Wednesdays have their own magic.

It's the middle of the week in the shortest month of the year.  But, February has a way of slowing down time for me so I walked around with my camera a lot today and captured some sweet moments in our day that I thought I'd share with you.

We are currently writing persuasive essays in class.  Students just completed essays debating whether chocolate milk should be served in schools.  I am so amazed at the growth of these writers in such a short amount of time!  Even more exciting, students have embarked on pursuing topics of their own choosing for their next persuasive essays.

In science there are no words more thrilling than the following two: chemical reactions.

Feeling the temperature change as a result of chemical reaction.

Wait, there could be a few others: Diet Coke and Mentos.

Mrs. Hwande never disappoints.

Our latest reading unit is historical fiction, and our book clubs just began in earnest today.  All of our topics for this round of clubs pertain to early American history.  Students wrote book club "constitutions" to set their beliefs, norms, and schedules today.  Perhaps a few asked you if they could tea-stain them at home to make them appear aged?

And, then the most magical thing of all happened today...it snowed, and it was simply beautiful.  We couldn't help but pause and look out the windows for a few minutes in awe of the sight.

What magic did you find in today?