Full Speed Ahead!

In considering this post, there is so much I could say!  I skipped a week of blogging due to report cards and I think it's best to catch you up on all fronts.  Below I'll offer a little look at some literacy work- two friends writing their own Elephant and Piggie stories for fun, some math work- finding patterns in pictures and numbers, some explore time creations- a block aquarium and playdough "baked goods", a look at our recent Farm to School lesson, and lastly, learning about loons at James' Candle Day.  Make sure to scroll all the way through.  

Above you can see students using Mo Willem's Elephant and Piggie books as "references" for spelling the words they need for their own E and P stories.  Thanks for the inspiration Mo!   There was a recent article about him in the New Yorker Magazine- check it out

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/06/mo-willems-funny-failures?mbid=social_twitter

The focus that students are bringing to both their writing and their math is evident in the photos!

Explore time is SO important for us!  Allowing the children time to be self-directed with open ended materials, playmates and imagination is VERY VALUABLE.  It's how they learn from one another.

Here we are learning about sweet potatoes- how they grow, how to cook with them and what they taste like.  This Farm to School lesson took place in the classroom and the cafeteria.

And below you can see highlights from a recent Candle Day.  We learned a little bit more about a one of our friends and little bit of science about Loons- fantastic!