Walrus vs. Polar Bear

This week we finished learning about Polar Bears.  We compared and contrasted polar bears and walruses.  Check out our diagram to see what characteristics each have individually and what they have in common.

We made polar bears to display in the hallway.  They are very fluffy!  (Special thank you if you donated cotton balls at the beginning of the year!)

Our walruses are also hanging in the hallway!  I am sure they feel right at home with the Arctic weather we have been having!

More from our 100th Day

I hope you enjoyed checking out the pictures of our more mature students.  Here is a little bit more about our 100th day of school!  

We had fun with our 100 things for show and tell.  Students gave clues about their items and it was fun guessing.  We had some very tricky clues.

Next, I told them I had a little gift for them...$100.  

Okay, so they were a little bummed when they discovered they could not spend it, but it was a great opportunity to practice our writing skills.

Here is a view at what they wrote...

If I had $100 I would buy...

goldfish.

butter.

a flat screen TV.

Monster High dolls.

ice cream.

a monkey.

a beach ball.

I would like to buy 100...

markers.

beach balls.

ipads.

pieces of candy.

windows.

sisters.

fish.

I would not want 100...

mice.

snakes.

loving girls.

purses.

cats. 

brothers.

sisters.

lollipops.

oranges.

bees.

After that, we used our art skills to look into the future and create a self-portrait.

It was funny explaining to them what wrinkles were!

Finally, we counted out 100 Fruit Loops to make necklaces.

It was a fun day of celebrating!

Happy 100th Day!

We are 100 days smarter!  Students were able to dress up like they were 100 years old!  Here are pictures of each kiddo when they arrived at school standing in front of our poster.  I will post more pictures of our 100th day, but needed to get these posted separately.  

Don't they look mature?!  Makes me laugh again just looking at them!

*One student was absent in the morning, so I didn't get her picture...sorry!

Things we should say more often...

I saw this video for the first time a couple months ago.  It made me laugh and think.  I hope you enjoy it.   

What do you think we should say more often?  Leave a comment!

Eagle Sighting

You don't have to go very far to eagle watch.  In art this week, Ms. Majeski had the students draw eagles.  What a great job they did!  

Have a great weekend!

All about Walruses...

Tuesday we started learning about Walruses as part of our Arctic Animals study.  First, we made a list of our Walrus Schema, or what we already knew (or thought we knew) about walruses.  I wrote down everything they told me.  Here is what the darlings knew...

*They have tusks.

*They swim in water.

*They splash water.

*They have whiskers.

*They have a big nose.

*They have teeth.

*They make noises in water.

*Walruses are big and have a tail.

*They have fur.

*They can break ice.

*They sleep on snow.

*They like cold.

*Their tusks can hurt people.

*They can fight.

Today after reading a non-fiction book titled, Walruses, we made a list of our new information.  Did you know...

*Walruses have four flippers.

*They eat clams.

*They have blubber to help them stay warm.

*They ride on an ice floe in the ocean.

*They eat two times a day.

*They can stay underwater for thirty minutes.

*Walruses have tusks.

*Their teeth never stop growing.

*They pile together to sleep.

*Their tusks can break off.

*They use their teeth to pull themselves out of water.

We also labeled a diagram of a Walrus since diagrams are often found in non-fiction books.  We will continue learning about walruses and other arctic animals in the upcoming weeks.  

Walrus image found at http://www.findfast.org/images/walrus.jpg

Let It Snow!

All this snow inspired our snowmen that we made last week!  Here is a peek at what the artists created!