curriculum includes instruction in the seven Sacraments, and we have begun by looking closely at the Sacrament of Confirmation. We will have a quiz on this material on Tuesday. Science: We began our year with a hands-on activity entitled Mystery Boxes. Working in groups, students practiced the skills of scientists, as they observed, recorded, inferred, and reached consensus on the contents of 6 mystery boxes. Then, we conducted a mock science conference, during which they had a chance to consider the findings of other groups, ask and answer questions, and defend their theories or revise their thinking. Finally, they discovered (much to their dismay!) that they could not open the tops to confirm with certainty the boxes’ contents. The goal of this activity is to help students tap into the same curiosity that drives scientists to research, discover, and invent. I can’t wait to challenge their curious minds this year! Our first Physical Science unit is underway, as well. We have been busy exploring the energy transformations that take place during a roller coaster ride. Check out the following link to see what we’ve been up to… Social Studies: As an introduction to our Map & Globe Skills unit, students put on their cartographer hats. They created their own Royal Castle Floor Plans and U.S. state maps to brush up on the 4 cardinal directions, state abbreviations, and capital cities. Then, we began to explore the features on globes that help us to pinpoint locations. Finally, we built online maps of the world using the Scholastic GeoGames site. We added continents, oceans, mountain ranges, rivers, countries, and world capitals. Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weekend weather! Mrs. Greco
curriculum includes instruction in the seven Sacraments, and we have begun by looking closely at the Sacrament of Confirmation. We will have a quiz on this material on Tuesday. Science: We began our year with a hands-on activity entitled Mystery Boxes. Working in groups, students practiced the skills of scientists, as they observed, recorded, inferred, and reached consensus on the contents of 6 mystery boxes. Then, we conducted a mock science conference, during which they had a chance to consider the findings of other groups, ask and answer questions, and defend their theories or revise their thinking. Finally, they discovered (much to their dismay!) that they could not open the tops to confirm with certainty the boxes’ contents. The goal of this activity is to help students tap into the same curiosity that drives scientists to research, discover, and invent. I can’t wait to challenge their curious minds this year! Our first Physical Science unit is underway, as well. We have been busy exploring the energy transformations that take place during a roller coaster ride. Check out the following link to see what we’ve been up to… Social Studies: As an introduction to our Map & Globe Skills unit, students put on their cartographer hats. They created their own Royal Castle Floor Plans and U.S. state maps to brush up on the 4 cardinal directions, state abbreviations, and capital cities. Then, we began to explore the features on globes that help us to pinpoint locations. Finally, we built online maps of the world using the Scholastic GeoGames site. We added continents, oceans, mountain ranges, rivers, countries, and world capitals. Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weekend weather! Mrs. Greco
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