We have had a very busy week here in Room 115! The students have been working hard and learning lots! We have been learning a lot about nature. So far we have learned about trees, flowers, and seeds. We also just started a unit on insects and life cycles. We are excited to be able to observe the life cycle of a butterfly right in our own classroom! The Burlington Science Center has given us several caterpillars that have been busy eating and growing. We also have a luna moth cocoon that we are anxiously keeping an eye on! The students are learning about all the different body parts of insects and are even learning how to label their drawings. You’ll have to ask them to sing the “Head, Thorax, Abdomen” Song that we have been practicing this week!
The students have been working hard in their Busy Spider books. They will finish these next week and will bring them home to share with their families. They are great books to re-read over and over again!
We have been doing butterfly symmetry at the art table. The students also made giant flowers based on Eric Carle’s book called “The Tiny Seed.” They labeled the parts and measured how tall their flowers were with non-standard units such as markers, cubes, and color tiles. They also did a writing project where they wrote five sentences describing each part of their flowers.
Our last Scholastic Book Club order for the year went home last Friday. It is full of great books for summer reading! If you are interested in ordering, the due date is this Monday, May 6th.
The Francis Wyman Used Bookstore is this Wednesday, May 8th. Students are welcome to bring either a quarter or a book from home to trade. This is optional.
Have a great weekend!
Melanie Duncan
PS… Due to a scheduling change, our class will be going to the library on Thursday instead of Wednesday (just for this week).
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