Steelhead

4th grade has been enjoying a presentation from Liz Haugee from ID Power about their efforts to grow the populations of steelhead and salmon. KTVB had a report on the stocking of steelhead in Idaho. KTVB Steelhead Report

Wow! A lot has been going on! 5th grade is working on the respiratory system labeling and reading about it. 4th grade is working on plant adaptations. Mrs. Garcia's class helped me put together the activity we are doing this week. They matched plants with their decsriptions. No small task since they were in no order and about 45 of each.  They definitaley were synergizing! Thanks so much! 3rd grade is working really hard to understand nonrenewable resources. Such a big concept. 2nd grade is having fun with matter. Last few weeks we investigated solids and created properties for them. This week we are investigating liquids and then next week we will create properties for them. 1st is finishing up classifying with a pretty difficult activity this week. They are working with 2 properties of blocks; some of those blocks fit just one property, some blocks don't fit either property, and some fit both propertuies. We are really stretching their thinking! And Liz and Ouch from ID Power are visiting the afternoon kindergarten classes. The students LOVE seeing them! Thanks Liz and Ouch for helping us learn about electrical safety.

 Just how many kindergarteners does it take to push in Ouch's saftey cap?????

Having a little fun!

If you are in the mood for a laugh or two check these jokes out.
Thanksgiving Jokes

Halloween Week/Red Ribbon Week

On Thursday of Red Ribbon Week it was "Team Up Agaist Drugs" and everybody wore their team shirts. There were several BSU shirts and jerseys running around. We caught of few of them in a picture.

But first we had several who wanted to share in our picture. Gotta love the class togetherness!
Really love having fun with all of these guys.






      Halloween week we took a small break from our regular topics and explored some more Holloweenish activities. Some of us were seeing how different liquids dissolved candy pumpkins, Others were observing worms coming to life and then recording what we saw. Still others were exploding ghosts and pumpkins.

Our New Topics

Well we have all changed to new topics. We worked on scientific method, practiced the steps, and reviewed the step. I think now we are ready to use those skills to investigate all sorts of things! First grade is learning about classifying. Another skill scientists use to figure things out. Sencond grade is investigating matter. Third grade is beginning lessons concerning natual and man-made resources. Fourth grade is learning about adaptations. We are first tackling plant adaptations then will look at animal adaptations.  Fifth grade is reviewing cells and then moving to resiratory and circulatory systems. It is going to be a very busy and exciting few weeks coming up.

2nd grade Investigations

This week 2nd grade is investigating---observing----the properties of matter. They are answering questions about milk, water, a pencil, a block, a book, and juice. They are investigating if they can pour, put a spoon through it, or if it changes shape in different containers. Can you answer these questions?

LIZ and OUCH

This week Liz from ID Power and her buddy Ouch will be visiting all first graders and tellling them about being safe around electricity. The students are always excited to see them come. Take a look at their visit this afternoon: