Super Short Week 22

On Monday we went to the Arts Commons downtown to see Kenny Broad, a National Geographic explorer.  While he was talking to us he showed us pictures and videos of some of his dives and they were so cool! It was neat to see him crawl through such small holes underwater into these huge large caves, it was like a whole new world. He even has found lots of new species. We learned that a good friend of his and his diving teacher passed away recently. His name was Wes Skiles. Wes inspired Kenny because he didn't go to a formal school to learn about diving, he was mostly self taught and invented and created a lot of diving gear simply because he was so passionate about exploring the world. Kenny Broad told us about how dangerous diving can be but also how inspiring and exciting it can be if done safely. Kenny Broad is very brave for deciding to be a cave diver and explorer of the world.  He told us that even if he is being paid for a dive he will not go through with it if it does not seem safe. Safety is very important!

At this talk, we learned that anything we put on the ground ANYWHERE goes into our fresh water supply and eventually into our drinking water. It is very important to put our waste in the proper places so that we can preserve our fresh water.

We learned that there are different layers of water in caves that mix up. We got to see videos and pictures of a bright pink layer of water that is filled with bacteria, it was wild! There is lots of cool things to find in caves, for example.... Kenny Broad even found 400 year old alligator poop. Besides just finding animal secretions... He has also found long, lost extinct human species and their skeletons. Caving is an important way for anthropologists to find out more about the human species.

After the presentation Kenny Broad had an open question period where students who were in the audience could ask anything they wanted. Someone from our very own room got a chance to ask him "How many minutes does a whirl pool last?" We were very interested in whirl pools because Kenny Broad showed us a video of a time where he almost got caught in a whirl pool.

After the field trip we had to wait a long time for our busses to arrive. Miss Kolb and Miss Klem were very impressed with how well behaved room 7 & 8 were. Room 7 & 8's bus almost left Miss Kolb behind, when she was returning after checking that all the other kids were on the right busses and all were accounted for, Miss Kolb had to run to the bus door! Then we took a long bus ride back to the school after the field trip and we got to eat lunch in our classroom and then have our very own "private lunch" play time outside with our teachers. We learned the importance of proper footwear when playing in the snow so that we don't slip 400 times.

Today is Valentine's Day! Happy Valentine's Day!

We wrote valentines to our secret valentines. We could choose if we wanted to write our names on the card or leave them anonymous. We also got valentines from some of our peers in our class. We absolutely spoiled our teachers with cards, teddies, and chocolates! They are very appreciative of the kind gesture!

Today in math we continued learning our multiplication skills. We learned about multiplying by 3's and 4's. Ask me what the rule is for these multiples!

In gym we started on balance beams. Mr. Collins was sick so Miss Kolb and Miss Klem both taught us gym today.  We used the benches to practice our balance and safe jumps so that we don't hurt ourselves in gymnastics. We practiced moving across the balance beams in high, medium and low ways. We also worked on practicing passing each other safely while going across the balance beam.

  

  

We do not have school on Thursday, Friday or Monday! Have a super duper long weekend and we will see you on Tuesday Feb 21!

Until next time, Love,

Room 7 & 8