NFL Player Visits CCES

         
        Jimmie Bell, a former NFL player, came to visit CCES last week and talked to our students about their dreams. They should never given up on their dreams, even if people tell them they will never make it!  He also signed autographs for any student that wanted one, before the assembly was over and of course, every student wanted his autograph!

 

 

Rockin'!

     We have started our next unit in Science this week, which focuses on Earth Materials and the rock cycle.  Today we learned about properties of rocks and conducted an experiment to test different types of rocks and their hardness.  We also completed a streak test on the rocks to see how hard or soft they were. 

 

Instrument Projects

     In science, we just wrapped up our sound unit and the students created instruments and presented them to the class.  They used a rubric to guide their work and reflect.  Check them out- they did an awesome job!

 

Reading Vocabulary

     In reading today, we focused on using precise vocabulary instead of vague vocabulary.  Students rotated through ten stations, using a word bank to choose the best word to complete the sentence.  There was lots of great discussion!

Do You Hear What I Hear?

          We conducted an experiment to test how sound is affected by different materials and how it travels through different materials.  We tested plastic, wood, water, cardboard, and air.  We discovered the loudest sound came through water and that is because sound travels through water the fastest.

Girls Middle School Basketball

          We have a couple ladies from our class that plays on the middle school girl's basketball team.  I got to catch a few minutes of their winning game!  I was so proud of them!

Multiplication Story

To increase the amount of literacy we are exposed to each day, we are trying to tie it into everything we do.  We are reading this story this week in math and discussing how it relates to multiplication.