It's mismatch day! Aaaand...Happy Valentine's Day! "You are cool". (Also, a "chouette" is a kind of owl, so this is a French play on words). "Kisses my owl". Today we got to exchange all of our paper cards with each other. There were lots of smiles and laughter as we discovered our treasure troves of happy notes. It goes to show that as nice as all of the extra little gifts can be on V-Day (stickers, chocolates, cupcakes, etc), we really don't need a lot to be happy. Even the RCMP stopped by unexpectedly to introduce themselves and give us some valentines! They wanted us to know what they look like and to not be afraid to say "hi" when we see them on the street. In sticking with the Valentine's theme this week, we did a science experiment to create lava lamps using heart-shaped glitter. It turned out to be an excellent lesson in density and mathematics, as well. Madame filled 3 jars with oil: 1/4 full, 1/2 full, and 2/3 full. We discussed what these fractions meant and some of us seemed to begin grasping the concept. Next, Madame poured in an equal (or almost equal) amount of water in each jar. We were fascinated to see that the water sunk beneath the oil to the bottom! It turns out that water is heavier than oil because the molecules in water are closer together. Even more fascinating was that when we added the glitter and food coloring, they sunk beneath the oil, but got stuck between the water and oil layers. But the "pièce de résistance" was when we added in the alka seltzer tablets. The oil and water bubbled and mixed, causing the glitter and food coloring to float around like in a lava lamp. Also fitting in with our V-day theme, we completed our hearts this week to add to the growing collection on the school fence! (Scroll to the end of this post to see more individual pics with hearts). And brrrr...! It was a cold one this week! Some of our planned outdoor learning was relegated to indoors, just because we were taken a little off guard by the biting temperatures at the beginning of the week. But we still managed to get outside for some silent reading, some digraph relays, and some forest fun! Back indoors, we have been practicing counting backwards with a fun little song that we recorded ourselves singing. When we can count backwards, we are better equipped to perform subtraction operations. We've been enjoying making subtraction questions by hiding rocks under flower pots with our friends. Some other indoor fun... (I promise they're not playing Poker...) And, for your viewing pleasure, more hearts...
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