Agribition

Four classrooms in Springfield were provided the opportunity to attend Agribition 2017. After a month filled with learning the students were certainly ready to participate in a hands on field trip. We were fortunate to have many parent volunteers to make the day an enormous success. The children came home with many new experiences that they were ready to share and they even had a present to take home on the bottom of their shoe. The education program fee was graciously covered by LEDCOR Group and busing was funded by our decentralized budget.

Motion Mania

Throughout the month of November we are learning about Forces & Motion and Objects/Materials.This unit covers the following outcomes: 

Grade 1:

1. Outcome: OM1.1: Investigate observable characteristics and uses of natural and constructed objects and materials in their environment. [CP, SI] 

2. Outcome: OM1.2: Examine methods of altering and combining materials to create objects that meet student- and/or teacher-specified criteria. [SI, TPS] 

Grade 2:1. Outcome: MP2.1: Analyze methods of determining the position of objects relative to other objects. [SI] 

2. Outcome: MP2.2: Investigate factors, including friction, which affect the motion of natural and constructed objects, including self. [SI]

This week we did a variety of motion missions with spinning tops, marbles, bubbles, pinwheels, race cars and bouncy balls.