Ms. Petrie summoned her courage and set us free, fingerprinting the other day. We used our hands to create new journal covers, with minimal collateral damage!
As we finish up our science unit on the five senses, we conducted a final experiment to explore how our sense of taste is connected to our sense of smell. In the experiment, everyone closed their eyes and plugged their nose. Ms. Petrie squeezed baby food (apple or pear) onto each student's spoon, and then told us to taste and guess. We found that it was much easier to guess correctly when our nose was unplugged.
Today nurse Deanna was back again. This time, she gave a dental health presentation. We learned the importance of brushing our teeth after eating or drinking sugary products. Nurse Deanna showed us an egg that had been soaked in Coca Cola overnight. The egg was stained brown. When we brushed the egg with toothpaste, it started to lighten again.
For the past week at our morning stations, our writing focus has been describing objects. We are working on using as many senses as possible to observe and describe items. So far, we have written about a battery, spoon, water bottle and kleenex box. Here are a few samples:
Reminders:
- A form is coming home today with information about an in-class presentation/field trip. Please sign and return it by this Friday.
- February 15, 16, 19: No School
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