Scientists for the morning!

We came in this morning to a mystery reader right away. After hearing the clues (he is tall, he loves science, you've heard about some of his adventures but very few of you have met him, and he lives in Mrs. Burgess' house) most students figured out that it was Mr. Burgess! He read to us from a book that belonged to one of his parents, and enjoyed watching us do Show and Tell and our Magic Bag. 

He then joined us for an adventure in the fort area with our adventure packs and shovels. He was impressed with how resilient the students were, and how well they all worked together outside. He could also easily see why we spend so much time outside!

When we came inside, it was time for some math and science! Mr. Burgess led a station focused on light and colour, showing us just how our overhead projector works. He was surprised that each group of students was interested in different materials and used them in various ways. Ask your child what they learned/created at this station. 

 

 

I led a station where students were able to explore a variety of preserved bugs and small creatures and use a high powered microscope. Ask your child what they saw under the microscope! I also had students investigate light and shadow, using flashlights and mirrors. They really liked exploring the storage room in the dark!

 

 

 

Another station focused on number play with play dough, where students created numbers and various ways to represent numbers. Students loved adding, so we will do more with this in the future! 

The final station allowed students to explore more with the scales and weights, comparing different materials based on weight and size. There was a lot of stacking and crashing at this station- messy+loud= lots of fun learning happening in here today!

Mr. Burgess left at lunch time, and in the afternoon, we read more of our chapter book. We have become really interested in penguins, so created our own penguins today!

The cutest bird bench!