What we want to be when we grow up. One of my favorite things to do each yea...
Friday, June 12, 2015
We read a story called "Someday..." by Eileen Spinelli. In the story the narrator talks about the big plans she has for "someday" and the things she is doing right now that remind her of those dreams. We all took a turn writing our own "Someday" story. Here are some of our favorite snippets...
"Someday...I will be a famous biker. I will go all over the world so all kinds of people can see me. Also, I will make...
Thursday, June 11, 2015
We had fantastic weather for Water World this year!
The kids showed off their hopping abilities!
They always love the fire truck hose!
They used their javelin throwing skills from Track and Field!
They also showed how well they can shoot hoops in the sprinkler field!
They ran the obstacle course...
...ducked through the hoops!
Good thing there was a hose on hand for quick drinks!
They loved getting soaked...
...as...
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
We walked down the street, around the corner and even through the woods to the Paw Paw Public Library today!
We love our library!!
We also love Ms. Whitney and the summer reading program!
We are all excited about reading this summer!
Look at all the cool prizes we could win - just by reading!!
Ms. Whitney always sings us the "Flip Flap Jack" song! We love it!
She also read us "E-mergency!" Which is a great book about...
What a beautiful day to spend at Dutch Village!
We saw Dutch costumes and Dutch dancing!
We listened to the "Golden Angel" organ.
We learned how and WHY the Dutch wore wooden shoes!
There were week-old baby goats to cuddle with...
...and ponies to ride!
There were "epic" moments of bravery!
Smiling friends on the Feris Wheel.
There was ice cream bigger than our heads...
...and wonderful parents who chaperoned!
There...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
We're wrapping up our poetry unit and have a few days of Writer's Workshop time on our hands. At this point in the year, I allow students the opportunity to write anything they want in any style they want to. They can use their writing notebooks and the writing books we have in the classroom as resources, and I ask that they still use the writing process, but they can choose to write more poetry, or a fictional story, a play, a song,...
We're studying the life cycle of a frog in Science. We're watching the tadpoles Emma brought in our classroom and we're doing research about our wonderings (Do froglets croak? What's the difference between a frog and a toad?) We're also comparing the life cycle of the frog to the life cycles of plants, chickens and butterflies. (Today we figured out that chickens develop IN the egg, and frogs develop OUTSIDE the egg!!)
Just to liven up our learning, we also found a song about the frog life cycle from the same musicians...
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