More science!

Last week we learned the three main components of soil and their qualities.  We explored what happens when they get wet. 

We checked out what is happening in our compost bin.  Hard to see the worms, since they like the dark so much, but we can certainly see some of the tunnels they make.

And the newest arrivals...... painted lady caterpillars!  We hope to nurture them as they change form a couple of times before they become butterflies. 

Compost

Redworms arrived in Room 210 yesterday and we set up compost bags. Ask your child to tell you what she/he thinks the worms are doing in the bag.

World Fest

Thank you to all who joined us for World Fest.  It was a huge success!

Children's Day

Yesterday, May 5, we celebrated Children's Day in Room 210.  Aki's dad, Shun, came to teach us each how to write our names in katakana, the phonetic symbol system of writing in Japan.  It is one of three different ways to write in Japan.  

We had several other stations to keep us busy:

Practicing eating "tofu" and "noodles" with chopsticks.

Making carp kites

Drawing an ikebana arrangement

Making paper bento boxes, containing noodle, sushi, tofu, vegetables and rice.

Shun set up a special display of Children's Day items:

Coming soon- World Fest!

Kamishibai Man

Today we had After School director, Mr. Morse come visit the classroom and read a kamishibai story to us.  Ms. Hinckley's class joined us for a version of Momotaro, The Peach Boy.  If you are unfamiliar with kamishibai, ask your child to tell you about it!