Super Busy Week!!
Wow! This has been such a busy week. I cannot believe that we got so much done. We celebrated Cabot Homecoming Spirit Week and Fire Safety Week. We learned much about the digestive system; along with a lot of new (yucky, according to the kids) words! We began a Monster Exchange with Mrs. Marshall’s class, in order to practice for the big Monster Exchange Project we do with some pen pal friends. Our class reporter Weathergirl told you a little about our persuasive letters to Queen Isabella of Spain. And we can’t forget that we are preparing for next week’s Parent/Teacher Conferences. I am sure that you will all be proud of your hard working kids. Mrs. Grizzell and I sure are! I thought I would share some of the funny pics of the week to see what you think.
Spirit Week Fun
Fire Safety Fun
Digestive Fun
We used carrots to see just where the digestive process begins. We took a bite of our carrot and chewed 10 times. Then can you believe…we spit it out to look at it. GGGGRRROOOSSS! Then we took a second bite and chewed 30 times. Then, you guessed it….we spit it out again! Even more GGGGGGRRRROOOOSSSSS! Then we looked at the difference. There were plenty of yucks and grosses and ewwwws all around; but I know that they had fun. They got to see exactly where it all starts!
To demonstrate the processes of the stomach we used: a ziplock bag, our hands, crackers, water, and food coloring. We observed how the stomach (ziplock bag) and its acids (food coloring) work with liquids from the liver and pancreas (water) to squish and squeeze (our hands) our solid foods (crackers) into a liquid form that is moved through our intestines. Can you just hear all the yucks, grosses, and eewwwws all over again? I’m still hearing them now! :-) But I have to say it was a lot of fun, and I really think the kids enjoyed it! Let’s just say that this activity generated a lot of conversation about the digestive system!
Students…what do you think? Did you enjoy learning about the digestive system with these fun observations? I already know that you had fun with Spirit Week, but what was your favorite part? Are you using the things you learned about Fire Safety at home? Be sure to share!
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I really loved the jelly bean project Mrs.Dunn. Sincerely, Yadybug
I think it was fun. I enjoyed it because we got to learn about the digestive system, and we got to have examples. It was so funny. To listen to the girls and some of the boys go eww,eww,eww. It was so funny!
The Columbus thing was awesome Mrs.Dunn Sincerely,Yadybug
I really enjoyed the fun observations and learning about the digestive system because we got to learn about the body. The body is so cool because its different functions.
MY favorite part of spirit week was jersey day. We could wear any jersey we wanted. I wore my Reggie Bush jersey.
Yes, I am sharing fire safety at home and with some friends that don’t go to my school.
Dear Mrs.Dunn
I enjoyed learning about the digestive system. Hope we can do it again.
Love,Kitkat
I like doing the fire thing!!!!!!
Dear Mrs.Dunn it was awesome!!!!
Hey Mrs.Dunn it was awesome!!! Learning about fire safty!