"You are not Alone"

Hello Parents,

Here are a few pictures from the class. I hope that you enjoy them.

It is getting close to the start of the holiday. I would like to tell you some of the activities that I have planned in our science classes.

On December 11, we will be making Latkes for the start of Hanukkah. The Latkes are potato pancakes. They are made of potatoes, eggs, onions and served with apple sauce and sour cream.

We are also studying community helpers. On December 16 your student will have the opportunity to dress up as someone in their community. I am also going to see if I can get us to visit the local fire house.

If any one would like to come in and share what they do for a living, please feel free to email and let me know.

Thanks, Dr. Manhattan

A Hard risin' Morning Without Breakfast

Hello Parents,

We have just finished up our tasting experiments here at school. A surprise favorite for the tate test on Friday was the hot sauce. More than a few students said that it was spicy, but was also very good!

For the next several weeks we will be reviewing simple machines.

Here are the simple machines that we will explore:

1. wheels and axels

2. inclined planes

3. pulleys

4. screws

5. levers

We will read books about each simple machine and do at least one experiment with each one. An experiment that we did with wheels and axels was to try and push a classmate across the floor. We dicussed why this was hard to do. We talked about how both friction and gravity made it hard to move a student across the floor. We then put a friend on a four-wheeled scooter and pushed again. After that we learned how the scooter reduced the friction making it easier to move the load across the carpet.

If you have any questions about science feel free to email me here at school.

Have a Great day,

Mr. Lucas