Another post that's somewhat rushed... we have a game in Gaylord tonight at 4:00, meaning we have to leave school in 15 minutes. So I have to get all my school stuff accomplished before then so I don't have to come back and work after the game!
The detour is still on; we have to backtrack through Courtland to get to their school. It doesn't add too much time to the trip. I was hoping I wouldn't have to give girls rides home; that would shave some time off my trip. But a mom is sick, so now I have to give her daughter a ride there and back. She was going to bring some other girls there too, so now I have a full car! The four girls are in their uniforms buzzing around my room. They kept trying to talk to me until I said, "If I can't get my work done before we leave, we'll be late to the game!" Now they're playing with Joe in the Reading Corner.
The most interesting part of the day was in English. We started doing prep work for our NaNoWriMo stories. Today's topic was main characters. We worked together to make a main character for me to write about (a class story). It ended up being a boy dog owned by a scientist who can talk through a collar the scientist made for him. The scientist is going to disappear one day and the dog is going to try to rescue him. I'll keep you posted as more details about our story come to light. There was much discussion on what kind of dog the dog should be. Most wanted a German Shepherd, but I'm not a huge fan of them, so I picked a Golden Retriever. Now to come up with a name...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
Lice
Don't worry! We don't have lice at ILS. No, it's a school we're playing this Thursday for soccer and volleyball...
How my kids found out, I have no idea, but it caused all of them to freak out thinking that they're going to get lice by playing that school. "But Miss H! What happens when we have to shake hands with them? What if the ball hits someone on the head???!!!!"
So I did research. Lice can only be spread by head-to-head contact, and very rarely by sharing things like combs or hats or hair bands, etc. Once lice have a nice home, they don't like to leave. So my kids have nothing to worry about.
Today was a brain-drainer. My mind is mush. I felt that way after school, but still had to coach volleyball practice. Then I had to watch training videos for this new kind of testing we're doing this year (instead of IOWA tests). I watched the wrong videos. :( But Mr. E showed me one of the videos on his computer and said the math video is basically the same, so I think I'll be okay.
Sigh. It's past time to go home. I have everything finished that I absolutely need to at school. Still have some grading to do for midterms, but I think that can be done at home. I'll just put grades in tomorrow morning.
How my kids found out, I have no idea, but it caused all of them to freak out thinking that they're going to get lice by playing that school. "But Miss H! What happens when we have to shake hands with them? What if the ball hits someone on the head???!!!!"
So I did research. Lice can only be spread by head-to-head contact, and very rarely by sharing things like combs or hats or hair bands, etc. Once lice have a nice home, they don't like to leave. So my kids have nothing to worry about.
Today was a brain-drainer. My mind is mush. I felt that way after school, but still had to coach volleyball practice. Then I had to watch training videos for this new kind of testing we're doing this year (instead of IOWA tests). I watched the wrong videos. :( But Mr. E showed me one of the videos on his computer and said the math video is basically the same, so I think I'll be okay.
Sigh. It's past time to go home. I have everything finished that I absolutely need to at school. Still have some grading to do for midterms, but I think that can be done at home. I'll just put grades in tomorrow morning.
Friday, October 7, 2016
Crunch Time
Today felt like crunch time. We're halfway through the first quarter, which means midterm grades need to be sent out soon. My class had a bunch of assignments due today that they were all scrambling to complete. Most complained yesterday that they wouldn't have enough time to do their homework (because there was a soccer game), but only the first half of the soccer game was played. The second half got rained out. So they had plenty of time to do their work. Most came to school with their assignments ready to hand in... now the quality of those assignments on the other hand, well, I'm a little scared to grade some of them. But it's midterms, so what can you do?
The 7th and 8th graders had a somewhat similar problem, but this time it was me who was feeling the crunch time. Fridays this year have been frustrating for me because it takes us SO LONG to correct the spelling books. It takes us at least 45-50 minutes to correct five pages of 7th grade spelling, five pages of 8th grade spelling, and take both grades' spelling tests. That give me maybe 10 minutes to do something else. That's not enough time to practice bells or do a lab or much of anything substantial. Sometimes I do read-aloud. Sometimes we practice for our map test. Sometimes they do other homework. (But more often than not they forget to bring other homework).
