February Greetings, Families!
Each Friday this month is designated for a bit of fun, with a different theme each of the days. There was a lot of creativity in today's Wacky Hair Day! Check out the remaining theme Fridays in the events section, below.
This week the Bear Cubs are creating "fiction fantasy" stories as a group! What creative ideas they have as they learn about the beginning, middle and end of stories, as well as the meanings of fiction and fantasy. They have also been practicing measurement, as well as magical animal yoga!
The Fawns have been working on creating instruments as part of their sound unit and prepared an 'instrument gallery' for other classrooms to visit today. This afternoon, they formed a human dog sled team and learned some of the necessary skills to pull a real dog sled, including mushers, on laps around the school yard. This was fun for participants, as well as those of us watching!
The Beavers have been working hard on subtraction in math. They have also been practicing spelling word blends from dictation. This can be tricky! They just finished listening to Mr. Ryan read the autobiography, I am Malala, by female education activist, Malala Yousafzai. Campfires and skating are some of the activities that the Beavers have been enjoying recently!
The Wolves spent a great day at the North House Folk School this week peeling and smoothing their "snow snakes" with draw knives. These will be used in a Northeast Native American game in which prepared sticks are sent down a packed snow track. The Wolves have been working diligently on their snow track, as well as their snakes. This activity fits well into their Force and Friction Science unit. They are also enjoying the experiments and predictions of this hands on unit!
Working in distance mode this week, one very interesting project the Lynx are working on is forensic anthropology and historical research to identify JR1225B, a skeleton found at the historic Jamestown settlement. After reading about the historical setting and gathering data, they are piecing together clues about who this mystery skeleton once was!
The Otters have been working hard to individually memorize the Bill of Rights. Their success was celebrated with a well-deserved ice cream treat this afternoon! Also in their American History unit, they just completed reading the novel, True Grit, by Charles Portis, and discussing some thought provoking topics the book brought to light. To reinforce their math skills, the Otters have been learning to play cribbage. Lastly, they are excited to start their "Altered Book Projects", in which they use an old book and turn it into a work of art, including secret hiding spaces!
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