Our class is very excited to take part in the Tomatosphere project to kick off our plants and soils unit in Science. We are planting two different sets of tomato seeds. One set of seeds is our control group that has NOT been in space, and the other group has spent 22 months in space on board the International Space Station! They were taken to the ISS by the last US shuttle leaving on July 8th, 2011 and were returned to Earth with Commander Chris Hadfield on May 15, 2013. The only thing is - we have no idea which seeds are which (at least not until we send in our results!). At first the kids didn't believe me that our tomato seeds have actually been in space until I provided some evidence! We are very excited to see our tomatoes grow (Or our "Spacematoes" as we have been calling them!). In addition to our tomatoes, we also planted some sunflower seeds as well.
Marshmallow Structure Challenge
We are currently learning about structures in Science. The students experimented with shapes to create a strong base for their structure using only marshmallows and toothpicks!
We had only 2 rules for this challenge:
1) It must be a multi-storey structure
2) It must be stable on the table!
We also had another visit from our Create Artist, Krista, this week. The students are beginning to explore movement while composing their own sequence involving their choice of choreographed "moves" or movement improvisation. It was such a beautiful day on Wednesday we decided to our dance moves outside for the second half of the class!
Big thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the Literacy Night Coffee House on Thursday. It was great to see families reading and writing together!
Important Dates:
Wednesday, May 28: GMS Achievers Assembly
Thursday, May 29: School Track Meet at GMS (Grade 4 and Up)
I hope your weekend is filled with fun in the sun! Enjoy this beautiful weather!
Ms. Cameron
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