This Friday, I still had five people who needed to present their geography projects. Normally I'd just say, wait to present until Monday. But since it's midterms and I need to get their grades to Mr. E so he can put together their grade sheet, I wanted to get them done today. But what about correcting spelling? Hmm...
I ended up correcting the books myself throughout the day when I had moments to spare. I also felt rushed for time since some of them wanted to take their books home over the weekend to work on next week's assignments. It turned out to be a good week to do that; the words this week are all homophones, so correcting aloud would've taken even longer.
One kid, the poor guy, forgot his spelling book at home and his presentation for geography got erased off the computer. He's going to do it over the weekend and email it to me so I can correct it before Monday. Then Monday he can present it to the class and get those last few points. There were a few other boys who didn't have their presentations quite done, but their excuses were not so good... one boy had been on vacation, but he knew he'd have to present Friday, so he had plenty of time to get it done. He tried to cram waaaay too much info in his five minutes of presenting. And his powerpoint wasn't finished, or in the right order, so it was a bit convoluted. The other guy, everyone was ragging on him saying he copied and pasted his whole report from the internet. I guess I'll have to look into that. But they still shouldn't be fussing at him, after all, they aren't the teachers. I told his classmates that I have a plagiarism detector in my head; every teacher gets one when she graduates. They believed me for maybe a minute!
My weekend plans: visit Fulda, hang out with the fam, maybe go see the corn maze in Edgerton... otherwise, correct papers and get my grades ready to go!
The 7th and 8th graders had a somewhat similar problem, but this time it was me who was feeling the crunch time. Fridays this year have been frustrating for me because it takes us SO LONG to correct the spelling books. It takes us at least 45-50 minutes to correct five pages of 7th grade spelling, five pages of 8th grade spelling, and take both grades' spelling tests. That give me maybe 10 minutes to do something else. That's not enough time to practice bells or do a lab or much of anything substantial. Sometimes I do read-aloud. Sometimes we practice for our map test. Sometimes they do other homework. (But more often than not they forget to bring other homework).
This Friday, I still had five people who needed to present their geography projects. Normally I'd just say, wait to present until Monday. But since it's midterms and I need to get their grades to Mr. E so he can put together their grade sheet, I wanted to get them done today. But what about correcting spelling? Hmm...
I ended up correcting the books myself throughout the day when I had moments to spare. I also felt rushed for time since some of them wanted to take their books home over the weekend to work on next week's assignments. It turned out to be a good week to do that; the words this week are all homophones, so correcting aloud would've taken even longer.
One kid, the poor guy, forgot his spelling book at home and his presentation for geography got erased off the computer. He's going to do it over the weekend and email it to me so I can correct it before Monday. Then Monday he can present it to the class and get those last few points. There were a few other boys who didn't have their presentations quite done, but their excuses were not so good... one boy had been on vacation, but he knew he'd have to present Friday, so he had plenty of time to get it done. He tried to cram waaaay too much info in his five minutes of presenting. And his powerpoint wasn't finished, or in the right order, so it was a bit convoluted. The other guy, everyone was ragging on him saying he copied and pasted his whole report from the internet. I guess I'll have to look into that. But they still shouldn't be fussing at him, after all, they aren't the teachers. I told his classmates that I have a plagiarism detector in my head; every teacher gets one when she graduates. They believed me for maybe a minute!
My weekend plans: visit Fulda, hang out with the fam, maybe go see the corn maze in Edgerton... otherwise, correct papers and get my grades ready to go!
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Guest Speakers
I hadn't heard anything from my two guest speakers for North America about their presentation today... I was a little worried they wouldn't come. But we had enough to do that if they didn't show up, the hour I have with the 7th and 8th graders would be filled. There are still five people who need to present, plus we need more practice with bells.
However, all my worries were for naught. An unfamiliar car drove in as I watched the older kiddos at recess. It was our speakers! I had one of the 7th grade girls intercept them and direct them to our room so they could get set up. The 5th and 6th graders stuck inside finishing late work were super confused... "Who are those people? Why are they messing with Miss H's computer? And does she know they're doing that?!" they whispered to each other. Thankfully, they asked the 7th grader those questions and not our guests.
Both girls are students at MLC, one from Canada and one from St. Lucia (a small island in the Caribbean... it only takes an hour and fifteen minutes to get from north to south!). They were great speakers! And even better, my rambunctious 7th and 8th graders were a fantastic audience. They asked a few questions, listened respectfully, and completed their post-it note of three interesting things. Most got waaaaay more than three for each speaker.
