TWINS!!!!!!

I was walking in the hall on my way to a 5th grade classroom.....when...I spotted my TWIN!!!!!! I didn't even know I had one! Wow, was I excited! She has some cool friends too that shared our picture.

Pictures from the first week of school. The students were all bulding towers out of various materials. Make sure you check out the 'Happenings inclasses' page to see the collage video.

The picture on the right is from the first week of STEM class in the afterschool program.

Pictures from the first week of school of students building towers using various materials. Make sure you check out the 'Happenings in classes" page and take a look at the collage video of everybody building towers.

Check this out!

Can you tell what is happening?? 

The kindergartners in Mrs. Jacobson's AM class were very excited about it. We had to wait quite awhile for this to happen. But not one of the pastas joined in.  :(

         School is off to an exciting start. We built towers using various matereials--check the pictures! We checked  out the breaking down of fats in milk and watched colors mix. And this week we are setting up science interactive notebooks in 4th and 5th grades. Once we get these set and are using them, I am hoping  they will help students retain and understand more science. Thanks to the 4th grade teachers for letting me hijack the back of their data binders.
          For the first few weeks all grades are tackling the Scientific Method. We are specicially looking at the steps, terms, and procdures associated with this process. Keep an eye open for students doing the silly actions and using the terminalogy.

Take part in an ART CONTEST!!!!!!!

Idaho Power is sponsering an art contest  with these categories:
1. electrical saftey/Ouch the outlet
2. Ways to save energy
3. energy/electricity
check out the link ART Contest 
You could win a $50 gift card!
Deadline is October 8, 2014

What did you do to 'sharpen the saw'?

What did you do to "sharpen the saw" this past weekend?  I went and visited my daughter...and a few animal friends. Check this out! Labor Day Adventure