Hands On Nature/Sugar on Snow

Today our Hands On Nature lesson was focused on air.  We watched a puppet show that showed us how air is important to both plants and animals and observed an egg and bottle experiment that showed us that fire lowers air pressure by using up oxygen.  We also had opportunities to do a number of different stations that helped us gain a better understanding of air.  Many thanks to our Hands On Nature volunteers for another terrific science lesson!

We finally ate our sugar on snow today!  Nigel has been waiting patiently for over a month for the opportunity to share his sugar on snow with our team.  Today was the perfect day with the new snowfall.  Many thanks to Nigel and his family for sharing this special treat with us!

Tomorrow we will be learning some dances to prepare everyone for Friday night's Contradance.  We will also continue our learning about penguins.

Finally, please be sure to put your child's name on all their winter gear.  Many students have been losing gloves, hats, even boots and it is very difficult to track them down when they are not labeled.  If your child is missing any of his/her winter gear it might be a good idea to stop by the school and check lost and found in the main hallway and the shelf above the cubbies in the Adventurers space.  I have been asking every day if any of the clothing we have found belongs to anyone, but I can't find anyone to claim any of it!  There are at least 8 gloves/mittens, a few hats, a pair of size 5 snow pants and some boots looking for their owner!

I hope many of you can make it to Friday night's Contradance.  It should be a fun family event!