Rock Experiments

The Fish Table compares their rock's sizes.

Rocks have been around FOREVER. So we got to travel back
to the prehistoric times and role play.


The Frog Table put their rocks in order from largest to smallest.

Anthony feels his smooth rock.

Evan dips his rock in the murky water.

One of the tests was to dip their rocks in water to see if it changed

the rock's color and also to see if it changed the water's color.

Chris fills in his Rock Characteristic's Chart

Christina checks to see if her rock weighs more than, less than, or exactly one pound.

No one found a rock a that weighed more than 1lb.

Citlali compares the 1lb weight to her rock so she

can make a prediction about her rock's weight.

Inspecting the geos, crystals, and rocks.

I have to admit, they really loved the two days we talked about rocks. It turned into a week long lesson. I think I might have a lot of future geologist in this class!!

Discovering: Rocks

CJ drawing with his rock

R is for rock.

Rock art

Garrett's concrete rock.

Citlali's pebble

Drawing and writing with rocks.

Mohammad inspects his rock.

Anthony and CJ find cool rocks.

Searching for rocks

Valentine's Party Donations

It is almost time to celebrate Valentine's Day with our class. Kindergarten class parties will be held on Friday, February 12th from 1:45-2:45 pm.

If it is possible for your family to make a monetary donation to the Valentine's party, please send $5 in an envelope marked "party donation." Please know this donation is strictly optional. Any donations received will be used to defray the costs of paper goods, drinks/food, party favors, crafts, etc.

Relief Hygiene Kits for Haiti

Greetings Anderson Family,

As many of you are aware, Haiti is in serious need of help. In conjuction with Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid, we at CAE are giving a helping hand to the people of Haiti. We will be preparing "relief hygiene kits". Each kit fulfills immediate needs for basic hygiene. We need to collect each of the following items to make this possible:

* hand towel
* wash cloth
* toothpaste (4.6 oz or larger)
* tootbrush (in orginial package)
* comb
* wet wipes (travel size)
* shampoo
* bandages (travel size or larger)
* tissues - 2 travel pack sizes
* feminine hygiene products (packs of 18+)

We will be packaging these items in 2 gal. sized ziplock bags. Remember, you may find most of these items at dollar stores. You may drop the items in the box in front of the office starting 2/2-2/12. We will be sending the kits to Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid at 5405 Shoe Drive, Mesquite, TX 75149.

Thank you in advance for your generous gift.

Our Snack Supply is Running Low

Snack Ideas:

* fruit snacks
* chex mix
* kix
* corn pops
* goldfish (different flavors too)
* crackers
* breakfast bars
* granola bars
* cereal that taste good dry
* baked chips (must be BAKED)
* animal crackers


A big thanks to all of you who graciously donate to our snack supply :)

Addition and Subtraction Test

I am sooooooooooooo proud of how everyone did on today's Topic 8 math test over addition and subtraction! Everyone did amazing!!!

Kids that scored a 100 or better (they could get up to 4 extra points for bonus problems) on their test:

Trey
Garrett
Chris
Kylee
Bailey
Ana
Anthony

Keep up the excellent work!!

Coming Up Next Week

2/2: Groundhog Day

http://www.groundhog.org/

Check out that website to see what Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog has to say about whether spring will come early, on time or late.

2/4: the 100th Day of School (Doesn't time fly!)

We will be doing activities all day to celebrate the 100th Day of School. Please remember to send your child to school with 100 small items. A sheet and baggy will be send home on Monday explaining the assignment.

We will also be starting our unit on the sun and moon next week. Of course, it is always a great idea to check out books on our unit the public library. :)