Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Last Four Winds with Stephanie

BEE'S..........Buzz, buzz, buzz!
What's all the "Buzz" about for this last Four Winds? BEES!!!! Those amazing, necessary creatures that we can not live without. Thank you Stephanie for a great year of ECO. We really enjoyed it!
Looking for a bee.

A little puppet show.

What is required of a bee to "bee" able to collect pollin? Guard a hive? Construct a comb? And so much more....
Well, they need a body, legs, wings, eyes, and extra eyes, a basket to collect, a stinger, combs for cleaning off the pollin, probicus, wax glands to seal up the honey after is deposited into the comb. Oh so many parts and requirements of these little workers.

Examining the comb and bees (they were not alive)



"Mmmm. This smells really good."






A honey comb to see.

And a special treat.... a taste of the worker Bee's success.


"That was Yummy!"





Monday, June 10, 2019

Last ECO with Dave

Health Class with Mrs. Robinson......
How to be safe. 
Who can you trust?
Tell a "trusted" adult. You can count on a trusted adult about a problem you may have. A teacher or a parent are a couple "trusted" adults who you can talk to. How many "trusted" adults do you know? At dinner tonight talk to your child about who these people are in your family.

Check first.
If an adult you don't know asks you to do something or go over and talk to s/he, you need to ask a "trusted" adult first. It's nice to help someone but you shouldn't help or talk to someone if you don't have permission.
Your at home and you want to go play out in the yard. Do you think you should check first?  "YES!"
You're outside at recess and you need to go to the bathroom. Should you check first with the teacher? "YES!!"

Take a friend
Two people are always stronger than one. Having a friend by your side can help if you were in trouble. Never go by yourself.
If you want to go outside, take a friend. It is safer.

Tell people NO.
Always tell someone no if they are doing something that is making you feel uncomfortable.  It's your body!
Saying "Stop! is ok if you are not enjoying it."


Math......
Pattern blocks.
Find a shape that has four sides exactly the same.  What shape is it?
Find a shape that has 3 sides. What shape do you have?
Find a shape that is yellow, what is it?
Find a rhombus.


Morning Activities......

Corrina made a maze out of Dominoes.

Lucy creations!!

Lego land!

Coloring together!


LAST ECO with Dave.....

Dave teaching us how we will make our own stone necklaces by putting holes into them with a special tool.

Nature notes!

Taking turns sharing what we may have noticed in nature over the past week. 

Settling into our camp area with a little fire.

Taking a break, having snack and water. 

Dave showing us the sticks for roasting apples. 

A story told by Dave.


We are very intrigued by Dave's story.


The pit is warm and roasting apples well.

A snail was found! Yes, it is real, it was alive.

More apple roasting.

Our fearless fire starter! Thanks Uncle Bogie.


The snail!

Making holes in our rocks. 

Helping each other out. 

Success!!! A hole was made and now a necklace is created.

This is hard work and requires a lot of patience.

More patience!

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Biking

REMINDERS....

* Concert is TOMORROW, Thursday, at 6. Please arrive a few minutes early for kids to gather with their classes. 
* Last ECO day with Dave is this Friday. It's been an adventure. Looking forward to next year!
* Field Trip is coming up! June 11th. Please send your child in with $6.50 and a cold lunch.  
* Last day of school is Friday June 14th. 

Math....
How many cubes long are you? And how many 10's were used to measure you?

Everyone worked in partners to measure each other with unifix cubes. Here are the results!
Grace 63, Waverly 53

Sierra 60, Kora 60

Griffin 61, Hunter 61

Davern 63, JJ 60

Wiliam 63, Gabe 60

Cayleigh 69, Dalton 59

Libby 58, Syzer 66

Evelyn 55, Sydney 67

Lucy 59, Hailey 65
Charley 69, Even 62

We also have worked on measuring other items in the classroom with unifix cubes.  What fun!


Biking Unit with Ross in P.E. 






Thank you volunteers! This was a fun time for all!!