SKATING DATES

Are you still looking for that perfect Christmas gift?

Well in January 2014, we will be skating.

A new helmet or ice skates make a great gift they can use at school.

The skating dates are as follows:

Thursday, January 8 (9 a.m.-10 a.m.)

Wednesday, January 21 (9 a.m.-10 a.m.)

Wednesday, February 4 (9 a.m.-10 a.m.)

Thursday, February 12 (9 a.m.-10 a.m.)

Thursday, February 19 (9 a.m.-10 a.m.)

Friday, February 27 (9 a.m.-10 a.m.)

Thursday, March 5 (9 a.m.-10 a.m.)

We will be looking for parent volunteers to come and assist, so perhaps a new pair of skates could go on your wish list as well.

Edible Geometry?

We have been learning about 2D and 3D geometry, so we made these lovely graham cracker houses in the spirit of the holidays.

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We used the thermometers to read a few temperatures while experimenting and discovered:

Classroom = + 20 Celcius

A student’s body temp = +30 Celcius

Frozen Juice Concentrate = -15 Celcius

Juice Concentrate mixed with tap water = +2 celcius

Juice Pop before placing in freezer (unfrozen) = +10 Celcius

Next, students took made an estimate of the amount of time it would take the juice pops to freeze in (-18 freezer temp):

12 people estimated that it will take 1 hour to freeze our pops!

7 people estimated that it will take 3 hours to freeze our pops!

The 7 students who guessed 3 HOURS, were correct!