Walking Trip to the Library

We love going to the library to visit Ms. Whitney!  She told us all about the summer reading program!

She showed us the prizes we could win just by reading!!

She also read us a CRAZY story about a boy who saved himself from a rattlesnake bite with his chewing gum.

Of course we had to sing "Flip, Flap, Jack!"  

Thanks, Ms. Whitney for a great time at the library!  We will see you this summer!

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Sharing Day!

Our presentation of the WBUG Nonfiction Newscast was a tremendous success!!  Our anchors, Caleb and Mariela did a wonderful job of leading the newscast...

...while the rest of the class did a great job of sharing their learning through videos!

The commercial breaks were funny, too!

Grant helped showcase all the animal research projects.  He did an AMAZING job!

All the BUGS should be proud of all their work, learning and their presentations!  

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend!  You were a great audience!

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Agricultural Awareness Day

Agricultural Awareness Day is a wonderful field trip (it's Mrs. Koehn's favorite!!) 

We learned about all kinds of different animal hides and we got to touch them!
 (When else can you touch a skunk?)

We learned a lot of interesting facts about cows!
We were amazed at how much weight they will gain in the next couple of months! 

We also learned about sheep and goats.  

They were so soft to pet!

We learned about horses and how to be safe around such large animals!

The horses didn't seem too interested to learn about us.

We got to pet a dairy calf that was only a week old!  Awwww!

We all giggled at the crazy pigs!  They were so playful!

We are so grateful to Mrs. Butler for arranging this trip every year!
We learn so much about our local agricultural community!

Thank you to the Van Buren Youth Fair for inviting us!

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Chick Pics!

Before the chicks went to their forever home, we took a moment to take some pictures.  (I will be sending home a copy as well).  Enjoy!

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Camp Paw Paw Musical Performance

The BUGS were ready to get the show on the road - or on the stage, at least!  

The second graders did an amazing job of showing all they have been learning in music class.  Thanks to Ms. Miller for a wonderful performance!

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AR Buttons!

The latest AR button earners!!

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Goodbye Butterflies!

Today we said goodbye to our butterflies, too!  They have been out of their chrysalises since Saturday and need to spread their wings and FLY!!  

We took them outside, opened up the butterfly house and....nothing.  We had to prompt them to leave and even then only one flew away!  (We think they know there is a storm coming!)

This is what our painted ladies look like up close! 

We are going to try to release them again later on.
 Hopefully they will be ready to fly!

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Goodbye Chicks!

Today our chicks are going to their "forever" home.  

We have so enjoyed learning about the life cycle of chickens through this hands-on process!

We will miss listening to them chirp...

...but we know they need more space to grow!

Goodbye chicks!

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