Progress Reports

Well, the team has just finished up the progress reports for this trimester. We're sending them out to let parents know if there are any problems developing and need attention or just to let parents know how well their child is doing. I delivered the progress reports this afternoon to the three schools that I liaison with. Those three schools are Kenilworth, Emerson, and Whittier. I know Mrs Iniquez, Mrs. Rentz, and Mrs. Kwan were also busy delivering ALPS progress reports this afternoon. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know. We are always available to talk to.

Short Week

Well it's been a short week. We didn't have students on Monday because of Labor Day and next week will be another short week because of Parent-Teacher Conferences. The first and second graders got to do some experimentation. They were looking for their taste buds and filling out a tongue map to show where they had found them. We used salt in water for the salty taste. Juice was used for the sweet taste. Lemon juice made a great sour taste. For the bitter taste I used tonic water. Next week we'll experiment on how taste and smell work together. The third through eighth graders continue to work hard on their animation projects. Hopefully by next week they will start filming them.

Week Four of ALPS

The third through eighth grade groups have started their animation projects in earnest. Last week they worked on their scripts and storyboards. They'll finish those up this week if they haven't already and start making their characters, the props and backgrounds.
The first and second grade groups got to experiment with roller coasters. They built roller coasters out of pipe insulation tubes. The learned the importance that gravity and centrifugal force plays in the construction of roller coasters. We all agreed that if we could, we would love to take a field trip to Six Flags to see one up close and personal. Maybe even ride one! This week we plan to map the tongue and its taste buds...yummy!!!