We will be studying birds on Forest Friday and the elementary students chose something according to flight to research. Each student made a KWL chart about what he/she knows and what he/she wants to learn. Our trip to the library on Wednesday resulted in a few books about flight and the students started note taking to get their research started. Here are some of the topics we have chose to study: Hot Air Balloons, Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Flying Squirrel, Airplane Glider, Hang Gliding, Blimps/Hindenburg. Below is a picture of us beginning our research!
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In Spanish we are learning about clothes (La Ropa) while making paper dolls and about the weather (El Tiempo).Jenny JenkinsPeaceful Prairie & their original songsThe Sparks & their original songsThe Circle SongWe spent the month of December preparing for our Shadow Plays. Students wrote the songs, played the instruments, recorded the songs and created their own costumes. Below are some pictures of what went into this performance! For our last day of vacation camp, we spent it at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. This was a museum that PGS visited it's very first year. We returned and were not disappointed. We enjoyed the hands on exhibit of simple machines, the motion exhibit similar to the ICM, the fur trader simulation, and the Egyptian mummies. We spend the most time with air tubes trying to catch the scarves and balls! Check out the photos and videos below! We learn how the weight is easier to lift the more pulleys there are.We see how ferrofluid, developed by NASA, is a affected by magnets.Our favorite spot!Think they may have gotten this from Nicole!What a great day in the Amana Colonies! We began our day at the Homestead Church where Lanny gave us a introduction to the Amanas. We learned how the settlers came to Iowa from the Ebenezer Society in New York. These Germans were seeking religious freedom and opportunity. In 1855 they found the area with the Iowa River a good place to extend their communal family. The communal way of living lasted until the 1930's. No money was exchanged, but credit was given to families to shop in their stores. Each member was expected to work for the community and in return they were given housing, supplies, medical & meals cooked and served in communal kitchens. Check out our photos below! We had a wonderful day being back at the Children's museum! For some of us it had been awhile and boy had we missed it!Tuesday we traveled to Dubuque to visit the River Museum. We learned all about the Mighty Mississippi and the wildlife it sustains. Our favorite part was petting the sturgeon. Check out what else we did below! We began Vacation Camp with a day at Laura's. We made our own pizzas for lunch, played in the basement and played Chicago Bears Monopoly. For a few of us, this was our first time. Check out our photos below! |
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