Skiing and Snowboarding

The weather was great for our last day at Cochran's Ski Area.  Thank you to all the families who volunteered to help us.  We certainly all enjoyed our time on the slopes.

Force and Motion Experiments

Kindergarten students had a day full of science experiments.  Our experiments helped us understand that an object is unable to move unless something is either pushing or pulling it.
We discovered some ways an object can be forced to move.  Students also found out that the lightest objects moved the farthest.  Light objects need less force to move them.  The heavier objects move shorter distances because they need more force to move them.
We moved objects with puffs of air and our hands.  Bottle rocket experimentation was a definite favorite. 

Lost and Found

Hi Everyone,

Here is a message from our guidance counselor, Danielle Spaulding:

The Lost & Found is overflowing!  Please stop by and check it out to look for lonely mittens/gloves (38 ones looking for their partners, 13 pairs), hats/neckwarmers/balaclavas (23), snow pants (4), boots/shoes (3 pairs) and clothes (13 shirts/hoodies & 2 pairs of pants).  Next Wednesday all the items will be on display outside the main entrance and anything not claimed will be disposed of or donated on Thursday.  Thank You!

Move the Blocks to the Top

As part of our Force and Motion unit, kindergarten students were given a challenge today.  They had to figure out how to get a crate of blocks from the bottom of the slide to the top of the slide.  They drew their hypotheses and then we went outside to test a few.  These scientists did a great job coming up with multiple solutions to the problem.