Buddies, Plants, and Heading to First Grade!

We have had a very busy week! We met with our third grade buddies for the last time this year and talked about Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw. We learned about ways to take care of yourself, do things you enjoy, and relax. All of these things make you better at your job! We sharpened our saws with our buddies by playing and relaxing outside with bubbles, hula hoops, chalk, games, frisbees, and more!

This week, we have also been learning about plants and living things in science. We observed seeds and learned how seeds grow into plants. We "planted" five kinds of seeds in cotton balls inside clear plastic gloves so we can watch them germinate. We made predictions about which seeds will sprout first. Hopefully they will cooperate with us and sprout before next Thursday!

On our ABC Countdown this week, we had letter Q...questions for first graders day! We visited Mrs. Cacioppo's first grade classroom and asked the first graders questions about first grade. Some popular questions we had about first grade:

• Do you have Learning Centers? (sadly, no)
• How many recesses do you have? (2)
• Do you still get to eat lunch everyday? (yes!)
• Do you have your own desk? (in some classrooms, yes; in other classrooms, you get a seat sack)
• Do you have field trips? (yes, 2 or 3)
• Do you have homework? (yes, weekly)
• Are the teachers nice? (definitely!)
• Do you like first grade? (unanimous yes!)

We can't believe these sweet kids are headed to first grade so soon!

New Name Day

We had a class full of "new" kindergarteners today for New Name Day today. It was interesting trying to remember the names of all of these new students! 

Zoo Trip

Our field trip to the zoo was so much fun! Even with the rain, we were still able to explore a lot of the zoo and see many different animals. We also had the opportunity to attend a class called, Feathers & Fur. We got to meet some live zoo animals and even pet them. Our zoo teacher taught us about mammals and birds. It was a great class! Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that came with us on our trip.

This past week, we also had Flashlight Day for the letter F of our ABC Countdown. The kids loved working in their dark with their flashlights!