Their Heads' in the Stars

Reported by Brown Bear: Mars is the Windy planet.

Reported by Brown Bear: Venus is the hottest planet.

Reported by Brown Bear: The Earth is turning, right now! But we don't fall down because it takes a long time.

Clarification by Brown Bear: It takes a whole day to turn around, but it takes a whole year to turn around the sun.

Clarification by Brown Bear: Yeah, it turns around in a day; it's a night, because it turns its back to the sun.

Reported by Butterfly: The Sun is a star.

Debated by Butterfly: No, it is not; it is the sun, not a star. The sun is round and hot, a star is a star up in the sky. It's not even the same thing.

Debated by Brown Bear: You just can't see it, but you can imagine it.

Home Sweet Home embarks on its' first fieldtrip of the school year with a journey to Chabot Science Center on Wednesday, December 15th to further research our big ideas about stars and light. Children are nto required to attend, and there will be activities in the Butterfly room and playground for people who prefer to stay.

Parent drivers will transport their child and friends for a morning of intense learning, wrapped up by lunch together and instruction on how to recycle our lunch remains. We anticipate leaving HSH by 9:00AM and returning to HSH no later than 2:00PM. Parents are asked to pay $7 by check made out to "Alternatives in Action" (memo: Chabot Science Center)

On Monday, December 13th the Geminid meteorites are highly visible in the night sky from dusk through dawn. Enjoy best viewing between 8:00PM and midnight.