Parents and Students,Rockhound scientists were twisting and shouting with a shake, rattle, and roll. The magic of earth formations brought awestruck eyes as we experimented and learned about weathering and erosion. Students explored wind abrasion weathering by stirring chalk in salt, making the chalk change color as pieces of sediment mixed in. It was also amazing to see their anticipation to observe heat expansion as we heated glass rocks and cooled them quickly. The magic of experiments made great moments of learning. I hope they will continue to have a magical eye for shaping of the many rocks surrounding them. We will continue our rock investigations with weathering and erosion. Nature's forces have sure created magnificent wonders in Utah.
On Thursday and Friday, our classroom was filled with County brochures, posters, and floats. Wow! They were dazzling, demonstrations of their hard work. It was fun to see the variety of posters, floats, and brochures - each reflecting their individual personalities. Thank you for helping your students in this learning adventure. I hope you learned some things too about our amazing state.
This week students will continue to explore long division. Although division is a scary word, it becomes friendly with the knowledge that it is "backwards multiplication." Please continue to support your student in practicing multiplication and division facts at home.
This week our learning adventures include the following curriculum goals:
Reading: Mysteries and Context Clues - Group Project
Spelling: Making words with common chunks
Writing: Word Choice Trait of Writing
Math: Division
Science: Weathering and Erosion
Social Studies: Native Americans
Thank you for sharing your children with me each day. I love teaching and learning with them. They are amazing!!!
Mrs. Yates
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