To celebrate Arbor Day, we were invited to sing and watch a tree being planted in the park. Please enjoy the video of the ceremony. It was beautiful and we had a wonderful time! Arbor Day Mrs. Barnett : ) ... Read More about Arbor Day
Skype
We participated in two Skype calls last week. Both calls were for us to perform our Reader's Theaters we have been working on about Earth Day. We first called a school in Ohio where a small group of first grade students read us an Earth Day poem and we performed ours for them. Next. we called our First Grade friends in New Jersey to perform for them. We loved watching the ... Read More about Skype
Make Way for Ducklings!
Jemima Puddle Duck officially had her babies yesterday, May 3rd. We loved watching her babies around the courtyard today. We even opened the door to find them sunning on our ledge. Please enjoy the pictures! ... Read More about Make Way for Ducklings!
Eagles Nest
Ms. Barnes passed along a very neat link to our classroom this weekend. The link below takes you to a live view of an eagle's nest! The class and I enjoyed watching the video so much that we left it up on the SMART board as we worked this afternoon. We were able to see both the Mom and the Dad come by and watch the babies. We decided that the link definitely needed to be ... Read More about Eagles Nest
Pen Pals
When you walk into Room 16, you are greeted by a room full of authors. Every single child in the class loves writing, and it is evident by the amount of writing that takes place. Writer's Workshop and Daily Five are exciting times in our room, because it gives the students a chance to write! There are always books being created, plays being written, and letters being sent back ... Read More about Pen Pals
Exciting News
For the past several years, a duck has visited the Bannockburn School courtyard and laid eggs. We have been looking for her for the past few days/weeks to see if she returns for another season this spring. Over spring break, she returned and has laid seven eggs! We are extremely excited to watch her care for her ducklings and also learn from it. Below are pictures of us ... Read More about Exciting News
