Thursday, March 19, 2009

What Happened to the Castle?

Who put all of our gold and yellow things in the middle of the classroom?
We can't believe someone wrecked the room! They even threw all of the yellow skittles on the floor. Fortunately we can clean it up! Who could these rascals be?

Why leprechauns, of course! They planned some fun St. Patrick's Day tricks, but we managed to trick them in the end. The luck of the Irish!


Sunday, March 15, 2009

A Walk in the Woods!



Our trip began in the pavilion with our rangers letting us know what to look for on our hike.

Here we are with the cool clipboards in hand ready to see what wild things will appear before our eyes.


Justin is checking off an item on his list.


Brandon and his mom, Miss Lisa, are happy hikers!



Kyla is working on being a junior ranger. Way to go, girl!


Deep in the woods with Madison, Brandon, Varshi and Gabrylla.
Are we scared?

It's best to stick together! Especially if you're having fun, like these guys are!

Like super scientists, here we are comparing notes on what we found.

The rangers tell us about plants we saw and their special characteristics.
Jacob is intent on being a science kid extraordinaire!

Tyler is taking it all in. What a deep thinker!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Shiver Me Timbers!

This week we studied the letter x and celebrated with a pirate theme. We studied maps and talked about buried treasure. (x marks the spot!).
Then we finished the fun week off by dressing like pirates, drawing a treasure map and writing how to find the treasure. (This fit in perfectly with our last piece of telling people "how to" in writer's workshop).
The final bit of fun was using our map and looking for treasure in the class. ARRRRR, maties!

Madison is still looking, but here are Nicky and D'Jarius with their loot!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Field Trip to UNF on March 11!

Our field trip to UNF nature trail will be Wednesday, March 11.
The $7.00 fee is due by Friday, March 6.
Remember to pack a lunch with either juice or water. No sodas, please.
Your child should wear comfortable shoes for walking and long pants and a cap to deter bugs.
You may also want to apply bug repellant before they leave home.
It should be a beautiful day for a walk in the woods!