Field Trip to the Center for Wooden Boats
How Do People Get Stains Out of Fabric?
The scientists in room 4 have been studying different types of fabric and their properties. After covering muslin with potential stains such as ketchup, mustard and grass, our scientists attempted to remove the stains. They determined that rubbing the stains vigorously with scrub brushes and dish soap was the most effective combination to remove stains. Unfortunately, no amount of elbow grease would remove those mustard stains. They promise from now on, they'll be very careful when eating hot dogs.
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We're 100 Days Smarter!!!
Can you believe our amazing students have been in kindergarten for 100 days?! They have worked so hard and learned so much so far this year! On the 100th day of school, the entire kindergarten at Hawthorne celebrated! Children brought in collections of 100 items, 100 pictures, 100 stickers, and 100 drawings to show off their counting skills. The 100th Day Hero showed up with a counting challenge- any student who could count to 100 would be caped and turned into a 100th Day Hero themselves! I'm proud to say that all 22 students were caped, crowned and chanted their counting throughout the school in a parade. Throughout the day our kiddos exercised to 100, painted 100 dots, counted out 100 pieces of snack and wrote 100 letters to practice their sight words. It was a great day!
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Art with Ms. Claudette
Exploring Our Winter Science Unit- Fabric
Free Choice Fun!
Field Trip to the Seattle Aquarium
Dance Class with Ms. Karen from Powerful Schools
Field Trip to the Fairbanks Pumpkin Patch
Learning to Read
Animals 2x2 Science Unit
The scientists in Room 4 have been learning all about snails. First, we observed the body of the land snails and created scientific drawings labeling their tentacles, foot, eyes, shell and mouths. Then, we conducted a "fair test" to see what snails eat. The students voted to test flowers, strawberries, grass and dirt as potential food choices. I might add those are very logical choices for our young scientists to have picked! The students determined that in order for the test to be "fair" we would all have to do it the same way and keep all four foods an equal distance from the snail. After four trials by each group, our results ended with snails eating grass, flowers and strawberries in nearly the same amounts.
Finally, this past week, we set out to determine if snails prefer rough or smooth surfaces. Our scientists set up another "fair test" using sandpaper and wax paper. After recording which surface the snails walked on in a 5 trial test, the groups determined that snails prefer smooth surfaces. Our class prediction was correct! Our scientist are ready for the next phase in Animals 2X2... the WORMS! |