Today we used Google Hangouts to take a virtual field trip to the Minnesota Zoo to learn about lemurs!
Friday, April 25, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Christmas in April!
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| Our day began in small group reading with choosing our new books! We all are starting the genre "fantasy" today. Mrs. Jones was in our class yesterday showing us great examples of fantasy series and books by many authors. Kids were CRAZY to dig in to new books and begin a series that they have been dying to start! I love that we are still sooooo excited about reading & our year is winding down. They are getting ready to wind up for a great summer of reading under the trees or by the lake! Thanks Mrs. Jones!! |
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| Irelyn noticed some cool features of her book. A family tree! |
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| Brianna and Nayeli are reading the same book together. It's always better to read with a friend so you can discuss what is happening. |
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| Landon is digging in to the Guardians series. He said the first few pages were so interesting he wanted to read more! |
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Erosion
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| Our experiment taught us that we need to make sure that land near our lake has many roots to help hold the soil in place. There will be less run-off to our lake. This would mean less to dredge. Also, our own lawns need to be well planted so there is no run-off to the storm drains. More plants in the soil = less erosion = healthier soil and water! |
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Spring has Sprung!
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| Sunflower |
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| Sunflowers, basil and marigolds are all sprouting in the sunshine. |
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| Remember our erosion experiment? Our grass has really sprouted in the last few days! |
Friday, April 11, 2014
Settling Cups #1
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| Newly shaken settling cups. Loam-Clay-Sand We will check again after lunch to see if there are any changes. |
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Spring is HERE!
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| This morning we got busy planying marigolds, basil & sunflowers! Watch for pictures as they grow. Kids are predicting we will see germination (sprouting) in the next week. |
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| Christian and others helped set up our erosion station. |
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Soil Observations
Sand-Clay-Loam
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| What do you hear? How does it feel? Does it smell? How does it look? |
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Rocky Friends
This morning we got an early start painting our rocks.
Pet rocks will be coming home soon!
