New Website

Hi all,

As summer is winding down, I wanted to direct you to a new website I created over the summer; we'll be using that instead of this blog from now on.

Click HERE to go to the new website, or save www.OUESscience.weebly.com as a "favorite" in your browser. 

The new website features a separate page for each grade level, so you can see what you want to see without filtering through everything else. It will also have lots of additional information about things like Green Team, Lab Assistants and Old Union's first Science Fair {coming in fall 2014}.

I'm hoping to have students guest-post on their grade level's blog, so feel free to check out the submission form on the home page and encourage your student to write a post!

Week of June 2 - 5

Here's what we did in the Science Lab this week:

• Kindergarten: We participated in a nature scavenger hunt.
• 2nd grade: We focused on the parts of insects and participated in an insect scavenger hunt outside.
• 4th grade: We played a game on the Promethean board that focused on all realms of science. It was a tough competition! 

{I didn't get to see the other grades this week because of our half day today and no school tomorrow.}

Once again, I am shocked at how quickly this year has gone by! I enjoyed exploring science concepts with all of your OUES students this year and am already looking forward to the 2014-2015 school year.

Have a safe and fantastic summer!

Week of May 26 - 30

I hope everyone enjoyed a restful and relaxing Memorial Day weekend!

Here's what we did in the Science Lab this week:

• Kindergarten: I didn't get to see my kindergarten friends this week because of our Memorial Day holiday. I hope you and your family had a relaxing weekend!
• 1st grade: We had a nature scavenger hunt outside.
• 2nd grade: We learned how each part of a plant helps it grow and set up a stem experiment that we'll watch for the next week.
• 3rd grade: We played some games about ecosystems and habitats.
• 4th grade: We studied erosion and deposition more in-depth by exploring stream tables.

Week of May 19 - 23

Here's what we did in the Science Lab this week:

• Kindergarten: We played a variety of science games in the lab.
• 1st grade: Old Union Field Day was this morning, and we had a special assembly in the afternoon, so I didn't get to share any science with first graders this week. We'll have fun together next week, though!
• 2nd grade: We learned about the life cycle of a butterfly. We'll be watching our class caterpillars turn into butterflies over the next few weeks.
• 3rd grade: We played a rainforest life cycle game that focused on the Brazilian Tree Nut and the creatures that depend on it.
• 4th grade: We learned about the properties of soil and how to filter soil.

Week of May 12 - 16

Here's what we did in the Science Lab this week:

• Kindergarten: We learned about a goldfish's body and how its special characteristics make it perfect for life under water.
• 1st grade: We focused on sound and its energy this week.
• 2nd grade: We used our extensive knowledge of life in the sea to construct an ocean food chain.
• 3rd grade: We focused on the layers of the rainforest this week.
• 4th grade: Because so many of our fourth graders are involved in choir {and this Tuesday was the choir field trip}, our librarian and I combined our small classes to work on Genius Hour.