Special Guest

Today during Math Lab with Mr. Bogozan, the kids had a special guest from the nearby Methodist Church. He came in today to see what it's like as a teacher for a day. 

Pollution

We have just started our unit on pollution and and its effects on the environment. We are testing the effects of clean water, oily water and salty water on the growth of lima beans and green beans. Today we planted our beans and put the three types of water in 3 different cups with soil and beans. We will water these plants over the next few weeks and see what happens. Ask you children about what resources we used today and what their predictions are for this experiment. Check back to find out if your or your child's predictions were correct. You can also talk about the types of resources we use each and everyday. 

Math Review!!!

This is what math review looks like. Group work is amazing because students can bounce ideas off each other and help each other remember what they have learned all year!! Testing is just a few weeks away!!! 

Douglas County Math Competition

5th grade 2nd place for Team Competition 4th grade 2nd place for Team Competition  3rd grade 1st place for Team Competition 1st place for one of our 5th graders for the Individual Round 1st place for the 3rd year in a row for OVERALL!!!! I'm so proud of ALL of these students!! They really worked very hard and their hard work paid off!! 

Plants, Plants, and more Plants!!!

We received cabbages from Bonnie Plants. Each student was able to take one home to plant and take care of. They were given instructions on how to take care of it and how to submit it for the contest. Students could win $1,000 towards education and statewide recognition from Bonnie Plants. Make sure to take a digital picture of yourself and your cabbage then submit it to Mrs. Thompson or Mr. Bogozan. Visit www.bonniecabbageprogram.com to watch the parent video and to show your child the student video. Submissions must be turned into Mrs. Thompson or Mr. Bogozan no later than September 20th, even though you've already moved on to the 4th grade. Have fun and happy growing!!!! 

Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!!!

We've been celebrating Dr. Suess al this week with different activities!! Today we had a special reader visit our class who read Green Eggs and Ham. We would like to send a special THANK YOU to the Douglas County Sherrif's Office and Deputy Akers for coming to our class and reading. The kids loved it and had such a great time!! 

Magnetic Slime

Today in class we made magnetic slime. The students were able to play with the slime and a wand magnet. If you would like to make the magnetic slime at home you need 1/4 cup of liquid glue, 1/4 cup of liquid starch and 2 tablespoons of iron filings. It's really exciting to see the students make the connection from what we're learning in our book with what we're learning hands-on.