Our Canadian guest showed pictures of recipes invented in Canada. One of them was poutine, french fries covered in gravy with cheese curds! I had it at the Clay County Fair a few weeks ago and it's surprisingly delicious! Although, can you really go wrong with cheese curds? She also showed us pictures of places she's been in Canada (famous places). She was born in Calgary, and talked about the Calgary Stampede. In high school, my school's marching band took a trip to the Calgary Stampede and marched in the parade there. I had told that to my students, so when our speaker mentioned it, they all looked at me like, "Hey! You told us about that!" I love it when that happens! It shows they were listening! There were a few more instances of that in our Canadian speaker's presentation.
St. Lucia, on the other hand, had much fewer connections. They speak English and French Creole on St. Lucia, so our speaker had a tiny accent, but not much of one. This is her second career; her first was a flight attendant in France for five years and in St. Lucia for three. Her family is Lutheran and went to the Lutheran church on the island and her pastor recommended she become a WELS teacher. She wasn't too sure about that, and yet, here she is! Only two more years until she graduates. They have a national dish called green fig and salt fish, basically sliced green bananas on the bottom with salted cod mixed with vegetables on the top. She talked a lot about the geography of the island (waterfalls, dormant volcanoes) and bananas (their main economy). She has 12 siblings, the oldest is 42, so she showed pictures of her nieces and nephews in their school uniforms when she told us about their schooling. It sounds like school is much stricter down there than it is in the US. Their leader said if teachers have to dress up for school, the kids should too (hence the uniforms).
The 5th and 6th graders were a little jealous they didn't get to hear the speakers, so I asked the two girls if they'd be interested in giving a shorter version to the 5th and 6th graders after the 7th and 8th graders left. Sure, they said! So my class got to hear them after all. Mine asked way more questions than the 7th and 8th graders. And none of my kids had trouble finding three interesting things, even with the abbreviated version. Afterwards, they said, "Miss H, I could listen to them all day! How come we can't just have guest speakers all the time? Can't we do social studies like that for the rest of the year???" I think from now on, I'll see if the speakers would like to do a mini-presentation after the fact for my class. Some might need to get back to MLC for class, but hopefully a few will be willing to stay and talk some more!
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
The Clown
Ugh. all my kids were freaking out today over the story that's been all over the news... (read the article here) In Mankato, according to the kids, apparently there are people dressing up like creepy, murderous clowns who go around staring into surveillance cameras for hours and they stab people or drag them off into the woods. The 5-8th graders were talking about it on the bus, scaring the preschoolers and kindergartners (and even some 5th and 6th graders) and made some of the little kids cry. Sigh. Their big thing was that there's a 90% chance the clown is coming to Nicollet, so they were wondering/worrying if the clown would come to our school too. And shouldn't we practice a lockdown drill in case that happens???
My first question for them was, even if there were a clown, why would it come to Nicollet? He'd have to go through a winding detour to get there! And there are way more people in Mankato and way more media coverage too! So why bother with us out here? Some were also worried about it getting them at their houses in New Ulm. But New Ulm is even farther away (plus a detour) so the "clown" probably isn't going there either.
My next question was, "How do they know for 90% sure that the clown is coming to Nicollet? Did they ask him? Did he say, 'I'm going to Nicollet next.'" Well, they didn't have an answer for me.
I'd heard the story on the radio news as I ate breakfast this morning, but the report said nothing about dangerous circumstances. Just that according to social media, there was a clown lurking around MSU and Mankato East, but that none of that had ever been reported to the police. Someone on social media (aka Facebook or Twitter, etc.) went down to where the clown had supposedly been sighted and that person said he saw nothing. So it's basically a hoax. But the kids were POSITIVE it was true. Mr. E called the sheriff to see if he knew anything and the sheriff said it's people making stuff up. No one has actually seen any clowns walking around; it's all been supposed stuff posted online. And no one has made any calls to the police.
My kids of course wanted to keep talking about it, but some were getting super freaked out, so we had to ban the topic. And yet they kept going! So we (as a class) came up with consequences if anyone would talk about it. Missing recess and writing 100 sentences, "I will not talk about clowns." Their idea, not mine. But hey, if that's what they want! The rest of the day, I heard no talk of clowns. And now for a new topic!
