I hope you had a great three day weekend! The days seem to zoom on by and before heading into this short week, I'd like to try to fill you in with some of the fun stuff from last week.
Young Authors Day
Boy did we work hard on the publishing our adapted fairy tales! They were all ready just in time to share at our all-school Young Authors day. Our kids worked feverishly to write and illustrate their stories and they are now on disply in the hallway and will soon be presented on student Weeblys. This day was spent reading our own fairy tales and listening to stories written by kids of all grade levels. My favorite reflections from our class included how impressed our second graders were with the stories written by kindergartners and first graders.
Marine Biologist, Kristin Laidre
We ended our week with an incredible presentation from our guest speaker Kristin Laidre. She is a marine biologist who works at the University of Washington in the Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Lab. She spoke about her work in the Arctic, showed us stunning photographs of polar bears, narwhals, bowhead, beluga whales, walruses and seals that she captured personally while on the job. We got to examine marine mammal artifacts and run our hands through polar bear and seal fur.
Some fun facts: The narwhal tooth (which only males erupt and grow) always grows in a spiral to the left.
All three arctic whales (narwhals, bowhead, and beluga) do not have dorsal fins as they would get in the way of breaking ice.
Some fun facts: The narwhal tooth (which only males erupt and grow) always grows in a spiral to the left.
All three arctic whales (narwhals, bowhead, and beluga) do not have dorsal fins as they would get in the way of breaking ice.
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Thank you for returning the whale watching permission slips so promptly. We have enough chaperones to make the trip possible! Final details will be communicated soon.
This Thursday and Friday morning we will be taking the MAP test. Good rest and a healthy breakfast can go a long way!
Look for a reading log for the week that will be due on Friday. Reading minutes should include "just-right" books. I will be doing reading tests with students this week and the next. Those students who complete reading logs and turn them in on Friday will earn choice time in class.
This Thursday and Friday morning we will be taking the MAP test. Good rest and a healthy breakfast can go a long way!
Look for a reading log for the week that will be due on Friday. Reading minutes should include "just-right" books. I will be doing reading tests with students this week and the next. Those students who complete reading logs and turn them in on Friday will earn choice time in class.