Enrichment

Here are a few pictures from the limo lunch. The kids had a great time! Thank you to Brad Tower for this challenge. Your kids wrote such sweet thank you notes which have now been sent to Mr. Tower.

During the last enrichment class before Christmas break, the students did a little Christmas science. First, they learned about dissolving properties and made predictions about which solution would dissolve a candy cane the quickest. Then we talked about freezing temperatures and what helps ice melt. I challenged them to think of ways to melt ice without using heat. They learned how salt lowers the freezing temperature and therefore helps melt ice. Then they generously sprinkled salt on their frozen "hands" and began to extract the treasures. We finished the day with some Christmas challenge math and decorating ornaments.

The 2nd and 3rd grade classes had a great trip to the Museum of Glass. They learned about the glass shaping process and also about rolling prints. They also created their own designs with cut glass.