Nature Adventure Day at Hubbard Park

On our way to Hubbard Park!



We found something alive in the steam!



Taking a closer look...

 What could it be?






Sandal asks us to guess what animal she has in her hand.



What does she have in her hand?  I wonder...

Time to learn a new game!

4-Winds Science Exploration

Working together on a  leaf rubbing!

We found two leaves that were
twins.

We found two leaves from a Maple Tree.



 

 



Looking for a leaf twin.



Today we learned about leaves in 4-Winds. Our parent volunteers, Cara and Elise entertained us with a puppet show. We learned about why leaves turn from green to many beautiful colors like red, yellow and orange. It has to do with the shorter days and the lack of light which is needed to produce chloryphyll in a process called photosynthesis. The children explored leaves up close and saw that they have veins just like people do. After they collected leaves, they made some leaf rubbings.

Making art with leaves!

Upcoming Events

Dismissal Changes
Please make sure you contact the office by Noon with any changes to your child's dismissal plans!

Calendar

Puppets in Education presentation - Thursday, April 7 at 9:30 - 10:30

Spring Recess - Monday, April 18 - Friday, April 22

Our next NATURE AWARENESS DAY and 4-Winds science exploration -  Friday, April 15th!

NAP Fundraiser Yard Sale and Bake Sale at UES - April 30 - 8:30 - 2:30!


The sharing schedule for April is:
Tuesday, 4/5 - Zoe
Wed., 4/6 - Finn
Thur. 4/7 - Caleb
Fri., 4/8 - Celeste
Mon. 4/11 - Fela
Tue. 4/12 - Tyler
Wed., 4/13 - Alwin
Thurs. 4/14 - Sadira
Fri., 4/15 - Sage
Mon., 4/25 - Adam
Tue., 4/26 - Chloe
Wed., 4/27 - Georgia
Thurs., 4/28 Nitya
Fri., 4/29 - Astrid

Book Buddies

Free digital scrapbooking design customized with Smilebox

Nature Adventure Movie

Free digital slideshow created with Smilebox

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

 

The children have been learning how to become bucket fillers and not bucket dippers. 



The children have a bucket that is ready for  filling.  Each time a child fills another bucket, they in turn fill their own bucket.  The children thought of all kinds of ways they could be bucket fillers.  Smiling at someone, saying "Hello, will you play with me?", saying
"I like you" are some of the simple ways children can become bucket fillers.  It's catching on!  When we left school today, there were so many buckets that had been filled that we ran out of blue pom-poms.
It is great to see the way children become bucket fillers!

Nature Adventure Day

We had three teachers come visit our classroom from the North Branch Nature Center.  They brought
a treasure of items to share with us.  There was a baby turtle and some pelts that we looked at before
going outdoors for a two hour nature learning adventure.  We played games and hiked in the woods looking
for items on the scavenger hunt.  We practiced using our deer ears, owl eyes, and raccoon touch.  We also remembered to fox walk so that we could be quiet and not disturb the wildlife around us.

 

 

Community Celebration

The first community goal of the year was TEAMWORK.  The children earned a special day to celebrate working together as a classroom community.  The day was lots of fun with pajamas, stuffed animal friends and delicious treats. 

First Grade Art

The children spent time looking closely at a gourd and made scientific observations of the size, shape, color, and any markings on it.  Then with the eyes of a scientist, they began to create an art piece.  First they sketched the gourd with pencil and then added color using a variety of mediums such as craypas and colored
pencils.

C.A.R.E.S. Goals

The children chose five personal goals from  C.A.R.E.S.  As they show themselves and others that the

goals are becoming part of their habits of mind, the pom poms go from the self bag to the community bag.

C.A.R.E.S. stands for Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy and Self-Control.

 

 

 

After we fill the community bag, we will celebrate with a celebration.



The children created dolls of themselves and they are shown here with their C.A.R.E.S. goals~