Changes In Latitude

 We've been learning about latitude and longitude this week and getting more familiar with where we are in world.

We used an orange to draw the equator, the 45 N and 45S lines of latitude.  We then opened the orange and discovered nature made longitude lines.  Mrs. Jones asked us if this project was "appealing."  We thought it was in more ways than one.

We needed play dough for a space project next week, so we made yummy smelling, pretty colored play dough with Kool-aid. 

It was a busy week. We did not get as much cooperation from the weather, so spent more time indoors and masked than usual. However today was perfect and the best day for being in the creek. So fun!

Hopefully, we'll all be able to be back in class next week!

Sad Goodbyes

 Today we say "Good-bye" to our fluffy baby chicks who are not so happy being held and kind of causing a big stink in more than one way. Time to go a bigger space. We sure did love watching you try to hatch and holding you when were tiny and sweet.

It was also time to bid farewell to our friend Max, who gave us the chance to visit him at the Space Station, Mars, the Moon or Jupiter.  We learned a lot about space.  In other science we learned about phases of the moon.  Just for fun today, we created our very own galaxies. Aren't they beautiful? We named our galaxies and described what it was like to live there.

A Little Bit of Art

 I was happy to find this book by Greg Tang- Math-erpiece, since our theme is about being God's Masterpiece.  Each two pages features a different artist.  The first one being Degas.   It has a math problem appropriate for the little people who sometimes walk by our room.  We are going to use it to study a different artist each time we turn a page.  Above you will see some fancy dancing shoes. 

Speaking of masterpieces, our little class seeks all the many masterpieces in God's creations.  Our first chapter in religion focused on the word "create."  We created an acrostic with the word.  At first glance, they may all look the same, but upon closer examination, each kids brought their own touch to their creation. 

The End

Here we are at the place where my second grade wildlings become third graders.  As folks came by, all the weeks ago, to pick up a work packets, I hoped that it would just be those three weeks and we'd be back in the classroom.

It wasn't to be.
More packets needed to be made and we all tackled this brand new situation the best way we could.  I learned to do a lot of things technologically speaking, that I had not done before.  I learned that my teaching skill lies in reading faces and coming up with a new plan. Not being able to see faces really took the joy out of learning for me. However, I saw lots of other learning taking place in families and that made me smile big.
Certainly, it will be a year we will never forget.
I loved watching all the learning and growing that went on during this 2019/20 year.  I hope our summer is healthy and joyful.  God Bless us everyone.

It is May!