More Parachute Fun!

We are having a great time doing parachute games. We are making mountains, getting inside the mountain and discussing why the air gets so warm so fast (our body heat), and why the parachute rises when we make our space inside smaller (air pressure). We also have made a mushroom, a floating cloud, an ostrich, talked about a volcano and what happens when they explode, and made a merry-go-round. It is such great exercise and we all have to work together.

We all enjoyed a lot of fun on St. Patrick's Day. North Coffee was one big sea of green. Here is a cleaver and very funny 5th grader demonstrating how to wear a green hair clip the proper way.
We ended our week today with the annual Q and U wedding. It was the most precious ceremony I have ever seen. As we all know, where do Q and U belong....together, side by side.

Here are our beautiful keepers of the guestbook.....

Here is Ms. Debbie putting the final touches on the bride.


Mr. Q is patiently waiting on his bride to arrive.....


Mr. Matt Vinson, the minister beginning the ceremony.

First Grade Program A Success!

Our first grade students have been preparing for an amazing Spring Sing program. They have practiced so much and it certainly paid off today. They were amazing.

Parachute!

The parachute is the most amazing unit I teach. We have approximately 25 games we play. In the pictures below our students are making waves, the beginning of an umbrella, and an ostrich. We also made and discussed where tornado's and hurricane's are formed, what they are made of, and we used the parachute to demonstrate each one of these. We also talked about what the ostrich does when they become scared.

Baseball and Apple Pie

We have began to improve our skills at baseball/softball. We are playing various lead-up, indoor games as a warm-up. Below are some students getting ready to swing. Our first game this week is called "Extra Player Baseball." The outfielders had to throw the ball to every outfielder before the batter made it around all of the bases. If everyone caught it, the runner was out. If the runner made it home first, they scored a home run.