Mar 15 2012
Just a reminder that next Thursday, March 22nd is this month’s Family Night! It will be at the school at 6:00pm.
In addition, the May Family Night has been changed to Friday, May 18th. More information will come as we get closer to the date, but it is going to have the theme of a school carnival.
Mar 14 2012
Friends working towards a common goal of creating the set for their production.
During Writer’s Workshop this week, we have been retelling the story of Goldilocks using puppets in small groups. Yesterday, the kids created their puppets and started making scenery for their productions. Today, our friends were encouraged to begin working together to retell their story and work as a team. They have been dramatizing their stories with great dedication. Miss Schmidt and I were absolutley blown away by the kids’ display of negotiation, sharing, compromise, collaboration, and including of others. We realized that while they are practicing rich reading and writing skills by retelling in this way, our friends are probably getting just as much out of practicing working together, genuinely collaborating, and working towards a common goal. A sheer joy to be a part of today.
Da'Sean, Carriea, and Sascha come up with a new way to build. How did they do it? Putting their brains together!
Mar 13 2012
Tajanaye helps her friend Angela create a worm out of yarn. See a need, fill a need- friendship.
Mar 12 2012
Just a reminder…We will have our Parent Meeting for March on Thursday at 6:30pm. It will follow our Spring Open House for perspective families. If you are able to come early for the Open House at 5:00 Mr. Smith is looking for volunteers! Please email him at rwsmith@bsugmail.net or call the school at 226-4260. Thank you!!
Mar 12 2012
Ruth describes the life cycle of a worm.
Greetings! I am back from my professional development trip to Portland and I am so happy to be back! It was great to see all of the kids this morning and I got lots of hugs- definitely filled up my bucket. 🙂 The kids had lots of questions about the school I visited and what life in Portland, OR is like. We had many questions about what the children from Portland were like.
When I came in this morning, Da’Sean and Messi had news about the worms- they had eaten almost ALL of our leaves and newspaper in the compost bin. WOW! It took those worms only about a week to turn all of that material into rich, black, nutrient filled soil. The kids also remarked on the increase of egg cases on the worms- signs they have mated and are carrying baby worms! We pulled out a few worms to observe other changes. Miss Schmidt and I asked the kids to represent the changes in the worms using clay or various ribbons and string.
The more he eats, the fatter he gets! Ruth
And the longer he gets! Carriea
What if we twist those around? Its an egg case! They got an egg case! And when the eggs are inside, and when the case comes off it turns into… Messi
Its a cocoon and baby worms come out! Aidan
We knew that! Da’Sean
We all knew that! Tajanaye
My worms are gonna have eyes, but they don’t really have em. This one is long, this one is shorter. The long one ate more. Here’s an egg case! Tajanaye
I made five baby worms! How many hearts are there? Aidan
I made a little worm with five hearts. Regan
He doesn’t have hands or legs. He just has hearts! Aidan
It all starts with an egg case. Ruth
How many hearts are in one worm?
