Squirm!

The second graders did an amazing job during their performance of "Squirm!" The B.U.G.S. really enjoyed being bats for the evening! Thanks to everyone who came out to see this musical performance! And thanks to Ms. Heasley for all the hard work she did to get us ready for the show!...

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Bug Bites Weekly Newsletter May 25th

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Bug Bites Weekly Newsletter for May 18th

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Agricultural Awareness Day

Agricultural Awareness Day was wonderful this year! We saw baby goats... ...which were so cute and soft! We planted flowers and talked about what they need to grow. It was a great way to use all that we had learned at school in real life! We can't wait to plant them at home! We saw draft horses... ...and learned the differences between mini horses and draft horses (and what they are used for).    We also...

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Animal Research Projects!

The kids worked collaboratively with a partner to research an animal of their choice.  Students used books and online resources to find facts about the animal and then worked together to produce a product that would help educate other learners about the subject.  We focused on using as many nonfiction text features we could, including: vocabulary words, photographs, captions, diagrams, labels, maps, titles, headings, etc.  The students...

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Chick Pics!

Cute kids with cute chicks!! If you'd like an electronic copy of your student holding a chick, send me an email and I'll get it to you! Who can resist these adorable faces!?...

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Released

We took our painted ladies outside to release them.  They were hesitant to fly away, which gave us all a great opportunity to see them up close! Be free butterflies...

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Nonfiction Sharing Day!!

The WBUG afternoon newscast was a huge hit! Hayden and Kit were fantastic anchors... ...and all of our reporters did a great job! We had a great live studio audience as well! Our butterfly rap song was awesome! We also shared our partner plays! Who knew that Digger Wasps could be so poetic to read about? Or that "Bug Banter" could help us become more fluent readers? We had a wonderful time sharing all of our...

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