Weather Detectives

Funded Oct 18, 2010

With great appreciation I write this thank you note. Because of your donations, I have books about weather that the students can read independently or I can read to them. They can also take Accelerated Reader tests to confirm their learning. These books add depth of knowledge to the text books and to the explanations supplied by me. The books allow students to understand more clearly the crafts we completed, too. My students are building background knowledge about weather by reading these books.

Because of your generosity, my students had the supplies they needed to create bracelets about the water cycle. Each bead represents a different stage of the cycle. The yellow bead signifies the sun's heat which causes evaporation. The clear bead represents evaporation. The white bead signifies condensation when clouds are formed. The blue bead represents precipitation, and the black bead represents run-off. This bracelet gave the students a hands-on way to remember the water cycle.

We also made cloud booklets. Students were given cotton balls, construction paper, and glue. They stretched the cotton to form cumulous, cirrus, and stratus clouds. They used scissors to make a flip book so they could write the name of each cloud under the flap.

Finally, I am so grateful for the weather equipment your donations funded. Students now can observe the anemometer at work. Students can actually practice the skills meteorologists employ when observing the wind vane. My students can actually read measurements on the rain gauge.

I am so excited about the donated funds that allowed for the purchase of the weather supplies that this class can use and future classes can too. Your generosity is much appreciated.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Peace