Last Day of February

A lot has gone on since my last post.
First off, I lost my mom on 21 JAN 17.  She passed unexpectedly at home.  Thank goodness that both my dad and I were home, and that James was not.  It has been rough making it through the grieving process with my dad.
Second off, I got a new house!  It's a very exciting and slow process, but I finally have a home to call my own.

Enough about all that.
In STEM class we have done a lot with "Contraptions."  It is literally a box full of wooden blocks that you can stack, build, and just plan 'ol have fun with!  We build tracks for ping pong balls to roll down, we build tree houses, garages, and houses.  A lot of fun!

This week we are working with magnates.  SUPER FUN projects with iron fillings and paper clips.  We also have a little help from Bill Nye the Science Guy.

To see pictures of our projects, check out my Twitter feed.

Quotes for today:

"If you don't have time to do it right, you must have time to do it over."

Response to, "Mr. VanDusen, I don't know how to do this!"
"Why would I ask you do to something you already know how to do?  I want you to do things you don't know how to do!"

"When you walk into a room, the room should change because you are in it."