footsteps.

We are also learning how to compare measurements.  On Friday, each student in class was measured.  We will measure the students again at the end of the year to see how much they have grown!  It's amazing how much these little ones grow in just a few months!  We also are comparing the heights of the students to each other. Many of the students were surprised at how tall they were!