May 14 2012
Regan notices our pea pods have formed in our garden!
May 11 2012
Mrs. Argus explaining her class' tree choices.
Over the past week, we have been writing letters to Mrs. Argus’ class about trees. At the beginning of the week, they asked us if we could plant trees together. We gave them four choices of trees; apple, cherry, maple, or pecan. Today they came back with the research about each tree. After we learned about each choice both classes voted together and we had two winners. The kids picked apple and cherry! Over the next few weeks we are going to be working on planting an apple and a cherry tree in our garden.
As our week came to a close, we finished our chicken responsibilities. This afternoon we had to clean out the chicken coop! Take a look at the pictures below:
Sophia cleaning out the coop.
David helping clean out the coop.
Selah and Olivia are putting new hay in the coop.
May 10 2012
Hi there! So, I just wanted to apologize for the delay in posts. We do not have internet service at our new house so I have not been able to get posts done. Tomorrow night though we are supposed to get internet service so then I will be able to get back to the posts each night.
This week we had an amazing turn out for the Space Presentation! Thank you so much for coming and supporting all of the children in the class! Like I said that night, I was so proud of each child presenting! They were so proud of their work and just soaked in all of the attention that you all brought! Thank you for making it a special night!
Mr. Nored’s last day with us was today. The kiddos were so sweet making cards for him all day, hugging him, telling him they were going to miss him. It was precious. He has become part of our classroom community so we will definitely miss him, but he has a bright future ahead of him in Brownsburg!
Yesterday we started talking about the astronauts (us) coming back into space and how that happens. We discussed how we know of two ways that astronauts come back into space. They either land their shuttle like an airplane or they come back and land in water for a safe landing. So…I brought in some eggs yesterday and the children decorated them like themselves. Then, today we started making homes for them out of found materials (styrofoam bowls, cups, paper towels, etc.). Tomorrow we are going to drop them from the top of the slide out on the playground to see if we constructed a safe enough home for our astronaut! The kiddos are super excited for this astronaut egg drop so pictures will be coming to show what happens tomorrow afternoon!
May 10 2012
The day is finally here!! We have been practicing for weeks for tonight! This afternoon, we had a dress rehearsal for all of our friends at school. Our play went off without a hitch! Here is a sneak peek at our costumes. See you tonight!!
Our dress rehearsal is done!!
May 10 2012
Angela answers our daily question.
Today we started talking about the difference between insects and arachnids (spiders are arachnids). We noticed that insects have three body parts and 6 legs, while arachnids have two body parts and 8 legs. We also began a discussion on whether or not spiders are beneficial to our garden. Originally, we assumed they were, because they eat insects that may be harmful to plants. However, upon looking at our daily question responses, a big debate ensued- what if they eat the good bugs for our garden? How can we be sure ALL spiders are eating the right insects?
We discovered a spider when we came in from lunch! He came in from the ceiling and dropped in for a visit.
