IPC

3G embarked on a research journey this week. After learning how to navigate nonfiction books in 2024, students are now putting their skills to use researching information across a variety of texts and then synthesizing the information. First project: Studying Penguins! 🐧

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IPC – Mummies

We played a Quiz-Quiz-Trade game to prepare for learning about mummification in Ancient Egypt. We learned quite a few new vocabulary words.

We even prepared apples for mummification. We used salt and baking soda in place of natron to dessicate our apple heads.

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Golden Time

…and then some well-deserved down time at the end of the week. At Saint Maur, we call it Golden Time.

We are back to school in a new year. There is so much to look forward to and so many happy memories to recall from 2024.

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First Activities of 2025

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Spirit Day and Christmas Party 2024

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Our young archeologists combined forces with 3T to go on an imaginative adventure digging up artifacts and exploring an ancient tomb from one of the first great civilizations on Earth – Ancient Egypt! This was the entry point for our new unit in IPC. Over the next several weeks, we will do a deep dive into the history, culture, technology, people, and geography of Egypt. This is a fascinating unit of study.

Our Shake It! unit in IPC came to a close recently. 3G embarked on several experiments and discovery activities to learn about science and technology.

Success! We made butter!

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After learning about several historical designs for whisks and mixers, 3rd graders attempted to plan and create their own original whisks. It seems easy at first, but students learned quickly that the wire was tricky to manipulate. However, problems were overcome and students had their own unique whisks for mixing milkshakes!

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We made milkshakes!

Students put their handmade whisks to work making their own milkshakes. It was a sweet, tasty treat to finish off the quarter year.

We launched into our “Shake It!” unit with a milk investigation. Students made some terrific observations as they filtered, whisked, mixed, scooped, and shook the milk. Some key observations were noticing a change in color from white to yellow when shaking and “pure white” milk coming out of the filter while shiny liquid or small bits remained inside. I wonder what that could be? 🤔

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Students threw themselves into the Brainwaves mini unit. There is so much to learn about how we learn! We tried to sort out the differences between knowledge, skills, and understanding. 3G worked hard on a small research project to learn how to care for our brains. The class created a hanging mobile full of helpful tips – on the back of neurons! – to teach everyone at Saint Maur how to care for this vital organ. If we take care of our brains, we can grow and learn even more!