Science Alive came to visit!

On Thursday afternoon we had a really special treat from our PTA - we had a Science Alive classroom visit! The Science Alive staff brought animals right into our classroom so that we could look at them up close! Our students remembered a lot of animal information from our science units this year, so it was a wonderful learning experience for them. Thanks PTA!

This week we read "Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter and made a list of character traits for Peter. We finished up our oviparous animals science unit, and your child will be bringing home his/her  oviparous animal booklet. Next week we will begin a new science unit - insects!
We had fun making bird's nests to eat - we used "mud" and "sticks", jelly beans and Peeps - they were wonderful to eat!

In our social skills lessons this week, we talked about fair ways to play. We discussed sharing, trading and taking turns and practiced doing those things during Center Time. We learned how to solve a problem with a friend by following these steps: Say the problem, Think of Solutions, Explore the Consequences and then Pick the best solution. We will practice and work on these steps this spring for all kinds of difficult situations. You might like to write down these steps and help your child use them at home too.
One of our students built a little slide for our fairy door - we were excited to find a little note from them that said that they had a blast playing on it! They've left us some nice treats this week too!

Our final Parent Support Group meeting will be next Wednesday, April 23, at 6:30. We will meet in our classroom - I hope many of you will be able to join us!