Scientists in Room #209 have been learning all about the different forms of energy in science. They recently did an experiment to learn the impact of stored energy. To learn about this, the scientists tied a rubber band to chair legs and catapulted toy cars (safely), using various distances of pull of the rubber band. They then measured the distance the car traveled to see if the pull of the rubber band impacted how far the toy car traveled.
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Families,
The end of the first quarter is fast approaching and that means Parent/Teacher Conferences. Conferences will be held on Wednesday, November 14th from 2:30pm-7:30pm and Friday, November 16th from 8:00am-1:00pm (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS THIS DAY). A letter was sent home last week regarding how to sign up using Skyward (same as last year). Time slots are filling up fast, so please sign up at your earliest convenience for a slot that fits your schedule. If the remaining slots do not work for your family, please let me know and we can set up another time. These conferences are vital in the success of your child, as we work together at home and at school to provide the best education for your child. Thank you, Mr. Krause On Monday, October 22nd, 4th graders experienced their final fire prevention session as students at Jackson. It was a culminating activity where they put to use everything they had learned up to this point regarding fire safety and prevention. Students learned how to detect a fire, what to do in order to escape safely, and how to call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency. The students learned how important it is to know your home address in order to give that information to 9-1-1 operators to get help as fast as they can.
All Jackson students participated in our new Monthly STEM Challenge today. Their mission: to build a tower as tall as they could using only about 20 index cards and a meter-length's worth of masking tape. The scientists and engineers in Room #209 were up to the challenge and loved participating. It was not without some barriers and road blocks, but they all persevered. The tallest tower in our room stood tall at 20 inches!
4th and 5th Grade Scientists learned today about insulators and conductors and how they relate to the flow of electricity. In preparation for our next Science unit, the students used the Makey Makey kits available through our Maker Space to test whether different objects in the room (including themselves) would conduct electricity and make a piano play through their Chromebooks. After experimenting, the scientists concluded that metal was a conductor, and wood was an insulator. They were so excited they were already asking when we could do it again after we cleaned up!
In our study of Geography, students have been locating cities and states on a map using their Latitude and Longitude Coordinates. To add a little fun to it, and in honor of the MLB Playoffs (Go Brewers!), we unscrambled the professional team names of the teams that are located in the cities the students located.
Thank you to all of the families who helped sell raffle tickets for the Brat Fry. As I am sure you have heard by now, our class sold the most tickets in the school!!!!! With that honor, we have won a class pizza party. The students have selected next week Tuesday, October 9th for our pizza party. Please do not send a lunch with your child that day. We will have meat and non-meat options for students to choose from. We will also serve a beverage and a healthy side. If you have any questions or concerns about the pizza party, please let me know.
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