We have been learning about properties of matter in science. Matter is anything that takes up space. What that really means is that every thing is matter. Air (gas), liquid, and solids are all forms of matter. Properties are ways to describe matter. For example, we can say that certain things are heavy or light, [...]

We have been getting visitors from all over the world, and they have left us great comments. Now it’s our turn to check out their blogs and leave them some comments. When you leave a comment, be sure to have an adult check your spelling and see if they need to put in an email [...]

We have been learning about factors and arrays in math class. Factors are any numbers you can count by to land on a certain number. For example, the factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12 because you can count by those numbers and land right on 12. Arrays are groups of [...]

We have been learning how to have good discussions about our reading. A discussion is a friendly talk where you can share ideas. Sometimes book discussions are called book clubs or literature circles. Here is a video about what we have learned so far from our book clubs. Do you like talking about books? Why? [...]

Here is another voice thread about the Native Americans of Connecticut. In this one Grace, Gabby, and Karin talk about the most important crops that the Native Americans grew – “The Three Sisters” (corn, beans, and squash). What did you think of the voice thread? What was something interesting you learned? Have you ever done [...]

The Native American tribes that lived in this area usually lived in domed houses called wigwams or wetus. David and Benjamin made a voicethread to share what they learned about these structures. (The cardboard wigwam was made by Ricky, a student in Mr. Salsich’s class last year. We will be posting a video of how [...]

My favorite ride at Disney World is at Hollywood Studios called Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. It is a very fast roller coaster that does flips and turns to rock and roll music in the dark. While I was waiting in line I started to have second thoughts when I saw the roller coaster whizzing by [...]