State Projects - March 2011

The students worked so hard on their awesome state reports! We are so proud of them. They presented them to their classmates, and were so knowledgeable about the state they chose. We all learned a lot from the presentations. Now the projects are on display in the hallway for the whole school to see.

Visit from Oak Ridge High School Chemistry Students

On March 9, we had a lesson on slime and polymers from Oak Ridge High School chemistry students. The high school students were impressed with how much our students knew about solids, liquids, and gases, and how well-behaved they were, and how much they knew about safe lab behaviors. Each student marveled at their slime as it formed, and we were all able to take home some slime in a baggie. It was fun!

Houston Zoo !!!!!!!

We had a fabulous visit to the Houston Zoo on March 3. The day was perfect - gorgeous weather, the animals were awesome, the kids had a great time, our parent chaperones were the best ever, traffic was just fine for the buses, etc. Before we knew it, though, it was already time to meet for lunch and board the buses to head back to Kaufman. We all agreed that we didn't have enough time at the zoo.









With a portion of the proceeds from our flower pen factories, each class adopted an animal at the zoo. We helped to pay for food, habitat enhancements, and veterinary bills for the orangutans and the meerkats at the zoo. We were proud to see them having a fun time during our zoo visit!