Well it has been a couple of days since the last post so I will get us all caught up together. Sorry about the lack of posting!
Monday we started our Christmas project for our classmates. Instead of having each student buy a gift for another student we are going to be making Christmas books for each other to avoid the extra holiday costs. The books say, "If I could get you anything for Christmas, I would get you..." and there is a piece of wrapping paper attached to the bottom where the students can lift the flap and draw a picture of anything that they would get their classmates. This way the students can use their artistic and creative talents at a free cost! The students will also be working with fourth grade to draw "Secret Santa" gifts but, again, students will be making the gifts as opposed to going out and buying a gift. This way the emphasis is on the spirit of giving and thoughtfulness rather than the dollar price tag on the gift. Every day we will be working on the books for one or more students.
Yesterday we started a science experiment (given the current temperature of Wolf Point) to find out what happens to water when it freezes (besides that it turns to ice). To do this experiment we filled a vial with water and placed a cap on it. We also filled a syringe to 40cc of water. Today we found out that the water EXPANDED when it was frozen! The syringes expanded to 45 cc of ice and the ice was raised out of the vials so much the caps were busted off. Wow! The students were surprised that the water would expand when it froze!
A quick note about the weather...
Please make sure that you are sending your student to school dressed for the weather. So far we have been okay but as things get colder make sure kids have heavy coats, hats, gloves or mittens, scarves, and snow pants if you have them. I do have a drawer filled with gloves that the students can borrow if they choose to while at school. All of the students should also have hats since my grandma made each student a hat. Hats are so important to make sure they don't get sick or have headaches after coming in from the cold outdoors.
Also, emphasize to your student that it is a REALLY bad idea to stick their tongues to frozen metal poles. We had an incident today with a student doing that and it is not pleasant and causes a LOT of blood. We want everyone to be safe and healthy at school. No one wants that unpleasantness to happen, especially to themselves.
I hope you are all staying warm and cozy at home and the weather isn't treating you too badly. Can't wait to see all of your smiling faces tomorrow morning!
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