Today 7-B was visited by Dr. Donner, an endocrinologist who works with patients with diabetes. He told us about the tools he uses when he is at work, and even wore his lab coat. One of the best parts was when he allowed us to ask questions to the Calvert bear, in hopes we could diagnose her illness. It seemed she'd been eating too many blueberries and honey! We diagnosed her with a stomachache, and sent her home in hopes she'd eat different foods.

Thank you, Dr. Donner, for your wonderful visit!

Today the Pilots practiced their upper and lowercase Hh's on the chalkboard with paintbrushes and water.

Here is the official language (in case you'd like to reinforce this at home):

H- Top start, straight down. Top start to the right, straight down. Make a bridge in the middle.

h- Top start, straigh down, up over the hill.

The 7's Reading students put their new popcorn words into sentences on Monday. Here goes:

I have a FUZZY cat.
I saw a BABY screaming.
I play TOGETHER with my friend.
I SAW and saw and saw, and cut the wood.
I cut myself with a SHARP paper.
I see a HAWK.
I am a bird that's FLUFFY.
I WATCHED TV.
I ONLY have one stuffed animal.
My teacher TAUGHT me how to write Calvert script.

Nice job!

Would you rather:

jump off of the Empire State Building (and land safely, I'm assuming)

or...

eat a Kit Kat Bar??

This is a question I heard a group of 7's asking each other today while walking the hallways...Ahh, the joys of youth! And you guessed correct- they chose the Kit Kat bar! I remember when eating candy seemed like a real treat! Now it's a gluttony (haha).

Speaking of 7's, my Science classes and I have had fun on GoogleEarth this week, learning about the continents, oceans, countries, and terrain of the world. In one such class we visited San Francisco and viewed recent satellite images, and were even able to see the architecture (buildings, schools, landscape) in 3D! It is the coolest thing EVER. We pretended we were in a rocketship landing on different parts of the world- and we even saw Calvert School.

I think this made the world seem a little smaller- and yes, I'll admit- I am definitely using GoogleEarth to scope out my next destination of choice before visiting!

Have a good one!

The tooth is still very loose...I think it may fall out today! He has decided not to bite into any apples to prolong the process...we shall see!

Another girl mentioned a loose tooth as well. When do you think it will fall out?

Tooth is still loose!! Day #2 and counting....

The 7's made elf glyphs in math- they are pretty funny! I even made one, and boy do I look silly as an elf! In case you are wondering what a glyph is, here goes:

Glyph: A symbol, such as a stylized figure or arrow on a public sign, that imparts information nonverbally.

The math students created their elfs in accordance with a code, which reads:

Body- Red- birthday in January- June
Body- Green- birthday in July- December

Neck Cowl- Striped- You like to wrap presents
Neck Cowl- Dotted- You don't like to wrap presents

Hat- Red- girl
Hat- Green- boy

Hat Cowl- Striped- You would like to be an elf
Hat Cowl- Dotted- You would not like to be an elf

Mittens- Red- You like warm weather
Mittens- Green- You like cold weather

Shoes- Red- You like to make snowmen
Shoes- Green- You like to go sledding

Arms and Legs- Striped Red and White- You like candy canes
Arms and Legs- Striped Green and White- You don't like candy canes

What can you figure out about our elves in relation to the code?

Have fun looking! I know we did!