Birds and bird feeders...

Our bird feeders turned out great ! We hung some of them up in the trees near our classroom...we'll watch to see if the birds come.

We think our bird collages are pretty wonderful too!

We finished up our Jan Brett author study by reading her colorful version of " The Three Bears" and "The Three Snow Bears", which takes place in the Arctic.  Next week we will study another author, Ezra Jack Keats. Our students are beginning to recognize some themes that some authors write about .
In February we will begin our animal research unit! This will be a new experience for our class -we will be researching and writing about animals, learning about their habitats, food and other neat facts.  We may even be able to share our research with all of you one afternoon!
Looking ahead, I would like to remind you that our third Parent Support Group meeting will be on Wednesday, February 5th at 6:30. I hope that many of you will be able to attend - it is a nice opportunity to meet and talk with other parents and with both special education teachers and our social worker. We will have one more meeting in April this year.
We will exchange valentines cards and have a simple party on Friday, February 14. Your child only needs to sign his/her name on his/her cards. They do not need to write the names of their classmates on their cards. Your child should bring cards for 12 classmates, and 4 adults if they wish. We will make our mailboxes at school. If you would like to send in a snack or drink for the party, that would be wonderful -just jot me a little note/email. We also appreciate donations of boxes of kleenex and canisters of Lysol type cleaning wipes for washing off our desks.
Next week we will also welcome our 12th student!