As part of their study of magnetism in physical science, students created temporary magnets and tested how long a temporary magnet could keep its magnetic energy. To see how the magnetic field can pass from one object to another, students experimented to see how many paperclips they could add to the chain before the magnetic energy became too weak.
Field Trip to Trailside Nature Center in Burnet Woods
Fourth and fifth grade students went to Trailside Nature Center in Burnet Woods to learn about insects. Students learned about insects’ 3 main body parts, their hard exoskeletons and their colors that can help camouflage, warn, or disguise. They also learned about the four stages of an insect’s lifecycle and got to see live mealworms in each stage. Students burned off energy by learning to move like various insects and by hiking in the woods where they spotted a ladybug, a katydid and found puffball and turkey tail fungi. They ended their day on Burnet Woods’ stone slide and swings. Thanks to all the parent chaperones and drivers. This trip …
Yo, ho, ho! A Pirate Adventure
3rd-grade students in Andrea Rosenthal Warnken’s music class sang of pirate adventures with a robust, “Yo, ho, ho!” They found tropical islands, buried treasure and sang about amazing things they saw while traveling the ocean. They students were so impressed with the song, that they wrote the last 2 verses themselves. Hoist the sails and anchors away! Click below to see and hear the 3rd-grade pirates as they recount their adventures.
Factors
Fourth grade students are learning about factors – all the multiplication facts that equal a certain number. They are using the Montessori stamp game to create arrays of squares and rectangles to determine all the factors of a specific number.
Learning about magnetic domains.
Fourth, fifth and sixth grade students are learning about magnetic domains in their Friday Physical Science lessons. They’ve learned that in permanent magnets the domains are aligned permanently, but it is still possible to make temporary magnets out of certain metals. The students will perform experiments to create magnets, to test their strength, and to discover how long a temporary magnet will function.
Homophones – There, They’re and Their
Fourth-grade students are learning the difference between the homophones – there, they’re, and their. One is one is an adverb, one is a conjunction, and one is a possessive adjective. Students were challenged to match up sentences with the correct homophone.
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Sixth Graders Learn about Permutations and the Fundamental Counting Principle
TNSM is a no sugar school, but that didn’t stop the 6th graders from learning about “Permutations and the Fundamental Counting Principle” with a little help from some pictures of sweets. Help yourself to a “taste” as you also learn the difference between Permutation and the Fundamental Counting Principle. Permutation is the math concept of figuring out how many ways you can arrange like items – ice cream flavors, books on a shelf, or people in line. Fundamental Counting Principle is figuring out how many different combinations you can make. Students used 3 types of cones, 5 flavors of ice cream, and …
Congratulations to our 2015-16 Student Board
Each year, students interested in being on our Student Board prepare speeches for the community. They share why they want to participate, character strengths they have that will benefit the community, and any ideas they have, like wacky-day ideas and community service projects. Then all the students, no teachers, vote. The top four vote getters from each grade become our Student Board. Students are divided into fall and spring Student Boards. This year J. White will be their teacher facilitator. They meet once a week and then speak at our Friday community meetings. Congratulations to this year’s Student Board: Fall Board: Tessa (6) …
Fourth Graders Are Excited about “The Odyssey.”
Fourth graders, while studying Ancient Greece in history class, have completed The Odyssey by Homer, retold by Geraldine McCaughrean. The class read it all aloud and discussed challenging vocabulary and adventurous themes. They also discussed Odysseus’ character strengths and made covers that displayed those strengths. The class had such a wonderful time studying this book that they hated for it to end. Clo: It was sooo fun; I hope to read it again! Arielle: I think The Odyssey is enjoyable, and I am sad it had to end! Brodie: The Odyssey was good, because it involved …