HOT DAY!

From Chase:
We saw our caterpillars.

From Mrs. Clough:
As Chase mentioned, we did get to see our caterpillars today and saw how much they grew over the weekend!  The kids were so excited to see all of the changes that took place over the weekend.  Today we discussed what molting means and why our caterpillars molt, what frass is (caterpillar waste), and how/why our caterpillars spin silk. Ask your child about those things!  We reviewed them many times, so hopefully they can teach you!

Aside from learning more about the life cycle of a caterpillar, we read another book by Mark Teague (author/illustrator) about Ike LaRue and we'll continue reading a couple more books by this funny man over the next couple of days.  We also learned how to use the 100 Chart as a tool and resource in our math workshop, along with reviewing telling time to the hour.  We have a little chant and dance move that we repeat every morning when we say good morning to Judy (our big clock)..."The little hand tells the hour, the big hand tells the minute!".  Your child should be able to show you our little dance move, too! :)  At the end of the day we began our Text Talk Vocabulary series by reading Six Dinner Sid.  We will be reviewing the story for the rest of the week as well as introduce, learn and practice using the vocabulary words from the story.

As the post title says, it was a HOT DAY!  In looking at the forecast, it does appear that a slight cool down is headed our way!!!  Cheers! :)  However, the building will probably stay warm for a while so please continue to dress your child cooly and send a water bottle!

More news and pictures tomorrow!
Mrs. Clough