Happy Thanksgiving!

So excited for our first snow at recess!

A rafter of turkeys

Harvest snack

Vacation with Fuzzy! 

Fuzzy is looking for a home for the upcoming school vacation, 11/22-26. She can be picked up anytime on Tuesday and you can take her in her cage, and travel bag with everything she needs. Familes are also welcome to take her on weekends! Send me an email at akahofer@wwsu.org if you are interested in having Fuzzy for Thanksgiving or an upcoming weekend. Thank you! -Ms. Amy

Erosion

Our second "4 Winds" lesson was all about erosion. Addison's mom and Gunner's mom taught us all about the forces that create erosion. We looked at how, over time, the powerful agents of erosion have shaped and formed our landscape. Gravity, water, wind and ice are constantly weathering, wearing away and moving rocks, soil, sand and sediments, and depositing them elsewhere. We had a lot of fun exploring different ways in which erosion takes place.

Owls!

We have been studying owls this week! We learned why owls hoot, listened to their different calls, read many books both fiction and non-fiction and created lots of crafts! Our paper bag owls look so cute hanging up in our classroom!

Halloween in Kindergarten

We spent Tuesday morning searching our room for teens ten frames; candy corn, pumpkins, witches and ghosts!

We learned that we have 206 bones and we made drawings of our hands that looked like x-rays!

Autumn Leaves

Our week was all about leaves...and why leaves change color. We learned that leaves change from green to yellow, red, brown, and/or orange because they lose their chlorophyl. In winter, trees store their nutrients inside and when it is warm enough send the nutrients back out and leaves grow and are green once again. This mini unit fit perfectly in with our Weather Watcher's activities. We spent time outside once again drawing a beautiful warm and sunny day. 

We enjoyed reading Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert and made our own Leaf Man pictures during literacy. 

All About Bugs!

The field habitat

We had a spectacular warm and sunny morning at the Audubon Nature Center in Huntington. We investigated insect adaptations and metamorphosis as we searched for insects in forest, field, and pond habitats. We had an up-close look at the diversity of these incredible organisms. Children are welcome to bring their families and explore the acres of trails and habitats of the nature center. For more information http://vt.audubon.org

The pond habitat

The forest habitat