Jog-a-thon, Garden and Hands on Nature

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Week of May 21st

I can't believe we are nearing the end of the year. There are only 12 more school days left. Yesterday we had our Annual Jog-a-thon. This is always a favorite with all of the students. They love it. I was so impressed with their determination to run as many laps as possible. Everyone in the class set a goal for themselves and it sounded like everyone made or exceeded their goals. They ran for about 40 minutes and then had a popsicle. At lunchtime we got to go our with all of the K/5 Teams in the school to have a picnic lunch, listen to a DJ and dance, and to play on the playground. It was a good day had by all! At the beginning of May we had our last two Hands On Nature days. We learned about Bird songs and about dandelions. Ask your child to identify some of the birds in the morning and I bet you he/she will be able to. We also learned how tough a dandelion is and about the different parts of a flower. Ask your child to tell you about these. In writing we are writing various poems. We have learned how to write Lantern poems, Haikus and Acrostic poems. Everyone is loving writing poetry. Wait until you see all of their great work. In math we continue to work on our farms. We have now added chickens, cows, goats, pigs, and sheep along with the house, barn, silo, and tractor. All we have left to do is add the horses and gardens. We should be wrapping it up in the next couple of weeks and will be sending home an invitation to come in and see your child's finished product. Next week will be our K/2 Field Day. It will be on Friday from 9-11 am. We are looking forward to this. Keep your fingers crossed for Nice Weather! Check out our Spirit Week in the upcoming events! Have a wonderful long weekend, Nancy

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