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We are going to be learning all about plants.  Most plants grow from seeds.

Our inquiry question is:  What is in a seed?

Our experiment:

• Dampen a paper towel with water and fold it so that it fits inside a plastic zip-lock bag.
• Put a few beans inside the bag on the wet paper towel.
• Tape the bag to a window that gets enough sunlight.
• If you notice the paper towel drying out, open the bag and spray the towel with water.
• Watch what happens to the seeds!

Is a seed living or non-living?

Does it eat?  Does it breathe?  Does it grow? Then it’s alive.

Complete the activity below by asking the above questions.

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Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert is a story about a child and her mother planting bulbs, seeds, and seedlings.  When spring comes the flowers grow into a beautiful rainbow.

How are rainbows formed?

Rainbows, like blooming flowers, are another sign of spring.   Flowers need rain to grow. It rains a lot in the spring.

Rainbows are formed when light shines through water like when the sun shines through the rain. This light is bent and reflected, like a reflection in a mirror, and this causes all of the amazing colors that you see.

Rainbows normally appear from the rain, but they can happen wherever light is being bent inside of water droplets. Rainbows can be seen in mist, fog, spray, and dew.

Rainbows are made up of all seven colors that come from light. These colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

A great way to remember these colors is the think of the acronym:  ROY G BIV.

Somewhere over the rainbow:

Maybe you can try this at home! All you need is paper towel, markers, water and a casserole dish or large bowl (preferably clear or white).

Enjoy the rainbow while in the bowl, it doesn’t survive well when you try to remove it from the water!

You can visit the library by checking Ms.Field’s blog. She will read a new story every  Monday.

https://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/parkcrest-library/

Every Friday Division 9 & 10 get together to work on Second Step. Second Step is a program that teaches children skills for social and academic success.

Our topic is:  Emotional Management.

This weeks lesson:  We feel feelings in our bodies

Lesson Concepts:

• You can use physical clues in your body to identify your feelings.
• All your feelings are natural.
• It is important to talk to a grown up when you feel worried.

Today you will learn how to figure out how you are feeling. You don’t go to the mirror and look at your face. What you do instead, is become a detective and look for clues.

You focus your attention on how your body feels, that is one clue.

You can also think about your situation, that is another clue.

Feeling worried is uncomfortable. It can make your tummy hurt and your heart beat fast. When you’re worried, it is important to talk to a grown up.

Think, turn, tell: Tell your grown up about a time that you felt worried.  Remember everyone feels worried sometimes.

Remember to go to Ms. Quin’s Blog for week two music and movement activities.

http://sd41blogs.ca/quin-music/