This summer I took a class on Geology for our third grade science unit about Rocks and Minerals. Check out this picture that shows the type of activity we will be doing for weathering and erosion this year!
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A Visitor to Room 29 ...
Amaryllis Day 37
Ask your child why they think these two plants are growing so differently ...
Is a circle a polygon?
Maybe, maybe not ..... Ask your third grader to explain the right answer to you!
Grace's Grampa Published a Book!
Grace brought in the book that her grandfather recently wrote about her family's genealogy. She showed us the page where she is noted in her family history.
Amaryllis Bulbs
We planted these two amaryllis bulbs on January 4th when we returned from vacation. They are slowly taking their time to show us signs of growth but there are subtle changes every day. The boys and girls check in on our bulbs every morning when they arrive to school.
"Eye Grows" Observation
These little guys have taken up residence in one of our windowsills. Their grass seed hair took about a week to sprout. We think that the hair is growing at different rates becasue of the angle of the shadow created from the window frame. We are looking forward to seeing the new "hair" growth after MLK weekend. Maybe they will need a hair cut. The sombrero is complements of Molly!
Let's Eat a Rock Today
Using the analogy of a chocolate chip cookie helps kids understand that a rock (cookie) is made up of minerals (chocolate chips). The dough is the "sediment" in this yummy exploration~
Can Rocks Float?
Sure they can! Ask your child why these pumice rocks floated when we dropped them into the water pitcher ...
Congratulations Patrick!
Patrick won First Prize for Most Scary Jack-O-Lantern in the Hopkinton Cub Scouts Pack 26 Pumpkin Carving Contest this past weekend. Our Patrick is very creative and also enjoys making movies in his spare time ... look out Hollywood!
Jacob's Four Eyed Creature
Jacob found this mysterious worm in his yard over the weekend and brought it in to show the class. We had a hard time deciding what end was the head! Watching its muscles contract as it slithered along was fascinating.
Elmwood the Bear
Our class mascot, Elmwood the Bear, wore his Hopkinton Hillers sweater for his favorite team for DEAR Day too!
Our Swinging Frog is a Lever Too!
Ask your child what the load, fulcrum and force is on our "toadily" fun lever.
Our Handprint USA Flag
Each child from our class and Ms. Joyce's class has their red handprints on this flag. This flag is a reminder to all of us of the meaning behind the first line of the Constitution, "We the people of the United Sates of America".
Mrs. Oldach's Dog -- Noah
Here is Noah ready for a day on the boat!
3 comments:
Hello Mrs. Oldach- just checked out your amazing website!!! So much fun for the kids and for the parents! Thank you- Jocelyn Edwards (Emma's mom).
Mrs. Oldach
I hope this is the right place to post this comment. I just wanted to congratulate all the kids on such creative and impressive inventions. The Invention Convention was genuinely interesting for me and was the highlight of my day.
Thanks,
May Lee-Schemmel (Camilla's mom)
Hi Mrs.Oldach its david hart from last year I missed you i like your website Thanks,David Hart P.S your class is cute
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