Happy New Year!

We are off to great start in the new year. The children are back, refreshed and excited. Science classes will take us to many new and exciting adventures. JK classes will be going on their winter walk soon. Let's hope there is some snow so we can look for tracks and learn about what is living in the woods. The first graders are beginning to study magnetism. They will be coming to the lab for the next several weeks to experiment with and investigate magnets. Mrs. Z. will also be reading a story to them called, That Magnetic Dog by Bruce Whatley. The second graders will be studying life cycles by observing frogs from egg to adult. As this process takes several months to complete, they will also be studying rocks and minerals. The third graders are finishing their simple machines unit, and then will take on the challenge of a scientific measurement unit before they head off to Mars. The fourth graders are still working on The Resilient Planet curriculum and will soon be looking at the Great Lakes in depth (no pun intended).