On Thursday, third graders will be launching rockets! This awesome experiment focuses on potential and kinetic energy and is being coordinated by Mr. Cory DuBuque and the Falmouth High Science National Honor Society. We watched the video today and it…
A Repository of Sorts
This week, students in 204 are creating end-of-year slideshows, highlighting their personal Top 10’s. To aid in their image collection, I took requests from students, and promised I would post them here on the blog to make it easy for…
Winding Down
I cannot believe it is June. Wasn’t it just September? It is crazy how fast the year flies by. Your students have grown by leaps and bounds, and I’m sure you have seen the transformation as well. Our 6th Annual…
Effort Personified
Your children have been working SO. HARD. I have to say that 2013 marks the year where I’ve been most impressed with the level of memorization when it comes to Wax Museum speeches. We have 15 students who are all…
There is No Hand So Small…
“There is no hand so small, that it cannot make a difference in the world.” Though I’m not sure who said it, I fully believe in this quote. Helping Hands Day at Mullen-Hall was one of the best days I’ve…
Yummy Yum-Yum!
All of my excitement last week resulted in a couple sweet surprises… The folks at The Cape Cod Cookie Company sent along some cookies, which I was able to share with my teammates, students and family. They were SO delicious!! …
It’s All in the Effort, Abby!
I just received a notice from XtraMath, that Abigail has completed her subtraction facts. This will be her second certificate of completion, and it is a big deal! The certificate represents the fact that Abby was able to answer all…
I’ve Been Flash Mobbed!
The minute a group of important people paraded into my classroom with balloons and gifts, I was a goner. Hand to mouth, eyes filled up, shaking like a leaf, I knew something amazing was about to happen. Through a fog…
Stowing Away the Time
Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a very busy child!! It’s funny, this time of year makes us feel as if the day is longer. We fit in more, because it feels as if the daylight outside gives…
Thank you to Miss Grace and NOAA!
Last week our friend Miss Grace visited Mullen-Hall to teach us all about food chains and food webs. She had some great activities and we loved every minute. We thought that because her presentation used technology, we would use technology…