Saturday, March 30, 2013

Happy Spring Break!

I hope that everyone enjoys their week!  The students worked so hard as the third quarter came to a close, they certainly deserve a break!

This past week, the students learned many new words while we read Abuela.  Many words were Spanish, such as el gato (the cat), mira (look), and more.  Thanks to our bilingual students who helped teach their classmates the meaning of the Spanish words and phrases.  In math, we have been focusing on counting by 10s and making teen numbers.  10 + 7 makes 17.  This is one group of 10 and 7 ones.  This skills is extremely important for understanding place value and being successful in first grade (which is just around the corner!). 

On Thursday, B day students had a visit from the Cincinnati Zoo.  We got to see a spectacled owl, a kookaburra, a cockatoo, and a penguin named Bubba!  We learned some interesting facts, as well.  For example, did you know that female owls are larger than males?  If a penguin has black feet, it means that it is a warm weather penguin.  The students got to hold a feather from a Russian Eagle and pet Bubba, the penguin.  It was the perfect event to kick off Spring Break!




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