Zambonis!

 

Image is from here: 

Back in December, I had a great idea to bring in parents and have them work with the kids on creating Zambonis (ice resurfacer machines,) that we could use on a frozen baby pool that Mrs. Racosky brought in.  Due to testing, snow days, and snow delays, time got away from us, so I sent it home as an optional homework project.

Today, I let the kids share their machines.  I took pictures of them with their creations as well.

 

She asked me if she could some of my glue stick caps for her wheels. :-) 

 

Hers had marbles inside!

 

Check out the minion driver!

 

And TJ Oshie on the back! :-) 

 

Lego driver!

 

This one, we put water in and tested it out!

 

This was supposed to be a video, but clearly I didn't do it right. :-(

Here's a video of it working on the sidewalk where we had more room.  The kids LOVED it!

In movie related news, the students have finished writing their scripts.  Next week, we will select our script - MARCH MADNESS STYLE BABY!!! :-) 

Thanks for visiting!
~Mrs. Lynch~

Ice Rink Field Trip Fun!

 

Image from here. 

We FINALLY got to the ice rink for our field trip!  We were supposed to go in early January.  We had a two hour delay that day due to weather.  So I chose a date later that month.  No joke - another two hour delay.  The kids couldn't wait to go!  Between my class and the fourth grade class that went, I believe only one student had been to an ice rink before.  When they all got on the ice, this is what it looked like:

After awhile, they got the hang out of it and had a BLAST!

Here are two videos as well:

Some of my kiddos wanted a selfie with me.  Look at their wonderful smiles!

Truth:  I can't ice skate.  I've been to the ice rink before (including when I took my class last year.)  I always hold onto the wall while going around the rink.  I'm way too nervous to let go!  My students were DETERMINED to get me off the wall.  One of my girls took my hand and led me around the rink!  Bless her heart! I wish I had a picture of it or on video, but to my knowledge, no one took any.

While I'm thinking about it, thank you to Mr. R and Mrs. V for taking pictures and videos!  Thank you for sharing with me!

The students watched people practicing their hockey skills in the other rink.  Before we left, they got to see the Zamboni!

They did NOT want to leave!  One girl told me she wants to live at the rink!

When we returned to school, we celebrated the 100th day of school.  The students were split up into groups and given 100 cups.  They had to collaborate and build a structure with their cups.  That turned into them combining all of their cups to create a hockey rink.

I think they did an AMAZING job!

Our field trip was definitely worth the wait.  They all want to go back! 

The students are almost done writing their scripts.  Pretty soon, we'll choose the one we're going to use for our movie!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Stacey~

Gingerbread Zambonis

Image from here.

What happens when we're gearing up for winter break and learning about hockey at the same time?  You make Gingerbread Zambonis!

Someone had shared this link on Twitter.  I immediately told Mrs. Racosky (my co-teacher,) that I wanted to do this and we figured out a way to make it happen!  

By the way, Mrs. Racosky is the BEST!!!!!  She did a test run over a week ago and made me this:

After receiving that, I was even MORE excited about this project!

We did some shopping - okay, a LOT of shopping - and set everything up this morning!

Mrs. Racosky spent a large chunk of the morning filling pastry bags!  (You rock!!!!!!)  Each student had a foil pan, a cup full of candies, a bag of graham crackers, and a pastry bag.

 

We started off the morning by watching a short video clip of Zambonis from Discovery Education.  

Then we talked about what they had learned from the video.  They also discussed the shapes found on the Zambonis.  

Afterwards, each student received a piece of grid paper.  They drew their Zamboni and decided how they were going to decorate it.

Once everyone was done, Mrs. Racosky showed the students how to use the pastry bags.  Then they went to town!  

It was messy, challenging, and oh so much fun!

 

I want you to see all sides of their Zambonis so I took some video.  You can check it out here!

Of course, I made one too!

77 is Oshie's number!

 

The students had a blast!

Tomorrow we will look at how much candy each student used and do some math work with those numbers (addition, subtraction, greater than / less than!)

Have a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! :-)

~Stacey~