In other news, today was Fire Prevention Day. Actually, it's the whole week, but the fire fighters came out today. We did our drill in 35 seconds this time!
My class got to go outside first (before a speaker came in our room to give them stuff and talk about fire safety). We got to spray the fire hose and put on the fire gear and honk the horns in the trucks. My kids did not get nearly the amount of time they wanted to play around outside. I called them back inside once the other classes made an appearance... it was maybe 10 minutes after we'd gone out? So they kept asking if we could go again once the other grades went back to class. Nope! We had our chance. Plus they've done this since they were in kindergarten, so it's all stuff they've done before. I took some good pictures of them in the gear and while they were spraying the hose. Maybe we'll make the paper!
Whew, I am pooped. We had a two hour long staff meeting after school, plus my usual to-do list afterwards. Of course, there's still stuff I could and should do here, but it's past time for me to get home, so the rest will have to wait.My kids have been passing around a cold and I (unfortunately) caught it. Starts with a sore throat, ends with lots of sniffling and pluggy sinuses. Chicken noodle soup for supper I guess!
My first question for them was, even if there were a clown, why would it come to Nicollet? He'd have to go through a winding detour to get there! And there are way more people in Mankato and way more media coverage too! So why bother with us out here? Some were also worried about it getting them at their houses in New Ulm. But New Ulm is even farther away (plus a detour) so the "clown" probably isn't going there either.
My next question was, "How do they know for 90% sure that the clown is coming to Nicollet? Did they ask him? Did he say, 'I'm going to Nicollet next.'" Well, they didn't have an answer for me.
I'd heard the story on the radio news as I ate breakfast this morning, but the report said nothing about dangerous circumstances. Just that according to social media, there was a clown lurking around MSU and Mankato East, but that none of that had ever been reported to the police. Someone on social media (aka Facebook or Twitter, etc.) went down to where the clown had supposedly been sighted and that person said he saw nothing. So it's basically a hoax. But the kids were POSITIVE it was true. Mr. E called the sheriff to see if he knew anything and the sheriff said it's people making stuff up. No one has actually seen any clowns walking around; it's all been supposed stuff posted online. And no one has made any calls to the police.
My kids of course wanted to keep talking about it, but some were getting super freaked out, so we had to ban the topic. And yet they kept going! So we (as a class) came up with consequences if anyone would talk about it. Missing recess and writing 100 sentences, "I will not talk about clowns." Their idea, not mine. But hey, if that's what they want! The rest of the day, I heard no talk of clowns. And now for a new topic!
In other news, today was Fire Prevention Day. Actually, it's the whole week, but the fire fighters came out today. We did our drill in 35 seconds this time!
My class got to go outside first (before a speaker came in our room to give them stuff and talk about fire safety). We got to spray the fire hose and put on the fire gear and honk the horns in the trucks. My kids did not get nearly the amount of time they wanted to play around outside. I called them back inside once the other classes made an appearance... it was maybe 10 minutes after we'd gone out? So they kept asking if we could go again once the other grades went back to class. Nope! We had our chance. Plus they've done this since they were in kindergarten, so it's all stuff they've done before. I took some good pictures of them in the gear and while they were spraying the hose. Maybe we'll make the paper!
Whew, I am pooped. We had a two hour long staff meeting after school, plus my usual to-do list afterwards. Of course, there's still stuff I could and should do here, but it's past time for me to get home, so the rest will have to wait.My kids have been passing around a cold and I (unfortunately) caught it. Starts with a sore throat, ends with lots of sniffling and pluggy sinuses. Chicken noodle soup for supper I guess!
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Hearing and Vision
Boy today was a busy day. The fire department is coming out tomorrow, and we always like to have one fire drill under our belt before they come, just so we know how quick we can get out of the building. We hadn't done one yet this year, so our time was running short! We didn't want to do it in the rain (which was coming later in the day). We didn't want to do it when people were out at recess, eliminating most of the morning since one class or another is on the playground. We didn't want to do it while the preschool parents picked up their kiddos at 11. And we didn't want to do it during Hearing and Vision Screening, which started at 11:15. So when did we do it? 11:10am.
