A Peek at Our Week.....

This week in Writer's Workshop we continued working on essays. Since it was St. Patrick's Day, we wrote a 5 paragraph essay on 3 wishes we would want granted if a leprechaun would grant us 3 things. We've been working on adding details and stretching our writing. On Tuesday, we went on a Field Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry. There were so many neat exhibits at the museum. We went to a show called "Poop Happens" which taught us all about the digestive system and what happens to our food after we eat it. Even though it was kind of gross, it taught us a lot about the organs that make up our digestive system. In Science this week, we focused on the circulatory system. We learned all about the heart, which is a muscle that never gets tired and works all the time pumping blood throughout our bodies. We also learned how blood circulates, or moves, through our body. We made mobiles to help make this concept clear for us! On Thursday we did an activity with our online buddies in Mount Prospect. Both classes read the book Jamie O'Rourke and the POOKA and we used the Macs to have a virtual book chat to discuss story elements. Check out the pictures below (older blog posting). This week we started a "caring" service-learning project called Pennies for Patients. We watched a Charlie Brown movie that helped us understand and learn about people who suffer from cancer, and more specifically the blood cancer called leukemia. Students across the country are collecting pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters during Pennies for Patients to help find a cure. Next week is our last week of school before SPRING BREAK! WOO HOO! Speedy is spending the weekend at Kennedy. Have a great weekend! Enjoy the beautiful weather.