Friday, January 16th, 2009

The Magic Trains:
1. ) Saw a Science Lab and met some very nice Scientists at the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology. We saw some interesting experiments, learned about the giant magnets that they use and got our very own tour of the lab. The scientists took a lot of time to explain things to us and they answered all of our many questions. Many thanks go to Carol Scott for planning this trip!
2.) Had a fantastic pizza lunch and enjoyed some “choice time” during indoor recess.
3.) Practiced songs during Music for our field trip to the Hebrew Home that is coming up in February. We will sing some of our favorite songs when we go to the Hebrew Home.Have a very nice long weekend and we will see you on Wednesday.

The Diener Dinosaurs:
What a fantastic Friday!!! Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Went on the CARB field trip! We met real scientists and they showed us so many cool things. We saw germs, shrank balloons, saw a giant magnet, and investigated different rooms in a science lab! Some of the rooms were very cold, some were very hot, and some had neat science equipment inside. We had a great time learning about how real scientists work!
2.) Got back from the field trip and had pizza day! We enjoyed cheese pizza and watched part of the movie Cars during indoor recess.
3.) Had music with the kindergarten class! We practiced songs for our upcoming trip to the Hebrew Home. At the end of the day we also got to go to the Diener Store!

The Mighty Dieners:
Today we had a GREAT Science field trip! We got to wear really cook science glasses and gloves! We went into a room with REALLY large magnets and learned that the earth is the largest magnet! We also went into a Science Lab where they were conducting experiments. We learned that some experiments about bacteria have to be done in heated labs, while other experiments are conducted in labs so cold, the scientist have to wear their coats! When we came back to school, we had a really yummy pizza lunch! And then we had a fun treat with Mr. Paul’s class, and watched James and the Giant Peach!

The Golden Owls:
1.) Today we traveled to CARB: Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology. We observed scientists in action, learning about, proteins, magnets, and germs
2.) We enjoyed a pizza party for lunch while comparing and contrasting the book and movie James and the Giant Peach.
3.) With the 1/2 class we sojourned to the sensory room and worked on fine and gross motor skills.Thank you for the GREAT staff lunch. Very much appreciated.