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Apr30Mon10:15 am Grades 1-8 @ OCAC for RehearsalsGrades 1-8 @ OCAC for RehearsalsApr 30 @ 10:15 am – 3:00 pmThis event has a Google Hangouts video call. Join: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/czE3dXM5ZTg2aXQxanBhN2hmYnNrNnE1aDRAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ._8p0jicpj8ko3ib9i6d24cb9k891kcba18opj0b9p6gok2ea184sjaghi8o?hs=121May1Tue10:15 am Grades 1-8 @ OCAC for RehearsalsGrades 1-8 @ OCAC for RehearsalsMay 1 @ 10:15 am – 3:00 pmThis event has a Google Hangouts video call. Join: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/czE3dXM5ZTg2aXQxanBhN2hmYnNrNnE1aDRAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ._8h13icpg8l0jgb9j8gqj0b9k70s3ab9o8d344b9g6ks3cd1m70p36ca68o?hs=121
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Category Archives: science
Oceans in Primary
This week we are studying oceans. We talked about the different kinds of life in the ocean, and about what ocean animals eat. Then we explored the idea that the ocean has different zones. Each zone is inhabited by its … Continue reading
Fossils and Dinosaurs
This week we are talking about dinosaurs and fossils. We talked about how dinosaurs came to be, when they lived, what modern animals they are related to, and how they became extinct. To everyone’s delight, we set out our collection … Continue reading
Posted in Primary, science, Uncategorized
The Structure of the Earth and Rocks
This week, students in Primary are studying rocks and the Earth. We talked about the three types of rock and how each type of rock is part of the rock cycle. Molten rock fromed beneath the earth’s crust is … Continue reading
Posted in Primary, science, Uncategorized
Simple Machines
This week we began our science unit on simple machines. We discussed how simple machines were some of the very first pieces of technology that humans invented, in order to do more work than they could with their muscle power … Continue reading
Taking care of our teeth
Primary continues to study the human body this week. This morning, Primary students were treated to a visit by McGuffey mom, Jaimie Ross. Jaimie is a hygienist and told us she cleans and takes x-rays of other people’s teeth. She … Continue reading
Posted in guest speakers, primary unit, science
Wheel of Life: Food Chain of the Temperate Forest
As Lower Elementary continues their study of Biomes, they’re taking a closer look at the each of the six components that make up a biome. They’re currently exploring energy, which means understanding its importance and observing how it is exchanged … Continue reading
Posted in art, language arts, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, peace, science, social studies
Digestion, respiration, and circulation
We have been studying the human body in science, beginning with digestion and nutrition. We read the book What Happens to a Hamburger? and traced the journey of food through the body. Ms. Torso visited us to help explain digestion. … Continue reading
Posted in Primary, science, Uncategorized
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
This week in Primary we have been talking about matter. Matter is anything that takes up space, and it can present in several states. We discussed the three most familiar states of matter—solid, liquid, and gas. Using a hula hoop, … Continue reading
Posted in McGuffey, Primary, science, Uncategorized
Fall is Here!
Our next season has arrived–fall! We noticed that many of us brought a sweater or light jacket to school today. The temperature is getting colder! Over the next stretch of time we will be observing that changes that we see … Continue reading
Planting the Garden in Lower Elementary
A handful of students in Lower Elementary planted their classroom’s gardens yesterday. This was part of a combined Science and Practical Life unit that has been ongoing for the past month, and has seen students selecting which seeds they … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, outside, practical life, science