Sunday, November 16, 2008

Fava Beans

In science, we are currently studying food webs. We started with plants and photosynthesis... then on to food chains before the food webs.

Along with photosynthesis, we planted fava beans. (Click on the words 'fava beans' and it will take you to a site that tells about them.) We observed and recorded what we saw... look at how they grew!
Marseya loved looking at her plant.
Parker was recording information on his plants growth.
Wesley and Spegi
Brittany's plant is just about 1 foot tall!
Hey Mrs. Johnston, look how much our plants have grown!
Sarah is hiding behind her plant.
Orion is about finished recording his data.
Austin is a proud owner of a fava bean plant.
"Hey, look here at my plant," said Kacey.

Max diligently measured.Kacey and Orion were doing a comparison.
Parker doesn't look too thrilled.
Katie was impressed with her plant's roots. They were coming out the bottom, but not through the hole in the pot. They pushed their way out through the wall of the pot.
Orion was showing me that his roots had done the same thing.
Ahhh, look at my farmers! Room 8 is just the best!

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Enjoying Mr. C

Hi Room 8! I hope you had a wonderful day with Mr. C. He called after school and said,
"Boy, what a sweet class!" I had to agree with him, of course!
Tomorrow you'll get to have Mr. C again. I have most of my voice back but still am not feeling very well. So, hopefully with tomorrow and the weekend, I'll be 100% by Monday.

I miss you, Room 8!

Monday, November 03, 2008

Halloween in Room 8

So here are the Apron Sisters who made their debut at the annual Halloween parade. I thought we were pretty original!

Room 8 had some great costumes... I enjoyed watching some of them get ready. While Halloween is definitely not my favorite day at school, it sure makes for some good photos. Check out some of our Room 8ers:BubbleShare: Share photos - Craft Ideas


Check back... more photos of Halloween to come!

P.S. This is a monumental post for Room 8 News... this is my 300th post!

Saturday, November 01, 2008

What can you do with a leaf?

What can you do with a leaf?

That was the question/task put to Room 8. We collected and pressed leaves, brought them in, and then created animals. Look at us:




Our inspiration was from the book, "Look What I Did With a Leaf", but our creations were our very own!

If you're walking down the halls, check out the walls by Room 8. You'll see our creations hanging.