Goodbye and good luck Miss Olivia!

Today was Miss Olivia's last day with our class. We really enjoyed having her in our room.

We gave Miss Olivia a class book. The boys and girls really enjoyed creating their special pages!
Thanks Olivia....we will miss you!

Museum of Science Visit

 Essential Questions:

What is a habitat?

Why do living things live in habitats to which they are particularly suited?

We had such a good time learning about organisms and their habitats!

So excited to see this presentation!

American Toad                     American Toads calling

Rat....voted the favorite!          Pet rat takes a bath

Prehensile Tailed Skink

A skink at the zoo

                   

Organism Open House

Thank you so much for coming to our Open House. We really enjoyed showing off our projects.

Artic Hare by Madeline

Red Fox by Brynja

Chimp by Amber

Crocodile by Joey

Dolphin by Lidia

Giraffe by Madie

Kangaroo by Bella

Koala by Cole

Lemur by David

Manatee by Marcus

Penguin by Lauren

Red Eyed Tree Frog by Alex

Shark by Ryan

Tiger by Chester

Whale by Adam

Wolf by Isabella

Baby Animals (please note there is a sales pitch at the end of the book)

Science Standard: Summarize the basic needs of a variety of different animals (including air, water, and food) for energy and growth.

Fairy Tales

We had fun learning about Fairy Tales! 

These are some of our favorite characters!

We know ..... 

About Fairy Tales

About Characters

And how to work collaboratively

                                                             

                      Standard MA8A states:
Identifies characteristics commonly shared by folktales and fairy tales                       
We can do this......ask us!!

                                                                

                                                          Enjoy these Fairy Tales!

                                                            Goldilocks and the Three Bears

                                                             Rumpelstiltskin

                                                              Cinderella

I feel appreciated!

Dear Parents and Students,

Thank you so much for all of the thoughtfulness during Teacher Appreciation Week! What a wonderful week of cards, lunches, and goodies! I especially want to thank you for the plant and beautifully designed planter! What a labor of love! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend celebrating all the mothers in your life (past and present).

It's May already?

Welcome to May! It is hard to believe that the nice weather will finally be here.
Please read our most recent newsletter for important information and dates. You can find it on the side of this blog under "most recent newsletter" and I sent home a hard copy as well.

I would like to welcome Miss Olivia Laughlin to our classroom. Miss Olivia was a student of mine many years ago and  has come back to our class as a Masco intern. She is wonderful and the children are really enjoying her. She is also a big help to me. Miss Olivia is planning on attending UMASS Amherst next fall and is thinking about earning a degree in teaching. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

Before vacation we learned about Earth Day and how we can help our earth. Below is a Berenstain Bears video about pollution that might be fun to watch.

Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute

Happy May to all of you!