Well, Spring has sprung and we all feel the pull of Summer coming.  The children want to spend as much time as they can in our outdoor classroom making art, experiencing the water table, working with puzzles and making paper airplanes.

Ladybugs and praying mantises are busy doing their work in the greenhouse, giving our students the opportunity to see the work insects do.

Our school has been actively engaged in the Great Kindness Challenge, a nationwide challenge dedicated to creating a culture of kindness on campuses.

With the help of our upper elementary and middle school students, we have made bookmarks that are hanging in the trees on our playground.

 Inside the classroom, the children have been busy making “kindness necklaces” threading 7 beads on a string, while thinking of kind deeds they can do for themselves or others.  Finally, with the help of Jennifer (Chloe’s mom) and Gabriela (Francesca’s mom), we also made chocolate chip cookies that were delivered to our local fire station.

South America is the continent we are studying this month, with emphasis placed on learning about the rainforests including the plants and animals who inhabit that very productive ecosystem.  Earlier in the year we were visited by actual animals who live in the rain forest.

We are also learning about birds and their characteristics.  These unique animals are fascinating to study since the students can observe a great variety of birds in the Outdoor Classroom including pigeons, quail and hummingbirds and even a woodpecker or two.

Thank you to all the families who participated in the Fun Run and bid on our art auction items.  Ms. Melissa was so happy running the 5k, she could have done a second one!  

Our final, full class field trip is coming up on Wednesday, 4/20.  We are visiting the Discovery Museum.  Please have your child to school by 8:15am.  We are loading up the bus and leaving school by 8:30am.  We will be back on campus for lunch.  Also, please remember to have your child wear their neon yellow FMS shirt.

Thanks to Madison, Cooper and Cortland (and their families) for providing our classroom with healthy snacks and beautiful flowers.