Wednesday, October 19, 2011

A Sticky Situation











Fourth grade scientists had a great time discovering how to change the phase of glue. After observing the properties of glue in the liquid state, they added water and a borax solution. They were very enthusiastic about stirring the glue and seeing the change. From glue to silly putty in a stirring moment.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Put Down Your Pencils and Walk





















Sheridan School took advantage of our warm October days and went for a walk.









Students and staff had a great time hiking the trail at NCMC.









Friday, October 7, 2011

Fraction Action!


Last week we learned about fractions during our Fraction Action morning.
We ate fractions, sang fractions, used fraction pieces, made fraction number lines, and wrote about fractions.  We hope our brains got a fraction bigger!