I hadn't told my kids it was coming, but they figured it out on their own when they overheard a teacher talking about it outside our window while she was at recess. I had worn a sweater to school since the morning was cool. Our classroom heats up pretty fast, so I had the windows open in our classroom to get a breeze going. Well the breeze was blowing directly on me and I got chilly again so I put my sweater back on. My students were immediately suspicious, "OH! Miss H put her sweater on! That must mean the fire drill is going to happen soon!" Well, it kind of was, but that wasn't why I put my sweater on. I tried to dissuade them, but they were stubborn. So all this talk of the fire drill distracted them from their work. But the drill went off without a hitch. It was the fastest time we'd ever done it! 48 seconds!
By the time we came back in, it was our turn for Hearing and Vision. This was about 40 or so minutes before lunch; hopefully plenty of time for us to finish. But the helpers were not all set to go by 11:15, so we had to wait. Thankfully, I'd thought to have my kids bring their read to self books to the gym, so they read while they waited. Or, most of them read. Some got distracted. We wrapped up just as the 3rd and 4th graders finished getting their lunch. The 7th and 8th graders are supposed to eat after us, but they were also supposed to get screened right after us too. So they got lunch late and therefore got to recess late. And you can imagine the fuss they made.
Mr. E and I came up with a plan that the 5th and 6th graders would have normal recess (so he could keep his normal math schedule). I would give the 7th and 8th graders extra recess, cutting into our class time a bit. They were presenting their geography projects, so it wasn't too big a deal since we can present another day too. Not everyone could present in one day. We were supposed to have bells, but with the late recess thing, we just skipped today. I'm wondering how our second bell song is going to go... we're not having practice Thursday either since we have a guest speaker... Tomorrow I want them to write in the rhythms on their music during study hall; hopefully that will help them play better. One song we have down. But the tricky one has lots of running eighth notes and some syncopated rhythms that are super fast (16th notes!). It needs work. We're running out of time too! We might need to skip that song. Or modify it so it's not so long. Or just practice more.
Well, I think it's time for me to head home. I ran all my errands yesterday, so I don't have too much on my agenda tonight. I stopped at the library and stocked up on books, got groceries, got a flu shot. (My arm was super sore last night, but today it's been pretty good.) The rain that was in the forecast has arrived; it's pouring. I was hoping it would miss us. I'm seeing some combines and semis giving up and going home. But to look on the positive side, it's the perfect weather for curling up with the book that's been calling my name all day!
I hadn't told my kids it was coming, but they figured it out on their own when they overheard a teacher talking about it outside our window while she was at recess. I had worn a sweater to school since the morning was cool. Our classroom heats up pretty fast, so I had the windows open in our classroom to get a breeze going. Well the breeze was blowing directly on me and I got chilly again so I put my sweater back on. My students were immediately suspicious, "OH! Miss H put her sweater on! That must mean the fire drill is going to happen soon!" Well, it kind of was, but that wasn't why I put my sweater on. I tried to dissuade them, but they were stubborn. So all this talk of the fire drill distracted them from their work. But the drill went off without a hitch. It was the fastest time we'd ever done it! 48 seconds!
By the time we came back in, it was our turn for Hearing and Vision. This was about 40 or so minutes before lunch; hopefully plenty of time for us to finish. But the helpers were not all set to go by 11:15, so we had to wait. Thankfully, I'd thought to have my kids bring their read to self books to the gym, so they read while they waited. Or, most of them read. Some got distracted. We wrapped up just as the 3rd and 4th graders finished getting their lunch. The 7th and 8th graders are supposed to eat after us, but they were also supposed to get screened right after us too. So they got lunch late and therefore got to recess late. And you can imagine the fuss they made.
Mr. E and I came up with a plan that the 5th and 6th graders would have normal recess (so he could keep his normal math schedule). I would give the 7th and 8th graders extra recess, cutting into our class time a bit. They were presenting their geography projects, so it wasn't too big a deal since we can present another day too. Not everyone could present in one day. We were supposed to have bells, but with the late recess thing, we just skipped today. I'm wondering how our second bell song is going to go... we're not having practice Thursday either since we have a guest speaker... Tomorrow I want them to write in the rhythms on their music during study hall; hopefully that will help them play better. One song we have down. But the tricky one has lots of running eighth notes and some syncopated rhythms that are super fast (16th notes!). It needs work. We're running out of time too! We might need to skip that song. Or modify it so it's not so long. Or just practice more.
