Erosion, Egyptians, and Espaniol!

Ag- Mr. Brian returned today to continue his lesson on weathering and erosion.  He taught the class about the water cycle, the effect of water flow on rocks and soil, and the major U.S. rivers and mountain ranges.  The class learned about the different river systems in Georgia, as well.  Throughout the lesson, the students were introduced to terms like as aquifer, oxbow lakes, permeability, bedrock, the water table, and more!  Next week, Mr. Zachary Beekman will come and speak to us about different types of rocks.  This will be the conclusion of our lessons on environment, weathering, and erosion. 

Spanish-  Ms. Cindy helped the children tell the class about their families... in Spanish!  They each came up and told their classmates about their family make-up, including pets.  Ms. Cindy helped them with the verb "tengo" for "I have" in this lesson.  After they had each taken a turn sharing, they then worked as a class to label many of the items in our "clase"!  They have all done such a great job opening up and having fun with Ms. Cindy!

Art- At home, the students researched terms for their Egyptian art lesson.  Today, they shared what they learned, and got to work on two projects.  The first, a mummy project, used toilet paper rolls.  They added limbs, a head, and then began wrapping their mummies in toilet paper that had been dipped in tea.  The other project involved decorating a cartouche with their own hieroglyphics. They really got to use the vocabulary words that they worked on at home!

For Lunch & Share, the class saw a great Minecraft Diorama!

Social Studies-  The class began with the grading of the students' at home mini-test over the WWII information that they have learned so far.  They discussed any answers that were missed. Mr. Dennis then taught the class about different world leaders during World War II, and the reasons America entered the war.   Finally, they completed a quiz over what they had learned in class today.