IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

Today we had a Butler teacher come in and do an activity building our own community.  We held hands and stood up.  Then we had to get the hula hoop all around the circle without breaking our hands.  The children were SO good at this and really did a nice job supporting each other if they got stuck with what to do.

We made a poster today for Mr. Nored celebrating him with basketball.  Tonight Madeline S., who is going to the game, will be holding it up so hopefully Mr. Nored will see the poster the children made!

This week the children are working on Microsoft Word typing various words and sentences.  Next week we are going to start Daily News again, but a child will type the blog while the other friends write what the friend is typing.  They were so excited to hear that they would be blogging and having a chance to type to the families!

Today we played with new musical instruments. There were drums, bells, and a rainstick. We had fun!

Aaliyah and Daysia work together to use the bell. Leah and Jo'Vyon share a new drum.

Hello hello!  This coming Tuesday, February 21st Mrs. Clark and I will be attending the last home game this year for the Butler Men’s Basketball team.  I know some families have been going to the last few games especially because Mr. Nored is playing.  If anyone is planning on going to the game that night, please let me know so we can meet up at the game so you can take a poster to celebrate Mr. Nored and his last home game at Hinkle.

We are about 3 months into our recycling program!  I was so overjoyed today to see how excited the kids were to collect recycling!  I thought after a few weeks of doing it the kids would be bored or tired of walking to all the classrooms in the school.  Well let me tell you I was wrong!  Today, as we lined up to recycle, the kids cheered!  David even said, “We are recycling superheros!  We are saving the planet!”  As we walked outside, Dorothy made up a recycling song.

Our recycling project is going so well that the kids are now finding more ways to save the environment…

Jenesis, the worm queen! I think she found about 4 or 5 worms!

Christian finds a big, juicy worm!

Friends share their worms with others.

For the past few weeks, we have been talking a lot about the possibility of having a school garden. Last week, Ruth brought in some worms which we were very intrigued by and exited about! Through some reading, we have learned that worms can actually benefit a garden. We also read a book with Miss Schmidt about composting and how worms and a compost pile can benefit gardens. Today, we decided we would like to start a worm compost in our classroom. When it gets warmer out, we will use the compost to help us start our garden! What does one need to start a worm compost? WORMS! This afternoon, we walked around the neighborhood on this cold, wet day (perfect for worm hunting) and found more than 20 worms- WOW!

Skipping on a clock.

We experience P.E. again with Butler friends. We were “growing” like a tree.

Tags: curious, garden, growing, project, responsible