Week of November 10th

On Tuesday we had Hands on Nature.  The focus this month was; From standing snags to lying logs, dead wood is essential in a forest, though its importance is often overlooked. As wood decays, a succession of plants, animals, fungi and bacteria come and go, each furthering its decomposition. At every stage, snags and logs are hubs of activity, providing food, shelter, perches, travel corridors and many other functions in the forest ecosystem.  We watched a puppet show where we met some inhabitants of standing snags and rotting logs and learned how they contribute to the process of change and decay.  We had a visit from Dr. VanRottinglog and her time machine and witnessed what happens to a snag and log over a period of time.  We then got to go outside to investigate rotting logs and look for evidence of living things - plants, animals and fungi - that live on or in it.  We then recorded our observations in drawings and words in our Hands on Nature Science Journals.  I'd like to thank Janet, Marcella and Kate for helping us to learn all of this wonderful science.  Check out the photos from Hands on Nature.  

On Tuesday we also had a visitor from CVU's Sport's Leadership group who read some books to the class.  They loved hearing her read.  

This week we have begun to create ebooks with our Small moment stories on ipads. Students are using a program called "Book Creator" to do this.  They are doing a wonderful job!!

In math we continue to focus on adding subtracting and using number stories to help us determine the difference between numbers.  

In Reader's Workshop we are reading lots of Mo Willems books, looking at characters, settings and story order.  

We are looking for help with the Craft Fair for our team.  Please check your child's Friday folder for information about this event.  

Just a reminder that Book orders are due next week.

Have a wonderful weekend,
Nancy






 

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