Archive for March, 2008

Week of March 10–Welcome Third Graders!

Posted on March 16, 2008.

The third grade APEX students had their first visit to APEX class Friday. We talked a little about what APEX is all about and what they can expect. The students did a little writing to get ready for an upcoming computer project. Third grade class schedules:
Jones/Veglio: Mondays from 11:00 to 1:30, Tuesdays from 1:30 to [...]

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Week of March 3–Exploring Bridge Construction

Posted on March 8, 2008.

The Fourth and Fifth grade students have been waiting to start a unit on constructions. Finally, today we got started! The students explored new concepts and vocabulary at the Building Big website.
They were encouraged to look for different types of bridges and construction techniques (trusses for example) around town. We also talked about an exhibit [...]

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Week of February 25–Oobleck is very interesting!

Posted on March 2, 2008.

The fourth and fifth grade classes investigated a substance called Oobleck (in honor of the Dr. Seuss story.) The students worked in groups to write their observations. They tested the substance under many different conditions and found that sometimes it acted like a liquid, and sometimes it acted like a solid. Then the class got [...]

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