Field Day

Next Monday, June 4th will be our Field Day!  We will spend the morning (afternoon for 3rd-5th graders) outside playing games, running obstacle courses, and having fun.  To make the most of our day outside, please send kids to school on Monday in athletic shoes, shorts, hats, and sunscreen.  You can also send a water bottle if you'd like, but it will be the kids' responsibility to keep up with them.  If you are free Monday morning and would like to come and volunteer for field day, please contact Mr. Lawson (wlawson@wcpss.net) or Mr. Rotberg (erotberg@wcpss.net) and they will put you in the game!  It's sure to be a great time and we're all looking forward to it.

Field Trip Fun

     We had an absolute BLAST at the Museum of Natural Sciences today. 
     When we first arrived, we went straight to our curiosity class in the new building.  In the class, we looked at the life cycles of different animals and decided if they had a "metamorphosis" or "just got bigger."  We learned about the life cycles of butterflies, frogs, birds, turtles, and mice.  We got to touch a real dove and turtle saw live frogs and mice also.  We learned a lot and would like to thank our teachers Ms. Sharon and Ms. Karen.  They knew a lot about these animals!
     After that, we explored the museum.  There is SO much to see - especially with the new wing!  Some of the things we saw included dinosaur bones, microscopes, preserved animals, giant butterflies, sea horses, interactive maps, oh - and probably tons more!
    It was an awesome day, but we didn't get close to seeing it all.  The Museum of Natual Sciences does not charge admission and would make a great summer activity.  You should check it out - there's always so much going on!  link

 Jude and Pearce pet a dove.

 Jahneek touched some snake skins.

Johnny is watching the butterflies flying above.

Field Trip

Next Friday, May 25th, we will be taking our Field Trip to the Museum of Natural Sciences (Yay!).  We will explore the museum and take a Curiosity Class about life cycles.  It is sure to be a wonderful time.  To help us old folks (teachers, chaperones, dinosaurs) keep an eye on the class, we are asking everyone to wear blue shirts next Friday.  If you are free, we would love to have you as a chaperone.  If you are interested in chaperoning and haven't contacted me yet, please shoot me an email so that I can put you on my list ksteel-keelor@wcpss.net.  Chaperones should look for  letter with more specific information in next week's Tuesday folder.  If you're curious about what the museum has to offer, check out their website here.  I am also including a link for the class we will be taking which has a chaperone guide.



Metamorphosis

As we learn about life cycles, one of our main goals is to be able to compare and contrast the life cycles of different kinds of plants and animals.  So far, we have looked at butterflies, kangaroos, and frogs.  We discovered today, that butterflies and frogs have something amazing in common - metamorphosis!  We also watched an entertaining video about metamorphosis  that the kids really wanted you all to see.  Enjoy :)

Scientastic!

Last Wednesday, the 2nd Grade took a little trip over to the middle school for a science fair.  Sixth through eighth grade students led us through activities about all sorts of interesting topics, like echolocation and mixtures.  We got to use some funky materials like "Elephant Toothpaste" and "Goo."  Cary News came to check out the action and wrote an article about our adventures.  If you'd like to read it, check it out here.  We had a really fantastic time and are thankful to Mr. Regan and the middle school students for inviting us!

photo from carynews.com