The Eggs Have Arrived!!!

The day that the eggs arrive in first grade is probably one of the most exciting days of the whole year (outside of the day they actually hatch)...and that day was today!  For the next 21 days we will care for and nurture our 13 fertilized eggs.  Please ask your child each day how the process is going and what new information they have learned.  I guarantee that your child will become quite a chick/chicken 'egg-spert'.

Science Unit - Weather

Before vacation first graders started learning about the four components of weather:  precipitation, wind, cloud coverage, and temperature.  We have been busy recording weather data, learning songs to help us remember the water cycle, and today we began a cloud book.  It's amazing how quickly students pick up new science words and use them correctly!

Four Winds

Today we enjoyed another visit from Mrs. Kerner!  Our learning focused on beavers and muskrats.  Students watched a puppet show and slideshow, ate pretzels like beavers, and then tried to build their own mini-lodge out of twigs and clay.