Seed Search!

Last week students embarked on a seed hunt, delving into an assortment of fresh fruits. They opened fruits, located seeds, described seed properties, and counted or estimated the number of seeds in the fruit. They discovered seeds develop in the part of the plant called the fruit and that different kinds of fruits have different kinds and numbers of seeds.

Gingerbread Houses

Before the holiday break the students enjoyed designing houses out of graham crackers and assorted goodies. Each house was an original creation. When the houses were completed students had to find their location on a map using the compass rose.
Thanks to the parent volunteers, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Caster and Mrs. Huzyk the event went very smoothly. Look how great our gingerbread town looks!

Water Unit Comes to a End!

Students ended the Water Unit in science by constructing water wheels. They came up with many designs and learned how to make them work efficiently.

Evaporation and Surface Area

Students learned that water in containers with large surface areas will evaporate quicker then a container with a small surface area.

What Would it Have Been Like to Sail on the Mayflower?

The students have been reading the non-fiction book, If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. They are amazed by the determination of the Pilgrims. The students are building their vocabulary by making word books with words from the text. They will be finding examples of cause and effect and illustrating them in booklets. As they read this book, the students are very thankful for all they have!

How Can We Help Others This Thanksgiving?

The Westerly Sun asked the students of Charlestown School to write a paragraph about how they could help others this Thanksgiving. Mrs. McGill's class enjoyed writing and thinking about ways that they could help others. Maybe one of their paragraphs will be published in the Westerly Sun!

Where did the Water Go?

Mrs. McGill's class set up an investigation to learn about evaporation. Students examined the balance and were asked what they thought caused the open cup to go up. They quickly came to the conclusion that it weighed less because the paper towel exposed to air dried out. The lesson learned was that wet materials become dry when exposed to air and the drying process is called evaporation. Water changes into a gas called water vapor and goes into the air.