Welcome back!

Sorry for the delayed post. I am still recovering from my trip the the National Science Teachers Conference over spring break. I learned so many great things to use in class that my brain hurts. And I got to meet Bill Nye, which is WAY COOL!

We are working a little harder on preparing for the OAT tests coming at the end of the month. Good attendance is very important during this time.

We are began our weathering and erosion unit in science this week. We took time yesterday to break down the standards so we could see what we need to know when we are done. The standards are:

Earth Science B8: Describe how wind, water and ice shape and reshape Earth's land surface by eroding rock and soil in some areas and depositing them in other areas producing characteristic landforms (e.g., dunes, deltas and glacial moraines).

Earth Science B9: Identify and describe how freezing, thawing and plant growth reshape the land surface by causing the weathering of rock.

Earth Science B10: Describe evidence of changes on Earth's surface in terms of slow processes (e.g., erosion, weathering, mountain building and deposition) and rapid processes (e.g. volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and landslides).

Since our trip to the movies to see The Spiderwick Chronicles was so well attended and everyone seemed to have a good time, our class thought that we would like to see another movie together. We are reading Nim's Island as a class right now, and it comes to movie theaters soon. If you like the idea, please vote in the survey on the right of this page.

Walk A Thon kicked off yesterday. All students are working to raise at least $25 to meet our goal. Money earned in the Walk A Thon will be used for technology upgrades in the classrooms. Our class wants to be #1 in the grade level so Mrs. Thompson can throw a pie in Mr. Smith's face! :)