Thankful for our.....

 

FAMILIES!!!!

 

 



Ice, Ice, Baby.....

 

 

Our Experiment for the very COLD week of November 11-15 was...."What is the fastest way to melt an ice cube?"

 

 

 

First, we tried putting the ice cube into a cup of hot water.  This worked fastest for us because we had a lot of hot water, and our ice cubes were small.  We found out that the ice cooled the water, so we wondered if it might take a lot longer to melt a lot of ice with a small amount of hot water.... but that will have to be explored on another day......

 

Next, we used a hair dryer.  It was pretty fast.  Different hair dryers have different heat settings, so we decided that our time would be different at home (and you KNOW they ALL want to try this at home.... with parents helping).

 

Next, things got a little crazy and FUN. 

 

We tried rubbing the ice between our hands.  It was COLD!!!

 

 

Eden bravely volunteered to try her armpit!!!  We thought that armpits might be faster than hands since your mom can take your temperature there......

 

 

Finally, we decided to try it between our hand and tummy.... since our tummies produce lots of heat.  The ice did melt VERY fast on our tummies!  We think it would melt even faster if we rubbed it against our tummies.... maybe you can try that at home!

 

 

First grade is SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

 

 



Honoring Our Veterans

Our boys and girls made this awesome flag and these super-cute soldiers in celebration of Veteran's Day.  They also wrote acrostic poems using the word, "honor."  If you visit next week for our Thanksgiving lunch, be sure to check out our awesome display!!  It is on the main hallway, beside the music room. 

Character Dress-up Day in the Beehive

Pep Rally!!

The BCHS cheerleaders, band and football players visited today for a FUN pep rally.  Maddi even got to go out onto the field and help the BCHS girls with a cheer.  What a fun afternoon!

Creepy Crawlies!!

Spider Fun

Our favorite spider facts:

1. Black Widow Spiders eat their boyfriends!  
2. The venom of a black widow spider is stronger than a rattlesnake's venom!
3. Water spiders carry a dome of oxygen (air bubbles) way down deep into the water so that they can live there and breathe fresh air (like Sandy the Squirrel on Sponge Bob Square Pants!
4. Orb Spiders make the most beautiful webs.  We have two of them near our lunchroom.
5. Spiders inject their venom into their prey.  The venom liquefies the insect's insides.  Then, the spider drinks it's victim like soup.

Our favorite video:  the Trap Door Spider

We made spaghetti webs!  What gooey, messy FUN!  

Exploring the Public Library

During the week of Columbus Day, we learned all about exploration.  We decided that we should explore the Banks County Public Library.  Mrs. Krumnow took us on a grand adventure through books and sent the Busy Bees on a "search and explore" mission to find one albino animal, one endangered animal, and one reptile.  The Banks County Public Library is the BEST!!!