Well, I think it's time for me to head home. I ran all my errands yesterday, so I don't have too much on my agenda tonight. I stopped at the library and stocked up on books, got groceries, got a flu shot. (My arm was super sore last night, but today it's been pretty good.) The rain that was in the forecast has arrived; it's pouring. I was hoping it would miss us. I'm seeing some combines and semis giving up and going home. But to look on the positive side, it's the perfect weather for curling up with the book that's been calling my name all day!
Monday, October 3, 2016
VIP Day
VIP day was a success!
The start of the morning is always a little nerve-wracking... parents and grandparents and other relatives spend a half an hour in the classrooms, though it's actually a little longer since a lot of them drop the kids off at school. So we had visitors come in starting around 8:15am. We did our normal morning stuff, which by now is routine, but it's different when you have an audience. My kiddos were pretty quiet. We did religion class instead of a game like some of the younger grades do. Today's topic was Jacob and Esau. I'd read the story last night like I usually do, just to refresh my memory and read up on the notes in my study bible for the story. We got in a big circle, VIPs sitting next to their people, and worked our way through the Bible a few verses at a time. My kids were again super quiet. But we got through the whole story in a half an hour! I thought it'd maybe take us two days. One of the grandparents came up to me later (after school at the volleyball game) and said it was one of the best bible studies he's ever been to. Wow!
At 9:00 we moved to the gym for donuts. And after donuts, Douglas Wood. He was great! Everyone had a good time, from young to old (even the 7th and 8th graders...). He had us sing a super catchy song that most of us hummed the rest of the day.
It must've put us in a musical mood because the 7th and 8th graders were singing old musical songs during their study hall today. They had me play some of the songs (on the computer) while they were working. It was one big sing-along! Glad to know the songs stuck with them!
Chemistry class today got interesting. The 5th and 6th graders are learning about molecules; today's topic was electrons in orbitals. We got a little deeper in content than most 5th and 6th grade classes, but I think they all understood it for the most part! I used muffin tins as a way for them to understand electrons in orbitals. Every element has a certain number of empty spaces in its muffin tin (orbital). Other elements can plop their electrons (muffins) in the missing spaces to fill the tin. That's how molecules stick together! Woo! Science! We're doing a lab tomorrow where they get to make molecules from marshmallows and toothpicks. They're super excited. Everyone wanted to know if they could keep the marshmallows after they were done. Or if they could eat them. Nope and nope. Science supplies are never to be eaten. Hopefully no one tries to sneak a snack tomorrow...
The start of the morning is always a little nerve-wracking... parents and grandparents and other relatives spend a half an hour in the classrooms, though it's actually a little longer since a lot of them drop the kids off at school. So we had visitors come in starting around 8:15am. We did our normal morning stuff, which by now is routine, but it's different when you have an audience. My kiddos were pretty quiet. We did religion class instead of a game like some of the younger grades do. Today's topic was Jacob and Esau. I'd read the story last night like I usually do, just to refresh my memory and read up on the notes in my study bible for the story. We got in a big circle, VIPs sitting next to their people, and worked our way through the Bible a few verses at a time. My kids were again super quiet. But we got through the whole story in a half an hour! I thought it'd maybe take us two days. One of the grandparents came up to me later (after school at the volleyball game) and said it was one of the best bible studies he's ever been to. Wow!
At 9:00 we moved to the gym for donuts. And after donuts, Douglas Wood. He was great! Everyone had a good time, from young to old (even the 7th and 8th graders...). He had us sing a super catchy song that most of us hummed the rest of the day.
It must've put us in a musical mood because the 7th and 8th graders were singing old musical songs during their study hall today. They had me play some of the songs (on the computer) while they were working. It was one big sing-along! Glad to know the songs stuck with them!
Chemistry class today got interesting. The 5th and 6th graders are learning about molecules; today's topic was electrons in orbitals. We got a little deeper in content than most 5th and 6th grade classes, but I think they all understood it for the most part! I used muffin tins as a way for them to understand electrons in orbitals. Every element has a certain number of empty spaces in its muffin tin (orbital). Other elements can plop their electrons (muffins) in the missing spaces to fill the tin. That's how molecules stick together! Woo! Science! We're doing a lab tomorrow where they get to make molecules from marshmallows and toothpicks. They're super excited. Everyone wanted to know if they could keep the marshmallows after they were done. Or if they could eat them. Nope and nope. Science supplies are never to be eaten. Hopefully no one tries to sneak a snack tomorrow...
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