Welcome Spring!

During the last couple of weeks before Spring Break, we have been observing our changing environment and riding our weather roller coaster on its way out of Winter and into Spring!

Daffodils, tulips, butterflies and sunshine are filling our minds!

However, we continue to take cover under our cheery umbrellas, hoping to brighten the gray of the early spring showers!

We look forward to seeing all of you over the next couple of days at our Student-Led Conferences.

A few friendly reminders:

1. Please return your report card envelopes so they can be used for term 3 reports.

2. Please return any Dance-a-thon money that has been collected.

3. The Book Fair is on at the library!

4. The children will be dismissed at 2:00 pm today, Wednesday, AND Thursday for Student-Led Conferences. Please pick up your child promptly as the first conferences begin at 2:00 sharp.

We hope you enjoy a safe and happy Spring Break with your families! 

Sound!

We spent several weeks after the Winter Break exploring SOUND.
We kicked off the unit by creating these beautiful Soundscapes:

Children had fun recording, creating and imagining sounds for each different Soundscape.

WHAT DO YOU HEAR....

 ....in the jungle?

....in the forest?

.... on the farm?

..... under the sea?

Each week we had new sound experiments to explore at our Sound Station. Children were able to listen to sound waves travel through water, see the vibration of sound waves create waves in the water and match like sounds. Students created a sound cannon, ear models and even got to play in their own hand-crafted instrument in our orchestra.

Before our trip to the Orpheum, we studied about famous composers and listened to several different types of music from Elvis to Bach. The trip to the Orpheum was wonderful and the children singing along to Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", unforgettable.