Inquiry

Nov 16th

Hey kids,
Here are new focus points for our new & final unit of inquiry regarding healthy living.
We must consider how our decisions effect our daily life & health,
How can different sources of information help us to make decisions & how can responsible decisions positively result in a healthy lifestyle.


  Lets make good choices to have a healthy life and live with good consequences!

Thanks!
Miss Noelle


Where do we get healthy information???

Charts & Posters

Family

Doctor


Teacher


Farmer







Nutritionist


Sports Coach


Books



Where else do you find information regarding health & lifestyle?

What things can I do to live healthy??

Choose carefully!!








Can you make an honest list of choices you make eache day to live healthy & also include a list of choices you may make each day that may not be healthy?
Let's take a look!





Please sit for a moment & talk with your family about healthy life & good choices?  Are there ways you can try harder to improve your life each day?  Are there activities you could include during your weekends as a family to stay healthy & happy?
Have fun learning!!
Miss Noelle




Oct 30th

SO kids... after we have seeds, what else happens?
Let´s take a look! 
Have fun learning!
Miss Noelle

GERMINATION




Take a look below to see if you recognize any stage that you have observed in your bean experiment.

Do you recognize this part of the seed development?

What does the word Germination mean?  Can you talk about it? Can you connect what you have done in your experiments at school & in your real life at home to anything you have learned at school or seen on this blog?

POLLINATION 

This following video is a commentary by a scientist (21 min).  You can watch this at home to learn more:)

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO QUIZ YOURSELF!

So children, I hope you understand the words germination & pollination!!  Let´s share our knowledge at home & at school!  

Don´t forget to stop in nature & take a look around you & see if you can connect what you have learned!!

Have fun learning!!

Miss Noelle

Oct 23rd






What can we do with trash?

What do you know about the 3 R´s? Lets play a game & find out!

GAME

Kids please think about your life at home & at school & create a table with images of the ítems you can reduce, reuse & recycle! (Do this in Word)

Thanks & Have fun learning & living the 3 R´s!!!

Miss Noelle

Oct 5th
 PLANTS

Where do they come from?  
How do they grow? 
How can they help us? 
I wonder who knows?
Lets study and find out...
Get rid of any doubt!
Let´s discover why they´re green,
why they´re chorophyll machines!!
A tiny seed we will sow,
a great plant we will grow,
care, sun and water will help us learn & know.... 
I hope you liked this little rhyme, 
I hope you try to find the time,
to plant and care for a tiny seed, 
a great, green plant you will breed!!
Our world will be a better place, 
caring and growing is not a race! 
Plants take time and kids do too
I know I´ll have some fun, WILL YOU???
(Please feel free to add some other lines if you like... you may perform this as a song or rap in class:)

 HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!
Miss Noelle

Here is a fun song to get you inspired:)

Why do we need plants? Why are plants green? Where do they come from? 
What did we learn about plants from our other unit?  Let´s review!

Lets see what is really happening each day!

August 20th,

What can ancient art tell us? Do ancient Greek or Roman art have specific characteristics? Please see how many new ideas you can learn from these different clips!  (Please be sure you share in class.)
Have fun learning:)

August 18th,

Ancient Greek & Roman Art

GREEK ART & HISTORY

ROMAN ART & HISTORY

The judgement of Helen (& Paris)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NY, USA

BRITISH ONLINE MUSEUM

Kids, please visit the links to the online museums & view various artifacts of Ancient Greece.
What information do they share with us regarding life, work, family, sport, etc. in those times??

Please select a picture & develop these ideas to share in class.
Here is your guide!

Ancient Art Exploration

Please select a piece of ancient art from Greece or Rome. Paste it in the center of the block & brainstorm… You must include the following information.

1.       Which country did it come from?

2.      What information might it be sharing with us? (Include clothing style, location, activity, animals, food, historical or family events…)

3.      The border of your card must include some sort of Greek or Roman style pattern.  (You may copy from something you have seen in the art or make your own.)

