Week in review...and looking forward a bit.

We had a busy week last week as we continue to prepare for MCAS and we are wrapping up a couple units of study.

On Tuesday and Wednesday we enjoyed the privilege of having Ms. Patsy Eldridge explain what CONVECTION is and how it affects our weather. On Tuesday we were inside and Ms. Eldridge used hot and cold water as air substitutes to demonstrate the different densities that hot and cold fluids have. Food coloring in the water allowed us to see how cold water will flow to the bottom and hot water rises in the liquid environment, just like hot and cold air.

Ms. Eldridge also used a large water tank with HOT (blue) and COLD (red) water to demonstrate what happens when fronts collide. It is really a cool demonstration. Click on the video below to see the demonstration.

On Wednesday we went outside into the cool spring air to learn about convection using heat (fire) and incense in order to show the movement of hot and cold air. We had to battle the elements but the mission was accomplished.

We also had our first rehearsal for the upcoming choral concert. Hopefully, most of the class members can make the concert this Thursday, May 3rd at 6:30PM. Please remember to get your permission slip back to me if you have not done so.  I'm sure it will  be a fun event for all.

Coming up this week we will be wrapping up units in both Science and Math. The Weather unit will wrap up with an assessment on Thursday, May 3rd and the Math unit on adding mixed numbers and multiplying fractions will end with an assessment on Friday, May 4th.

I will be available for after-school hours on Tuesday and Thursday of this week from 3:15 to 4:00PM. During the next two weeks when we have MCAS for Math and Science, I will not be offering after-school hours as there will be minimal homework assigned during those weeks.

Please don't forget that we have an early release on Wednesday, May 2nd @ 1:15PM.