DECEMBER SUMDOG COMPETITION

I have entered our class in another sumdog at http://www.sumdog.com/ competition for December.  The contest is a statewide contest and runs from Dec. 5 to Dec. 15.  The kids can work in the training portion of the site to prepare.  Our 1st though 4th grades are entering this contest, so we are hoping to do quite well as a school.  If your student is struggling, due to skills that are too difficult, let me know and I can adjust his/her difficulty levels.  The competition will be part of their homework between Dec. 5 and Dec. 15.

Read below to find out the available prizes.

Prizes

• Overall school prize - most questions answered correctly (average across all competing students)
  Engraved trophy; site licences for Yenka Mathematics software (worth $750)

• Daily school prizes - most questions answered correctly on that day (average across all competing students)
  Certificate; site licence for Yenka 3D shapes software (worth $330)

• Student prizes - 10 students answering the most questions overall
  Certificate

HARDY HAPPENING

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Hardy Happening Nov. 28

STAR SCIENTIST

Mason was our Star Scientist this week. With Mason and his father, we made oobleck!  This can be made with 2lbs. of corn starch and 4 cups of water and will give you a sizable batch to have a blast with!  Oobleck is both a liquid and a solid.  When you put your hands in it will run through your fingers, but when you squeeze it, you can feel solid pieces of it.  Let go and it runs through your fingers again.  Also, when you make it, try to punch it.  That's right, I said punch it.  It won't splash it will actually cushion the force from your hand.  Awesome!  Below are some pictures and a video interview with none other than Mason himself!  Enjoy!

COMMERCIAL SHOWCASE

You are invited to attend the 2nd Grade Conservation Commercial Showcase!

Who:  Our 2nd graders and you!
What: Commercial Showcase - We will view all of the 2nd grade Conservation Commercials from this quarter.
When: Tuesday, Nov. 22 @ 2:15 (arrive a few minutes early to get your seat)
Where: Summit STEM Elementary in the cafeteria

Hope to see you there!

HARDY HAPPENINGS

NEWSLETTER WEEK OF NOV 14

EVERYBODY NEEDS ONE!

                                                                         

As we move into our weather unit we will take on the wind and rain by creating water bottle shelters.  Each student needs to bring in an item that he/she would like to put inside the shelter.  The item should be no bigger than 1 or 2 inches tall or wide.  It should be small enough to fit in a cut open water bottle.  It should not be something valuable, because it may get wet.  An example could be a small Batman or Strawberry Shortcake figure from McDonald's.  My daughter has what seems like millions of these lying around the house in every nook and cranny that mysteriously turn up missing every once in a while when we're cleaning!  We will need these this week, so please send them as soon as possible.  Let me know if you have questions.

STAR SCIENTIST

Justin was our Star Scientist this month.  He brought in a gas powered replica airplane.  The plane was 28% of the size of the actual plane it was engineered after.  That's close to 1/4 of the actual size.  Justin's grandfather came in to help.  He is an architect and shared a cool website with us.  Click on this link to play LEGO BUILDING GAMES and build your lego own structure online! 

Justin also made a volcano in our classroom.  If you want to this at home all you need is....
                                            - a bottle (you can build your volcano around this
                                            - 1/2 cup of baking soda poured into the bottle
                                            - 1 squirt of dish soap
                                            - 5 drops of food coloring
                                            - add vinegar and take cover!!

Below are pictures of both along with a video interview starring Justin.  Enjoy!

HARDY HAPPENINGS NEWSLETTER

Hardy Happening Week of Nov. 7

STAR SCIENTIST

Below is Dominic's technology posting for his turn as Star Scientist.  It is an interview.  Enjoy this clip and be prepared to learn about constrictor snakes and fast cars!

STAR SCIENTIST

VIRTUAL TOUR

Kick back and enjoy Olivia's virtual tour for her Technology peice of Star Scientist!

COMMERCIAL FILMING

This week we started filming our conservation commercials.  Hopefully we will be completely finished by the beginning of next week.  Below are some "behind the scenes" photos of the filming.

STAR SCIENTIST

YUCK!
For Olivia's Star Scientist experiment on Friday we used borax, glue and water to turn these liquids to a slimy solid.  Enjoy the photos below.  Also, thank you so much to all the parents who coordinated, participated, and donated for our party.  We had a great time!