IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

Yesterday, one of our Block A students, Miss Weese, led an experience on the senses. She and a small group of students harvested basil and peppers from our garden and then created a dip to enjoy! The whole class got to taste the dip and talked about how it connected to their five senses.

It tasted like Basil!  Regan

It tasted sweet! Addie

I think it smelled like cheese. Dylan

Its a different kind of smell- cheese and watery. Amiah

I hear the dipping. Addie

I heard the sounds of people crunching. And I heard a scrape when I dipped the pepper! Tajanaye

I think it feels good to make your own food. That way you can grow big and strong. J’Den

I also wanted to share something we have been spending a lot of time on during Reader’s Workshop- reading strategies. The past two weeks, we have been working on Ready Rooster (getting ready for the first sound in the word) and Stretchy Snake (stretching the word for all the sounds you hear). This week, we have been working with Chunky Monkey (finding word parts that are friendly to you and chunking them as you read). Mr. Henderson created this amazing and funny video on blabberize.com with a monkey talking with his voice. We have been projecting it on the big screen and having the kids do chunking activities with the Chunky Monkey. The kids LOVE it!

Tags: garden, project, reading

Save the Date for our Fall Carnival!

November 16th 6-8pm

crafts, food, face painting, games,silent auction

Please also let us know if you can volunteer for a 30 minute shift, donate a silent auction item, or connect us with vendors for pizza, plates, and small prizes.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Tags: family focus, family night, relationships

October 1- Picture Day- Uniforms not required. Make sure to turn in your picture order sheet this day or before.

October 3- Dow Work in the Garden Day- Please dress your child in washable work clothes. These do not need to be uniform clothes. We will be planting, weeding, tilling, and mulching outside with volunteers from DOW all day! Make sure to get lots of sleep the night before.

Today, we went outside with a question in mind, What grows? Friends were encouraged to find things that grow and record them on their paper. Friends were very creative in their responses, including ones about people, hair, bodies, chickens, and more. We are excited to see where this conversation leads us…

Also, tomorrow your child is coming home with a permission slip for our field trip. We will be going to the Anderson Apple Orchard on Friday, October 5th to learn about harvesting food and food sources! Please make sure to turn in the permission slip as soon as possible. The kids are so excited!

Tags: curious, garden

On Friday we made pesto. It was delicious! That morning, we learned how to properly harvest basil from our garden. We referred to our video from the day prior about how to make pesto and made sure we had all of the ingredients. All of our friends helped either adding, measuring, or counting ingredients to make sure the pesto was just right! Mr. Henderson and I were so pleased to see all of the kids try the pesto and most really enjoy it. Mr. Henderson led a great conversation after we enjoyed our pesto about how food brings people together.

Do you think that food brings us together? Mr. Henderson

Yeah, cuz like, if you try different things you might like it. But If i asked Mrs. Argus whats her favorite cereal, she may say something. And if I asked Amiah what hers is, its different. They can still be friends. J’Den

I ask my momma can I get some food, and then the food makes you healthy and strong. Makenzi

Like we all have different opinions, like different things. Lucas

Like when you have a night, like Mimi, on Christmas Night, she brings us together because she makes a special dinner for us. And we all come there and she is sharing the food, and that brings us all together. Addie

Tags: capable, cooking, creativity, garden