Happy Friday! We made it to the end of the week! Please take a look at the things on your desk. We are going to fill out our reflections together this week. I think it’s a good reminder of what we did.
Also, if you have homework, please bring it to me. We will have some free time later today, so let’s get it turned in!!
Mrs. Kreider and Ms. Melton
Good Morning! Today is Wednesday!! Please grab your iPad and be in your seat BEFORE the bell rings.
If you have popcorn money, please come bring it to me. If you have your Friday folder or Report Card Folder, I would love that as well.
Also, we have another visit to the construction site today at 11:10-11:40. We will get to see the wall that they have been working so hard on for the gym. If you aren’t ready to learn, I will ask that you stay back and work on any work in the classroom. Because this is a construction site, it is so important that you are following directions and being aware of your body.
Let’s have a great day!! Allison
Good morning! Please come in quickly! There is a lot to do.
1. Get your iPad.
2. Turn in your library books to me. I will check them off the list.
3. Find you math AND reading books under the window.
4. If you didn’t get a map yesterday from the back table, please go choose one or two.
5. Be in your seat BEFORE the bell rings.
Let’s have a great day! Mrs. Kreider and Ms. Melton
I’m back! Can’t wait to show and tell you all I did when I was gone. Please make sure to bring me your Friday Folders. If you have time, please turn in your library books for library tomorrow. Also, grab your iPad.
Let’s be ready to go BEFORE the bell rings.
Mrs. Kreider
Good Morning Everyone! It’s my last day here, then back to the warmth and beautiful Oregon. Yesterday was a hard work day. We took all the data that we had collected and tried to make meaning of what was happening with all the snow and ice. We have to present our findings to the rest of the group this afternoon, after we visit the Wild Center this morning.
We were able to look at the cross sections of crystals within the snow. It was amazing. The flatter ones are the horizontal sections of ice crystals and the longer, skinnier ones are the vertical sections of the ice. We are looking at the ice under polarizing sheets, kind of like the material that polarized sunglasses are made from. Check out some of the pieces! They almost don’t look real.
Have a great day! Mrs. Kreider
Hey 3rd Graders!!
Sorry I didn’t get around to adding to this yesterday, but I was busy Tuesday night getting something special ready for all of you. It took awhile to work on that project. Anyways, the last couple days have been very busy. On Tuesday, we were able to go to Cascade Lake and take an ice core sample from the middle of the lake. It proved to be more difficult than we had thought as the ice was over 3 feet thick. It’s hard to get a chainsaw down that deep.
After we pulled the ice out, then it was time for us to build a snow pit. We dug over 3 ft of snow out to get a nice flat surface to check the snow temperatures and the density, weight by volume, of the snow.
After we collected all that data, we were off to ice climb. We first had to make it up a really big hill just to get to the ice fall. We had special shoes with sharp points that helped us grip the snow and ice, along with helmets and a harness. All the teachers attempted the climb. It was so fun, but required a lot of strength in your hands to hold the pick axes and your entire body weight.
What a beautiful view in this area. Here is a panorama view from the middle of the lake. It doesn’t do it justice as it was beautiful all the way around.
At first I was a little scared to walk on the lake because I had never walked on a frozen lake before. I was a little more confident after I found out that the lake had nearly 3 feet of ice at the top. That is a lot of ice to support a lot of weight.
Today we learned a lot more about ice and temperature changes at Antarctica. We also were able to spend a little free time in the morning sight seeing and FaceTiming with you guys. I can’t wait to talk with you in the morning and actually take you into the Quinzee. Should be fun!
Mrs. Kreider
Happy Tuesday to you all! I hope you had a very relaxing four day weekend. Don’t forget to turn in your Friday folders AND library books to Mrs. Koenig or Ms. Melton. You have library and music today!!
So…what have I been up to? Well, after making it on the three airplanes just to get to New York, I was so excited to be here. I met another teacher at the airport and we drove through the central part of New York into the Adirondack Mountains. Boy is it beautiful up here! We had to stay Saturday night in a little town called Tupper Lake. We drove to Saranac Lake to participate in the Winter Carnival. Here is the beautiful Ice Palace that we were able to see. Unfortunately, it was so cold that we weren’t able to take many pictures because our battery froze!!!
Even with the weather being so cold, everyone was out admiring this beautiful structure.
On Sunday, we drove to Lake Placid and played around the town. We finally were able to check into our room and see the amazing school we were going to be living in for the next week.
Best part of all, we don’t have to cook or do the dishes! We even had chocolate cake with chocolate syrup for dessert!! There are 18 teachers altogether from all over the United States. Of course, I am the furthest from New York. Most teachers are from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New Hampshire. They are very curious about life in “Oregin”, and jealous of the 60 degree weather.
On Monday, we began the training. We learned all about snow and ice, particularly the different kinds of snow and how ice forms on a lake. We learned how these cool little things called thermochrons work, taking the temperature at specific intervals of time. Then we went out in the -5 degree weather to dig an ice pit and record temperature and weight of the snow every 5 cm. The snow was so light and fluffy the thermometers kept falling out!
After we recorded the data, the other teachers began to build snow into a giant pile. We have to wait until it compacts a little, then we will dig a tunnel into the middle and build a quincy.
Let’s see if I am brave enough to stay in it for Wednesday night when it will get down to -8 degrees. Will keep you posted on our ice climbing trip tomorrow. Have a great day and I hope to Facetime with you at the end of your day!! Mrs. Kreider
Well almost a complete day later, I have arrived in Albany, New York. Fortunately, I was able to get each flight, on time. The plane arriving in Philadelphia was late, and I literally had to run across that huge airport to catch it in time. They had already locked the doors, but the big group of other people running to the gate must have made them feel sorry for us, so they were gracious enough to let us on. Aside from my nose being plugged up and my ears feeling like they were going to explode, I made it here. The best part, after I departed the main terminal I was greeted by a glorious site. A good start to the day. 
Now to wait for my ride. Can’t wait to meet my new friend.
Happy End of the Week! Remember to turn in your homework. Please take your iPads out of the cart if you still have them this week. You can also receive all the papers on your desk and stuff them into you folder.
We will have another set of visitors come this morning for 15 minutes. Be thinking about an app that you are really good at to be an expert at. We are going to showcase what we know for the quick time they are here. They will be here from 9:35-9:50, then they are off to 2nd grade.
Our Valentines Day party will be from 12:40-1:40, so everyone will be able to be a part of it. Then, ELD and Karli’s star attraction at 1:40
Mrs. Kreider and Ms. Melton
Welcome! Let’s come in, grab your iPad and sit down, ready for school life before the bell rings. Please welcome our new student Danyel!! He’s coming to us all the way from River Road Elementary.