Week of September 10th

Well we made it through our first full week of school. You will probably see some tired children tonight at home. The heat is tough. At least it looks like it should be cooler all next week. This week we continued to read some Red Clover books. We read, "Swirl by Swirl", "Blackout" and "Grandpa Green". Ask your child about these books. We will finish our last 3 books next week and will vote for our favorite. I will let you know what our classroom favorite was next week. We had our 1st Hands on Nature lesson this week. We learned all about spiders and their body parts. We learned how they are different from insects. We got to see real live spiders to look at their body parts. Ask your child what they learned about spiders! We also had our first Field trip of the year. We went to Shelburne Farms as a Team. We broke up into first and second grade groups and went on a Scavenger Hunt. We looked for living things under logs in the forest and for different types of seeds. We then got to see the Chicken Parade and play with the animals at the Farm Barn. Some students even found some eggs. Hopefully your child shared this experience with you. It was a wonderful Day!! Have a nice weekend, Nancy