Happy Friday everyone!
We had a very busy day today because we were setting up our seeds for germination! We each got to choose 5 seeds to put into our bag. We put the bags on the window so that our seeds could get some sunlight. We also added a wet paper towel to the bag to give the seeds water. We will keep a close eye on our seeds and will be recording our observations over next week!
Yesterday, we continued to work on our perfect pet creations. We gave our perfect pets names, wrote about what they like to eat, and why they are our perfect pet. Today, we revisited the idea of making connection to reading. We read a story called "The OK Book." Then, we discussed what this book is about - trying new things, and not being perfect at everything! It's fine to be just ok at something. Trying new things and being ok at them can mean we need more practice, or it might be something we're always ok at - and that's fine too! Some things can just be for fun. But, being open to trying new things also helps us find the things that we're excellent at! In our journal, we each wrote 3 things that we are ok at, and 1 thing that we are excellent at. We talked about how these sentences were a connection to the story because we weren't just repeating things from the story, we were thinking about the meaning and connecting it to our lives.
We've been practicing how to draw 3D solids in math. So far, we've learned cubes, cones, and pyramids. We will continue learning this skill next week, as well as finding other ways to model 3D shapes!
Before putting our seeds in their bags today, we learned about the parts of a seed. We learned some very fancy science words like: cotyledon (kaa-tuh-lee-din) and embryo! Cotyledon is the part of a seed with food for the baby plant. The embryo is the part of the seed that will grow into a plant if we give the seed everything it needs. We labelled a diagram of a seed with those parts, and also the seed coat, which protects the embryo and cotyledon. We watched a Magic School Bus episode about what plants need to grow, while we took turns going to the sink to prepare our seeds:
We also had P.E. with Mrs. Sterne today. We went outside and played compound games with her! We also wanted to mention that we had so much fun this week dancing! Mr. Moi, our dance teacher, said he loved dancing with our class because we all joined in and were up for trying anything! We're hoping to share some videos of our dancing with you during the Spring Concert (see reminders below).
Friday, May 20 - P.D. Day - no school
Monday, May 23 - Holiday - no school
Wednesday, May 25 - Spring Concert - 6PM - we are so excited to welcome you back into the school to enjoy a Spring Concert! We have been working on a special project during our music classes that we will be sharing. K-2 will have their concert on May 25th, and grades 4-6 will have theirs on May 26th.
A Message from BHS Parent Council:
Hard to believe that our last Fundraiser for this year is coming to a close.... DON"T MISS OUT!
There are still many beautiful plants, planters and hanging baskets for sale. You purchasing these plants will be a beautiful addition to your home as well as help support our children's school.
Please click on this link to place your order
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