Till the Bitter End

If it’s not obvious, the kids have been super busy with their final assessment for the unit.  Part of it was their performance.  We hope you liked it and will make some personal changes in your life to help our planet. Maybe you can begin carrying a cloth bag to...

A Visit from Mr. Dominic

Today kids had a wonderful surprise visit from Mr. Dominic.  He came with good news which excited the kids.  We are in our “Taking Action” part of the inquiry cycle and decided to write letters in hopes of supporting sustainability.  Please ask your...

We Are Family

Read those FMJ’s to find out what your student has been busy doing this week.  As for today, we learned about heat energy, made spinners, and danced our way into the weekend.

High and Low: Short and Long

If you are reading your student’s FMJ, you will know they had a great week with tons of learning thrown in.  Today wasn’t any different.  As we study energy, we look at various forms.  For the past few weeks both ICS and GS have been looking at sound...

Can you hear me?

While we are 4ICS is focusing on Energy Transference, we are also looking at sound and how it travels.  Last week, we made telephones and discovered that sound is an energy because it moves.  We felt the vibrations in our throats and felt the small movements back and...