Highlights from this week in PE and Science

In PE this week the girls got their chance to play dodgeball. The game was quite fun and there were no injuries this time! Two balls did go over the fence, however, and since they are borrowed, I felt compelled to go over and get them. Our very unfriendly neighbor tried to sick his very friendly dog on me. It was a little comical, but I will never be climbing that fence again, no matter what goes over!

 In Boys PE, we played one of my favorite games: Metamorphosis! Everybody starts as an egg. An egg challenges an egg to rock paper scissors. The winner becomes a tadpole and the loser stays an egg. A tadpole challenges a tadpole; the winner becomes a dinosaur and the loser becomes an egg. The dinosaur challenged another dinosaur; the winner becomes a super hero and the loser becomes a tadpole. The super hero challenges another super hero and if he wins, he is the ultimate winner, and then becomes and egg again. I have to tell you, it is absolutely hysterical to watch! Check out how funny you look...

In 8th grade today, we played a board game based on everything we have been learning about Grizzly bears. The best part may be that the game pieces are chocolate teddy grahams... I mean the best part is how much we are learning!!

The 6th graders checked out the BioVan today and it was awesome!! The 6th grade class was on their best behavior and the educators from the zoo told me that they were one of the best groups they had every worked with! The students asked great questions, stayed focused, and raised their hands when they had something to say. The 6th grade group got a special treat, too! Because they stayed to help the educators pack up all their plants and posters and skins and antlers and skulls... the students got to see the live animals packed up too. One of the educators took the Desert King Snake out of its cage, put it in a pillow case, tied off the pillow case, put the pillow case in a tupperware with breathing holes, and put the tupperware in a cooler with a bunch of other ventilated tupperwares filled with critters. We learned what a snake looks like when it is about to strike and that a snake won't strike at a wide target. The snake likes the pillowcase because it makes it feel comfortable and secure! Strange...
Good job, 6th graders!