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Got Worms? 

10/9/2014

5 Comments

 
It's hard to believe that this was only a four-day week because we were busy! I think we'd all agree that our two prime events to report this week involve worms and a rabbit.

We started investigating soil in science and when you have soil, you have worms. We observed worms and then discussed what happens to organic things when they die and fall to the ground. What happens to nonorganic things? In pairs or groups of three, we set up models using containers with all things the same: soil and organic and non-organic matter. One thing was different: one container had worms and the other didn't. We are going to observe the containers over the next few weeks and see how they change over time. 

Rabbits: We began our Global Read Aloud book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Today we connected with two schools; one in Kentucky and the other in Indiana. We had a book talk with the other classrooms using ipads and the website TodaysMeet. We all got the chance to answer questions that were asked about the book. We're only in chapter 4, but it's getting exciting and great to be connected with something beyond our classroom. It was great to connect with other kids in different time zones! 

Breakfast Topic Questions to ask your child:
  • What does regrouping mean?
  • Who did you compliment during class meetings this week?
  • What are you writing about and how are you making your writing powerful?
  • What consonants make more than one sound?
  • What does condescending mean? 
  • Why do sharks live in salt water? (this was a class joke of the day)


Have a great weekend!
5 Comments
Matt (Josh's Dad)
10/10/2014 01:51:02 am

Can't wait to hear about the results of the science project

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Donna (Mollie's Mom)
10/11/2014 05:59:37 am

Do you have a hypothesis on how the containers will change over the next few weeks?

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Ms. Leckie's class
10/13/2014 08:06:01 am

Thank you for commenting. Ms. Donna, each student wrote a prediction in his/her science notebook. Here is what our class came up with together. We think the worms will like the people food and eat some of it. We think it might try to eat some of the plastic but they won't be interested in eating it. Some of us thing the worms will get fatter. We think that the container without worms will do nothing because nothing will move in it. We wonder if we'll find other things in the containers that we didn't put in there (such as other insects or things the worms poop out that they had before we got them). We'll keep you posted!

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Karen
10/13/2014 01:10:13 pm

What do you predict will happen to the soil after 2 weeks?

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Suzanne (Wyatt's mom)
10/13/2014 02:42:29 pm

I'm glad you're reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. It sounds like it's a great book. And I can't believe you are getting through a chapter every day! How many chapters are there?

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