Week of Oct.12 & Reminders

On Tuesday, the students enjoyed some luscious Thunder Cake. Thank you to Jayden's mom and Ava's grandmother for the delicious cakes! They were fabulous!

On Friday, we learned about wind and its effects. The students created their own paper airplane (choosing their own materials) to fly. They began by flying them in the room to see if they were happy or wanted to change any aspect of their plane. I think they all chose to change something, whether it was adding more tape, cutting some more off, or completely starting over with different paper or a different design. We talked about F.A.I.L and learning from mistakes. I told them they were being true engineers. At the end of the day, we went outside to fly them. They judged the direction of the wind and chose to fly their plane with the wind, rather than against it. They loved this activity, which will help them as we begin discussing severe weather this coming week. 

I sent home some information on Friday about our OES Great Pumpkin Challenge. Each student that sends in a book report (completed correctly) and a pumpkin decorated as a character, will receive a 100 Reading test grade. The class will then vote on the pumpkin that will be represent our class and be voted on for the school's Great Pumpkin Challenge. These are due Thursday. I can't wait to see their creations!
Have a fantastic week!