Students had a good day today; a little poetry, a little science plus all the other things we usually do on a Tuesday like Library and Music.

The puppets were fantastic. There were a few who didn’t get them done on time. Please finish them and bring them in for tomorrow. I am going to create an animoto of the pictures I took of the puppets and you will see it here soon.

Speaking of puppets, here is a hilarious video I found featuring the best puppets in the world . . . Yes! That’s right . . . The Muppets with my favorite version of that perennial favorite Danny Boy.

The students have some homework this week which is due by next Tuesday! They need to bring either a blank CD or DVD or one that is not used anymore and they also need to bring a juice lid. The juice lids I am talking about are the ones you get from the frozen juice containers without the sharp edges.

Have a great day!

It was a great day here in 3B. First of all, we had a surprise from one of the students who went home and found her own oobleck in her backyard. Hers was slightly different though as it was pink! I hope it isn’t spreading across Canada. We could be in trouble if oobleck continues to spread through our backyards!! Anway, she brought us a sample she collected from her backyard and had it safely contained in a tupperware container. I got a shot of it to show everyone. Here it is:

We also had our very first chapel time together which was great fun. It is so wonderful seeing everyone there worshipping God and praising his name. The kids really got into and the singing was wonderful. For math today, we used the digital camera to take some pictures of numbers for the calendar. The students had to use various objects around the room to represent the number they had been given. When they were done, I gave them the digital camera to use. We will then print out the numbers and cut them out to use on our calendar. The students did a fantastic job with the camera. I have created an animoto to show you how the pictures turned out.

For social today, we started talking about our communities and how we can make them a safe and friendly place to live. You can see the results of the brainstorming below:

We used a site called gliffy.com. The students really enjoyed using the site. One part of it allows you create room using pictures of objects. The site is free but requires them to register. Your children might bug you to help them sign up. It’s a great tool to use and fun for the kids. You can have them use it to create their own diagrams on various topics.

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Don’t forget that favorite bible verses are due on Friday. Bookorders are due on Monday.

You might have been a little confused with last nights homework. I can just imagine the puzzlement as your child told you, just before bed I imagine, that they had to go outside to see if they could see the moon.

During science class, we had a great discussion on the moon. Using Stellarium, we tracked what was in the sky at that moment (about 1:00pm). We found that the moon was in the south.As we sped up time on the program, we discovered that, if the program was correct, we would not be able to see the moon at night

as it would be under the horizon. We decided to see if the program was accurate. That is why you’re child needed to go outside just before bed. It wasn’t to try and stay up longer, I promise!!!

Anyway, I don’t know what you found out but when I tried at about 9:00, I could not see the moon in the sky. I am very interested to see what the students found out today.