This Week in Review - May 13 - 17

                                          This information is also found in Walter's weekly update:

Our seed saving project is quickly coming to fruition as children this week put finishing touches on their packages. They added lots of information that they researched to the backs to the packages that should help the customer know how to plant the seeds, and then did the time-intensive (but fun) job of cutting, folding, filling, and taping. I think everyone is very proud, and very excited for the sale on Monday afternoon.

Explorations Blocks started this week for the final time of the 2018/19 school year. This time around, the children had four exciting options from which to choose. Students with me in aMAZEing Mazes learned the difference between a maze and a labyrinth and got a chance to make one of each. The maze was constructed out of wikistix and a cd case, and the labyrinth was drawn with pencil, outlined with glue, and then sprinkled with sand.

Finley and Emma were excellent Special Readers on Monday, both sharing delightful and funny picture books. 

We also finished Mrs. Piggle Wiggle’s Birthday this week, and have just a few short weeks to decide on and read a new chapter together. Our writing was all about our seed project – children now have a page for their memory books about all their hard work. Most indicated that parts of it were “gross” (the smell of fermentation) but overall, “fun.” 

And we recited and illustrated our weekly poem – a very appropriate choice this week – Package of Seeds, by Aileen Fisher

They can’t see their pictures,

They can’t read the label

The seeds in a package

So how are they able

To know if they’re daisies

Or green for the table?

It sounds like a fancy,

It sounds like a fable,

But you do the sowing,

The weeding, the hoeing,

And they’ll do the knowing

Of how to be growing.

Beck, our glorious librarian, was back this week with some more fun choices. She came equipped this week with another homemade felt board story, which the children truly enjoy.

Finally, Teacher Appreciation Day was held at S-K on Thursday, as we were all treated to amazing delights and a scene outside that can only be described as magical. It was so much fun to be pampered for an hour. I think the children had a great time, too, as parent volunteers entertained them brilliantly. Many thanks to all the parents who made it happen for us!