News 01/18 - 01/22

Dates to Remember:

• No school on January 18 and 19.
• Alternative Programs Information Faire - January 26 - 6:30 - 7:00 PM - Herman Cafeteria. If you know of a student or family that is interested in AdVENTURE or any of the other programs in the district, invite them to come meet us.

Classroom News

Due to the short week, there will be no blogs or birdbrain this week.

Cumulative XP:

5^th Science

Matter: We continue to work with our M&M experiments. This week we will investigate some very interesting properties of M&Ms. You will come to a conclusion on whether your observations only happen with these candies, or perhaps with some other things.

6^th Science

Source to Maouth. We cut our first rivers this week. We will experience meandering and canyon formation first hand. Prepare for a super fun week of intense exploration.

^7th Science

Genetics. You will continue to work on your Genetics project. The background research is done, and you start to uncover the ethical and practical consequences of each technology. Let's prepare a great debate.


^8th Engineering

You will continue your work on the YSC project. This week you will start thinking about one solution for your project and begin to make it a reality. What a great way to "Take over the World!"