Getting Ready for Valentine's Day!

Here we are making our Hearts to hold our Valentines!!! We're getting excited for our party this afternoon!!

Happy Belated Birthday Bucket!

Unfortunately Mrs. Bailey is behind on posting Birthday Celebrations...Let's go back to November. I apologize for the delay, but any day is a good day to fill a bucket!

Thanks for the yummy doughnuts!!

Happy Belated Birthday Number 17! We're so glad we could celebrate with you!

Personal Narratives

Today Room 205 shared their Published Personal Narratives with each other. Make sure to ask your student about how to write a stellar personal narrative! Check back soon for some of our favorites!

Reaction Time

This week in Science Room 205 tested reaction times. One partner dropped the ruler and we measured our reaction time by seeing where we caught the ruler. Each student had ten chances to test their reaction time. What did you observe or learn through this experiment Room 205?

Team One:

"Your nervous system helps control your body. Your brain sends messages to
your body parts. Your eyes send a message to your brain. Your first couple of
catches will be slow, but then it gets quicker."

Team Four:

"You need to have your eyes open to catch the ruler. Each person reacts in a
different amount of time. Your brain has to tell your nerves to move your hand.
Our actions were voluntary."

Team 5:

"To catch a ruler is a voluntary response because you are focused. Your brain
sends a message to your hands. The nervous system is very fast because gravity
pulls the ruler to the ground within 1 second, and your body responds to it
within 0.5 seconds. Some people don't respond as quickly as others. "

Team 6:

"Everything happens in a split second. Reaction times are different for
different people. If one part of your body is not working, it keeps the other
parts from doing their job. You need to focus in order to catch the ruler"

Extra Credit Questions:

1. What body system controls your reaction time?

2. What communication path did your body have to take in order for you to catch the ruler?

3. Describe the difference between a voluntary response and an involuntary response.

4. What factors cause your reaction time to be different each time. In other words, what causes your reaction time to change each time?

I glanced out my window and a polar bear was in my yard...

Blog worthy author #28 wrote a great story about the polar bear in his backyard. It goes like this:


I glanced out my window and a polar bear was in my yard. I called my sisters. I told them not to tell anyone. So every day we would watch it from my window. We fed him cereal out of my window.


One day I decided to go out and see if it was friendly. It seemed like it was at first, but then it came charging at me. I ran inside and slammed the door. It was over; I had to tell my mom, but then I thought how it didn't have a name. So I got my sisters. I told them it needs a name. We decided on the name Frank. Frank was a good name.


Then my sisters and I decided it was time to tell mom. So we told her that we had a polar bear living in our backyard. The animal home came and picked Frank up.



Extra Credit Questions:

1. What would you do if you had a polar bear in your backyard? Would you go see if it was friendly?



2. What would you name your polar bear?



3. What would you feed the polar bear?



4. How do you think your parents would react if there was a polar bear in your yard?