This month was very exciting as we learned about dinosaurs! Students learned how to recognize the difference between herbivores and carnivores by studying a model of a dinosaur. Most herbivores (plant eaters) walked on 4 feet and had small heads and small mouths. Many had long necks to reach the leaves that grew on tall trees. Most carnivores (meat eaters) walked or ran on two feet, had claws for grasping prey and large heads with large mouths full of sharp teeth! During Art class, Ms. Angela showed us how to make models of dinosaurs, too.
We also learned about the differences between reptiles and amphibians. While these two types of animals share many similarities such as being cold-blooded, laying eggs and having bones, amphibians are different from reptiles because they lay their eggs in water. All amphibians start their lives in water and breathe with gills. As they grow, they develop lungs to breathe with but can also breathe through their skin! Examples of amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders.
In March, we also learned about the continent of Asia. Ms. Melissa shared some of her experiences while living and teaching in Japan. We learned how to use chopsticks in Practical Life, explored a puzzle that showed one of the writing systems used in Japan call ‘hirigana’ and learned a few words in Japanese such as ‘tomodachi’ (friend), konnichiwa (hello) and sayonara (goodbye). Ms. Kini shared some of her Filipino heritage with us. She brought in the flag of the Philippines and we learned that there are over 7,000 islands that make up this nation. Students were fascinated as she demonstrated Tinikling, a traditional dance using bamboo poles. The children had the opportunity to try the dance and we even took the bamboo poles out to the playground to practice during recess.
We also had fun during Dr. Seuss Day! Students dressed as their favorite characters from books written by Dr. Seuss, enjoyed reading and rhyming activities, made bookmarks and even did a goldfish graphing job to go with the story “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish”.
Here are some photos of our work this month.
We would also like to thank all of our families for your generosity and thoughtfulness during Teacher Appreciation Week! We enjoyed every minute of it!
April is almost here and we will be learning about recycling, Rainforests of the world, birds, flowers and the continent of South America. Spring Break begins on Monday, March 29 and school resumes on Tuesday, April 6. We hope you have a wonderful, safe and relaxing week!
Thank you!
Ms. Melissa, Ms. Diana and Ms. Kini