Added Meeting Date

Added Meeting Date

Soon we will be doing two activities which entail making butter and cheese.  These activities use many of the same materials and materials with somewhat short shelf lives.  With this in mind and since we do not want the snow days to affect how much we get done in this unit, Mrs. Blust and I would like to add a meeting date in March.    The date we will be meeting in order to make the cheese is March 4th, from 3 pm until 4:30 pm.    We will still meet on March 2nd at the normal time!!!

2-9-15

You Reap What You Sow

On the 9th we finished the activity that we had previously started.  This time we focused on the math portion of the activity dealing with crops and farming.  We also continued the game to help show us that there is a lot of things that are left to chance when farming.  Some of these things we encountered and discussed were pests and weather.  We filled out several charts that lead us to discover how much profit we would have made given our decisions and chance.

 

 These pictures show the charts we filled out.  Finally with our profit we then used a pie graph to see how it was spent amongst the farm and family.  The students were surprised to see how things can affect the crops and the profits.  They were also surprised to see the percentages of the profit that went to various needed items.

PLEASE NOTE

** Feb. 23rd meeting will be letting out at 

                                   4:20 pm!!!!

2015 SNACK SCHEDULE

2015 Snack Schedule

Feb. 2nd : Jasmine B., Grace P. and Aaron B.

Feb. 9th:  Emma Koval and Micah Day-O'Connell

Feb. 23rd:  Lucas Shroyer and Nik Bastian

March 2nd: Quinn Anderson and Sophie Gugliotta

March 9th:  Marie Fredrickson and Alyson Wilt

March 16th:  Emma Hawkinson and Grace Palmer

March 23rd:  Mikayla Lewis and Hallie Winship

March 30th: Garrett Sprinkle and Harley Kent

April 13th: Juan Caro and Camilla Schwartzman

April 20th:  Makayla Huff and Vanessa Triplett

April 27th:  Natalie Courtney and Meghan Harms

May 4th:  Natalie Nelson and Micah Day O'Connell

May 11th:  Jasmine Booton and Madison Mazzorana

May 18th:  Chad Admire and Aaron Burrows

1-26-15-- Medieval Unit

 Medieval Unit-- Illuminating The Journey and Reaping What You Sow

I would first like to apologize for not getting pictures up from Family Night!!!  We had a wonderful time and a great turn out!!  The pictures were lost off the camera in which was used to take them.  

 On Monday the 26th we began our new unit on Medieval Times.  The first activity was done to introduce the students to the type of writing and special characters used in writing text during this time period.  The students created their own decorative letters to put into their binders for this unit.  I have posted a few examples that were made!

 In our second activity the students evaluated how farming occurred during Medieval times.  They brainstormed factors that farmers had to consider and how they dealt with any limitations.  We then played a game that implemented a 3 field crop rotation.  Next Monday we will do the analysis of this activity and then begin a lesson on trade during Medieval Times.

 Our 2nd semester Snack Schedule is finished and I will post it here on the blog very soon!

Can't wait to see everyone next week!!

No Meeting Reminder!!!!

NO MEETING ON JAN. 5th, 2015!!!

We wanted to give everyone the week to get back into the swing of things!!!  See you next week, Jan. 12th, at our regular meeting and Family Night immediately following!  

Family Night Reminders:

We are asking for donations of materials with which to make the gingerbread houses for Family Night.  Please bring in by Jan. 9^th.

***Drinks will be provided, however we are asking students to donate a dozen cookies by Jan. 9^th  for the nights events.*** 

IMSA Fusion Family Night

You are Invited

To The

IMSA FUSION Family NIGHT!!

WHO:  IMSA FUSION Students and their Families

WHAT:  IMSA FUSION Family Night

WHEN:   Jan. 12^th, 2015 from  5 pm til 6:00 pm

                *Students will have a normal IMSA meeting from

                   3-5 pm and you are welcome to join us at 5 pm.

WHERE:  Churchill Junior High, Cafeteria

WHY:  The IMSA Students will ask for your assistance in building a Gingerbread House.  The house will then be tested on the shake table to see whose house can best withstand an earthquake.  This activity is culmination of this semesters unit on plate tectonics.

**Prizes will be awarded for the Best Looking House and the Sturdiest House!

**We are asking for donations of materials with which to make the gingerbread houses.  Please bring in by Jan. 9^th.

***Drinks will be provided, however we are asking students to donate a dozen cookies by Jan. 9^th  for the nights events.*** 

12-15-14

IMSA Holiday Party

 Tonight we had Little Caesar's Pizza, pop and played a game called Mafia.
This is a game of strategy and critical thinking to try and figure out who the Mafia members are.  If you are a Mafia member you are trying to stay alive!  Everyone had a great time!  We want to wish all IMSA Fusion members and their families a Safe and Happy Holidays!!! See you on Jan. 12th for a regular IMSA meeting and for Parent Night following our normal scheduled meeting.  Please look for the flier on Parent Night that went home with the students tonight!!