Wednesday, February 12, 2014

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!


Sunday, February 2, 2014

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!

Saturday, February 1, 2014

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!