We went outside and let our butterflies go.
From Mrs. Clough:
It's true! As Avery said, we finally said goodbye to our butterflies today! We started with caterpillars the second week of school and after four weeks of following the life cycle, we released our friends into the wild! Everyone was SO excited to watch them fly away, although a few were kind of sad, but overall it was a fun time. There were a few butterflies that did not want to fly out of the net so I was able to get them on a leafy branch and show the kids up close some of the body parts, which was very cool because I heard a couple of kids say (without any prompting or questioning), "Mrs. Clough, I see the proboscis!!!" :) In case you are wondering, the proboscis is the "curly thing" by the butterfly's head that stretches out to suck nectar from different plants, mainly flowers. The kids said goodbye to each and every butterfly as it flew away and clapped at the end. While it was windy outside, it was a beautiful day to release them into their natural habitat! While the butterflies are gone, we will continue to learn more about different life cycles, so stay tuned!
In math we continued with playing Tens Go Fish and explored different strategies to make 10 and looked for patterns. On Friday I will send home some of the math games we have been playing, so you can continue to build the math skills we have learned, with some fun, at home!
Today we struggled as a class (and I heard many teachers say the same thing) to really focus, listen to directions, and stay at an appropriate voice level. So we spent some time reviewing expectations...please encourage your child to make good choices as we finish the week! :) I'm 100% confident tomorrow will be a better day! :)
Reminders:
-2 notes went home today: 1) Marion Homecoming t-shirts, and 2) Volunteer sign up for "America Reads" coming up in October. Check them out!
-Book orders are due this Friday, September 21st.
-School pictures are next Wednesday, September 26th. Picture orders and money are due on or before that date.
Happy Wednesday! We're half way through the week! Thanks for stopping by!
Mrs. Clough
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