Our field trip to the Woodbury Science Lab

Today we took a field trip to the Woodbury Science Lab.  Did you know that ALL of us are scientists?  Scientists are very good inquirers!  We were wondering, "Do earthworms prefer sand or soil?"  We made a hypothesis, conducted an experiment, recorded our findings, reflected on the experiment, and communicated the results.  Then, we compared earthworms to another type of worm - gummy worms.  Enjoy the pictures!

"Wondering Wednesdays" #2

Great guesses on last week's mystery picture!  The correct answer is...

A Red Crayola Marker

Here is this week's mystery picture:

Please submit your guesses as comments on this post.  Have fun!

"Wondering Wednesdays"

Part of being an inquirer is wondering.  With that in mind, I would like to introduce "Wondering Wednesdays" - an activity that I hope will promote inquiry and fun for your whole family!  Each Wednesday (hopefully), I will post a mystery picture on our class blog.  Your job is to try to figure out what the mystery picture is and share your guess as a comment on the post.  The following Wednesday, I will reveal the answer to the mystery picture and post a new one.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Here is the first mystery picture:

Curriculum Night

Hello First Grade Families!
 
It was such a pleasure seeing so many of you at Curriculum Night tonight!  I really enjoyed the opportunity to discuss my plan for the school year with you.  Please let me know if you have any questions about my presentation or the materials in the Curriculum Night folder.

Did you...

• ... remember to sign up for a parent/teacher/child conference time?  Once the schedule is finalized, I  will send it home.  I look forward to meeting with all of you in November!
• ... sign the bottom portion of the blog permission slip?  (Please return it to me by Friday!)  Won't this site look great with pictures from our classroom?
• ... sign up to be a parent volunteer?  (If you're interested in volunteering, please return your form to me by Friday!)  I will "plug in" volunteers and send home a finalized schedule by Monday, September 19th.  

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