All About Apples!

Yesterday was Johnny Appleseed's birthday! We spent the day learning that so much about Johnny Appleseed and apples! We learned that Johnny Appleseed's real name was John Chapman. We also learned the stories are based on a true person; however. the details have been exaggerated as the stories have been passed down (a genre we call a Tall Tale). In math, we created ten-frame hats similar to the hat Johnny was said to have worn, and in science we explored apples with our five senses! We explored the parts of an apple (e.g. core, flesh, stem, skin) and compared/contrasted the tastes of red, yellow, and green apples. We graphed our favorite tasting apple and composed a writing piece. It was definitely a busy, fun-filled day! :) Please click on the Smilebox to see more of our apple adventure!

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Autumn is....

....going to be a BIG SISTER!!!!

Autumn brought her mommy's ultrasound in to share with the class. Autumn was so excited to share that she is going to have a baby sister. We passed the photos around; the baby was even waving in one of the pictures! We can't wait to meet your baby sister, Autumn!

Happy Birthday, Richard!!!!

Richard celebrated his birthday last week and shared his special day with us! We hope your day was extra-special, Richard!

Shadows!

Our current unit in reading is all about shadows. We have learned that shadows are created using: 1) some form of light, 2) something to block the light, and 3) a surface for the shadow to land on (like the ground or a wall). We've also learned that when the sun is low (dawn/dusk) our shadows look long and skinny, and when the sun is high (noon) our shadows look short and round. On Thursday, we took pictures of ourselves with our shadows. Let us know what you think! :)

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A special guest...

On Wednesday, our class had a very special visitor - a third grade guest reader! Richard's sister, Mallory, visited our classroom and read Silly Sally, a book full of fun rhymes. We loved her story so much, we asked her to read it to us again! Thank you for reading to our class, Mallory! We hope you'll visit again soon!

Picture Day!

Last week, we had our first "dress up/down" day for school pictures. Everyone looked so cute and smiled so nice for their pictures! We can't wait to see how the pictures turned out! Please check out the Smilebox below! :)

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Happy Birthday, Alivia!

On August 23rd, Alivia celebrated her 5th birthday! Alivia's mommy and daddy came to share lunch and yummy cupcakes with us! Thank you for sharing your special day with us!