A Few Highlights of the Week

          Science

One of the lessons we enjoyed this week with our science teacher was discussing butterflies and moths, and trying to catch a few.

First Grade Math

After spending a week exploring the calendar and creating our own calendars, we moved into exploring fractions and enjoying some equal portions of delicious apples. 

We created our own "Apple Fraction" books.

 Language Arts and Projects:  "paper people"  the "wrinkled" egg

We made "paper people" representing

ourselves for our community circle project.  

 It was a lot fun!

 We used lots of materials and got very creative.

We made observational drawings and wrote

comments about a "wrinkled" egg shared by Anastazia.

Muddy Boots Club

We went out in the woods to

collect fall leaves, but as we were crossing a bridge over a creek we noticed frogs!!!!

Great excitement followed as we observed

the frogs jumping and swimming in the creek.

Then we

noticed shelters built by summer campers, and just had to explore them!!!

 Interesting mushrooms, but we know to use our eyes only to observe them.

Investigating markings on a log.

One of the students announced that they were fairy writing.

The woods bring us great joy! I always notice how much more alert, excited about learning, curious, happy, and creative the children are after spending a bit of time in the woods.

Until next time,

Liliana