May 03 2012
Archive for May, 2012
May 02 2012
What a Beautiful Day
The day was perfect! All day long, classes came and supported one another in preparing and planting the garden. We tilled, mixed soil, planted, mulched, and watered. We were so lucky the weather was spectacular, too. The kids seemed so happy and proud of their work. Such a wonderful day.
May 02 2012
Gardens and First Chicken Egg
At the very end of the day yesterday we got our first chicken egg! The friends were so excited to see this first egg! I got the chance to take this fresh egg home and give it to my Charlotte for dinner. She LOVED it! I took some pictures today and showed the children today Charlotte eating the egg which really excited them!
We were really working hard today in the Garden today! I have attached some of the pictures from the day! We just had so much fun!
May 01 2012
Garden Tomorrow- Rain or Shine!
Tomorrow, all four classes will be planting in our three large garden boxes in the side yard of the school. We will be doing this rain or shine (providing no lightening or thunder). Please make sure your child is dressed in clothing that can get a little dirty! If you have gardening tools to share, make sure they are labeled with your name on them and send them with your child. We look forward to this very fun and dirty day!
One of our garden boxes.
May 01 2012
Our First Egg!
Regan checks out the hens!
This morning, our class excitedly went outside to check to see if Thelma, Louise, or Dottie had left us any gifts. To our disappointment, they had not laid any eggs, but our class did not give up on the girls. Later in the afternoon, we went to check again, and low and behold, we had one, beautiful brown egg! We aren’t sure which hen laid the first egg, but the class talked about figuring out which hens lay which eggs.
The kids were also enthralled with a new provocation in our room this morning. Yesterday evening, the storm knocked down a small bird’s nest in my yard. Unable to put it back into its place, I brought it in for the kids to see. Next to it, I placed a question, “Who lived here?” The kids were encouraged to use watercolor pencils to tell the story of the nest. There were some incredible stories, I can’t wait to see what the kids come up with tomorrow.
Carriea's picture tells the story of the wind knocking down the bird's nest.
Who lived here?
Ruth, Messi, and Regan create stories about the nest.
