We've had a fabulous week of learning here in Room 17. This week, we welcomed Jerry Schneider, a local butterfly expert, to teach us about butterflies of Vermont and their roll in pollination. Mr. S taught us how to tell the difference between male and female butterflies, their symbiotic relationship with flowers, and the difference between moths and butterflies. He showed us a slideshow of butterflies from Vermont, as well as the Monarch Butterfly migration to South America. Then, we got to design our very own t-shirts!
How to Take Care of Your Butterfly T-Shirt
1. Put your t-shirt in the drier on hot for approximately 10 minutes. This will set the dye.
2. Wash your t-shirt in cold water and dry as normal.
3. Enjoy!
This week in math, we played new games that have us computing with 3 and even 4 digit numbers! We played a game called Sum it Up in which students needed to strategically place numerals in place value spots in order to make a larger or smaller number. It was amazing it see how many mathematicians could add numbers in to the 1,000's!
Save the Date
This Tuesday is our poetry celebration! We will be hosting families from 12:15-12:45 in our classroom and showcasing our wonderful work from our poetry unit. We will then travel outside (fingers crossed) to our School Picnic at 12:45. We hope to see you there!
Other Things to Ask Your Child About:
- Choosing a series book to become an expert at
- More Neighbor Numbers
- Our hidden picture grid activities
- Completing our very last assessments!
- Farm to School- Pea Shoots
Have a wonderful weekend!
Kelly
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