Kids are experimenting with friction while racing cars.

 Meryn gave a report on the life cycle of a sea star.

Dylan gave a report on the life cycle of bees.

 Photos from the Walk-a-thon

 Hanna gave a report on the life cycle of a ladybug.

 Jackson M. gave a report on the life cycle of a red tailed hawk.

 We made it all the way to the bridge!

 Photos from the hike.

 Cooling down with water balloons after the hike.

 Señora Perez is hiding under the blanket while the kids hurtle water balloons at her.

 Michael gave a report on the life cycle of a snake.

 Looking at our chia seed sprouts using a microscope.

Our trip to The Natural History Museum at SUU

 We met Meg the hedgehog.

 We analyzed different animal tracks and skulls.

Spelling Words for the Week of May 12th

1.  cool
2.  tool
3.  toot
4.  tooth
5.  booth
6.  boot
7.  read
8.  head
9.  two
10. or

1.  He used a tool to fix my boot.
2.  Jane lost her tooth.

Challenge Words:
1.  listen
2.  table
3.  travel
4.  less
5.  morning

 What a bunch of sillies!

Chia Art

Just hanging out at the pool!

 Mrs. Anderson teaches us how to make our own Chia Pets.

Last week we had a visit from Dylan's mom, Marcia, and Susan Leslie from the Forest Service.  They taught us about the watershed and how we can be water wise.  They brought a water table to demonstrate the watershed and even gave us a Spanish book about water.  

 Water table

 Jesus liked everything and had a clean plate when through.

Since we are learning about chia seeds we had a chia taste testing.  Everyone tasted Chan, chia bread, chia pudding, and granola with chia seeds.  After tasting each item we filled out a taste survey.

Campbel did not like the chia pudding!

Recipe for Chan:  Mix 1/4 cup chia seed into 1 cup of water.  Let sit 10 minutes and stir again.  This makes a thick "gel" which may be kept in the fridge for one week.  Add 1/4 cup of this gel to 1/2 gallon of commercial lemonade.  Shake or stir well and let set for 10 minutes to combine flavors.

Spelling Words for the Week of May 5th

1.  lead
2.  head
3.  bread
4.  read
5.  heavy
6.  ready
7.  rule
8.  use
9.  four
10.  walk

1.  I read four books.
2.  The bread in the oven is ready.

Challenge Words:
1.  force
2.  motion
3.  plant
4.  sprout
5.  grow