Wow, what a busy and exciting week we've had! It's hard to believe we packed so much into just 5 days!
We read a funny book, Boss for a Week by Libby Handy and dreamt up ideas about the rules we'd make and the things we'd do if we were the boss of our homes for a week. This is opinion writing and response to literature at its best! We had so many creative responses. Check them out on the boards outside our room!
We also began planning and building our models to demonstrate what we've learned about landforms and bodies of water on Earth. We actually got to start our building and making on Friday afternoon and will continue next Monday and Tuesday. Again student creativity is running wild and its fantastic to see the energy they are putting into their ideas and how well they can explain all they've learned! Thanks to everyone who sent in modeling clay. If you still wanted to contribute some for class consumption please send it in on Monday!
Here are a few pictures of the models students began making Friday afternoon.
We've also continued our study of the Earth and it's layers through our read alouds. We read Planet Earth/Inside Out by Gail Gibbons. This book has incredible diagrams and easy to comprehend descriptions to explain some of these hard vocabulary words and science concepts. We also compared the Earth to an orange and to a peach when talking about the layers. We then dove headfirst into the Earth while reading How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World by Faith McNulty. This is a fantastic science fiction adventure story chock full of real details about the layers of the Earth.
On Wednesday we went sugaring with our 6th grade buddies. It was a wet walk to the Rumney Sugarbush but so exciting to see how much sap had accumulated overnight. (Ben's class with their 5th grade buddies had just emptied buckets at the end of school on Tuesday--but the trees kept producing overnight!) Many students also enjoyed putting their fingers under the dripping spiles to catch a taste of the sweet sap.
Of course, it was also Circus Week! We had 2 circus classes this week with Troy Wonderle in which we practiced our act and learned a few more circus skills like balancing peacock feathers on our bodies, spinning plates, using devil sticks and diablos. On Friday morning we had a dress rehearsal with the whole school before our audience came in the afternoon to enjoy our show. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend. If anyone took a video of our performance and can share that with me I'd be happy to post it here on our blog so any parents or family members (near or far) who weren't able to attend can still see our amazing, Mischievous Monkeys.
We were thrilled this week that mud season truly began and coats were optional most days! Please do keep sending in boots and snowpants for outdoor wear--our playground is extremely wet and icy. This is also the most important time of year for indoor shoes so we don't track mud all over the school or get the rugs and carpets muddy. Pete, Paul, and Nate have their hands full keeping our school clean!
Enjoy the warm weather this weekend!
Dates to Remember
Tuesday March 15 -- 4 Winds 2:30-3:20
Tuesday March 29 -- 4 Winds Again! 2:30-3:20
**If you can help with either of these 4 Winds times please contact Honi!
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