4.      Please add some comment about why you chose the art?  What did you like about it?

Do your best! We will display your work like our own mini art museumJ

Thanks! Miss Noelle

August 10th,
Hello Mom & Dad,
  This unit of inquiry will bring us to a time & place of very interesting stories & achievements of the ancient Greeks & Romans.  I want to WARN parents to take care & supervise kids while researching independantly.  You may encounter images or videos of a more adult nature.
Please participate while your child uses the internet!!
Thank you & have fun learning with your kids!
Miss Noelle



Welcome to our new unit of Inquiry... Ancient Arts!  Why do you think we should study this old stuff?














August 7th,
Hey kids,

  I hope you have a great weekend with your families!  Don´t forget to find some time to review all the elements of our unit of Inquiry... assessment coming up next week!  Please review videos & diagrams!
Have fun learning:)
Miss Noelle

A quick review of Solstice & Equinox...



 Please click the following link to visit a national Geographic link! Solstice & Equinox


August 5th,
Hello kids,
Here is a great article with pictures to learn further about the phases of the moon, important names, and why this happens.  I know we have talked a lot in class but here is something extra!!  ENJOY:)
Miss Noelle

Please view this following video from NASA. An actual video of the phases of the moon:) ENJOY!

Visit this link for further help!

August 4th
Hey kids,
please view this clip & try this experiment at home!  Invite an adult to work with you!  Have fun learning!
Miss Noelle

July 29th
Photosynthesis- what is this??

Life without the sun?

(Please click to view-read & learn)

July 28th
WELCOME BACK KIDS!!
Back to work... Remember our unit, To Infinity & Beyond? Let´s review important concepts in our exciting unit!

Rotation & Revolution link- PLEASE CLICK HERE!!

Do you know the connection between these 2 R words & day/night & seasons??  Let´s take a look...

Let´s review the diagram & listen to another song!

What about the moon???  What are moon phases (different moon shapes during the month)? 



Go ahead & eat some cookies... you can tell your mom you are learning about the moon phases!
;)

Why does this happen? Let´s sing about it...

What is an eclipse???

SOLSTICE & EQUINOX

MOON PHASES, ARE THEY CONNECTED TO THE OCEAN TIDES??

KEY VOCABULARY

1.Rotation (Day & Night)

2. Axis

3. Revolution (Seasons)

4. Earth´s Orbit (Also known as orbital path, translation, journey)

5. Earth´s Axis

6. Moon Phases

7. Eclipse

8. Tides

9. Solstice & Equinox

Children, to fully understand all of the vocabulary you need to review things we studied before holiday like earths poles, equator, hemispheres, latitude, longitude 

Here is a quick review...

Thank you children for taking few minutes to observe the blog & I hope you enjoyed learning.  Please share your thoughts here or in class!

Thanks!

Miss Noelle

June 22nd
Here is a brief blog about an instrument we will use this week in our science experiments.  Many of you have used them before but for those of you that may have a doubt, take a look!!

Thermometer 

An instrument used to measure temperature (how hot or cold a thing is), usually in the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale.

This thermometer shows that the temperature is about 28 degrees Celsius.

There are many different shapes & sizes but they all have the same function.

Take a look...

 

Here are a few songs to teach us about using thermometers!!

Thank you!!
I hope this helps!!  If you have any questions please let myself or any other teacher know!!
Have fun experimenting!!!
Miss Noelle

  LIGHT (3B-Blog HW)

Here are some questions to get you thinking about light energy!! Please feel free to talk with your family, friends, nanny & any others at home or take a look through your books, newspapers, etc. to find possible answers:)

1. What are 2 main things the sun gives us? 1.__________ & 2._____________
2. What light sources can produce energy? (You can do a brainstorming here!)
3. How do we use heat energy (in our daily life)?
4. Do we need energy? Why?
5. What other types of energy are there?
6. What would happen to us if we did not have the sun?

LIGHT (Natural vs Artifical) Together in class we will look at your list & try to classify light into these 2 categories. Think about it at home as you work.

Have fun Inquring/Exploring & Learning about the amazing universe around you!
Thanks!
Miss Noelle






June 19th- New games related to Ancient Greece & Rome

Roman Numeral Challenge

Design A Greek Pot

Winged Sandals

Colouring Page Online

Its GREEK to Me

Jokes

Funny jokes

Have fun playing games & learning!!
Miss Noelle




Societies have developed in different ways in different places and times in order to organize themselves effectively. Please think of your own life & times as you dig deep into history making discoveries about ancient Greece & Rome.

A Comparision Of Ancient Communities