Friday, October 29, 2010

November 1 - November 5

Autumn brings falling leaves and pumpkin seeds!


**PUMPKINS ARE DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST**

**FORT TOULOUSE FIELD TRIP FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH**


     Here are a few pictures of the children enjoying our FOSS Kit on Electricity and Magnetism.  I thought you might like to see what they are doing since you won't see their Science book for a while.  This week we discussed the behavior of magnets and measured their force.  You'll find our academic plans after the pictures.


The kids are separating items into two groups: "things that will stick to magnets" and "things that will not stick to magnets."  Some interesting discoveries were made.




The kids are testing whether or not a magnet can attract 
iron/steel through other materials.


The kids are learning about how "temporary magnets" 
are made through "induced magnetism."




The kids are testing how distance affects the force of a magnet.






Spelling: Unit 13 Test Wednesday
Reading: p. 74-154 in Massacre Island
Language: sharing our pumpkin characters, Unit 3 "Verbs" p. 96-97
Math: practicing the "traditional" algorithm in multiplication
Bible: finishing lesson 11 (Genesis 22-23) and starting lesson 12 (Genesis 37, 39-41)
Science: "Detecting the Force of Magnetism" and "Lighting a Bulb"
History: Chapter 5... finishing the Spanish explorers and working on our DeSoto report


Enjoy your week!!