HES Happenings
May 6, 2022
Fourth Grade "Twinsies!" in Mrs. Krystofolski's Class
Feelin' 'Fin'tastic in Ms. Pandiscio's First Grade Class
Autism Month "Grand Finale" in Science Class
The students of Harwich Elementary School had the wonderful opportunity to conduct the much-loved science experiment "Coke and Mentos." Instead of using Diet Coke, the students experimented using Diet 7UP and Diet Sprite with 5 drops of blue food coloring. They created blue geysers to celebrate Autism Appreciation Month.
From Pre-K to grade 4, the students compared the effects that Mentos had on the two different types of sodas. Students created a hypothesis based on the type of soda and the bottle shape. The end result was unanimous that because of the lack of sugar to create less surface tension in the diet soda, the bottle shape, and type of carbonation, that the Diet Sprite created a much higher and more impressive explosive reaction.
How it works: The carbon dioxide molecules attach to the surfaces of the Mentos because they have hundreds - thousands of small cracks. As we all know, once gas is released it creates pressure and needs to escape out of the bottle. All those Mentos in a lot of soda make a lot of bubbles that rise to the surface and push the soda out in a big woosh creating out blue geysers.
Marconi Maritime Center and Sound Waves
Third Grade and Kindergarten Buddies
Life cycle of a Grain Beetle with Mr. Banks
Mr. Banks came in this week to work with 4th grade students. The 4th grade students learned about the life cycle of a Grain Beetle by exploring the properties of a live Mealworm, the Larvae of a Grain Beetle. Over the next few weeks the students will track the growth of the Mealworm as it completes it’s metamorphosis into a Grain Beetle.
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100 Book Challenge - Reading 30 Minutes each Night is our only Homework!
The only MRSD elementary homework expectation for our Grade 1-4 students is reading for 30 minutes at home and filling out their reading log. Each student comes home every school night with this blue book bag full of books at their reading level. However, any reading at home counts! Kids can snuggle up and read a book together, listen to an audio book or read to themselves.
For every 100 "Steps" (15 minutes of reading), each student earns a collectible coin, and their name is announced on Morning Announcements. Kids love collecting the coins and we love that they are reading! For every 500 steps read, students receive a special reading medal on a blue a white ribbon.
Please click the video link below for more information on the 100 Book Challenge from our very own Mrs. Cleary, Grade 4 Teacher.
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Monomoy Special Education Parent Advisory Council
Peanut and Nut Free Lunches from Home
In order to ensure adequate social distancing, we have added more seating area to accommodate our grade level lunches. As a result, we do not have the flexibility with seating that we have had in the past to allow for students to bring peanut and nut items in their lunches. It is extremely important that students bring peanut and nut-free lunches to school. This effort will go a long way to protect all students and is greatly appreciated.
Snacks in the classroom do not need to be peanut and nut-free unless your classroom teacher has made you aware of an allergy accommodation in your student’s class.
Mrs. Mary Oldach, MEd.
Mrs.Sharon Hughes, MEd.
Harwich Elementary School
Website: https://www.monomoy.edu
Location: 263 South Street, Harwich, MA, USA
Phone: 508-430-7216
Twitter: @monomoyHES