Starting the School Year
The first week of school started with a bang. Everyone was so excited to explore the classroom and dig into some of the fun work that we had out. We spent most of our first week getting familiar with the classroom, the school schedule, and the school expectations. We started our first morning meeting with […]
Endings and Beginnings
This final week was bittersweet. With the excitement and joy around the arrival of summer and the struggle with moving on for many, emotions and energy were up and down, with lots of hugs and snuggles, some tears, and lots of laughter and excitement. In the busyness of wrapping up work projects and getting in […]
Metamorphosis
We arrived to a Monday morning surprise. The butterfly had emerged overnight from the chrysalis we found last week. It was so exciting to watch it fly around. Sadly one of its’ wings is damaged, so it would not survive out in the world, so we have kept it in its’ enclosure. Our original research […]
Hunters and Gatherers
The leaves are covering the trees, the temperatures were just right, the dandelions have gone to seed and the caterpillars, toads, slugs, worms, beetles, flies, birds, spiders and various other little creatures have been hunted, gathered, examined, and released back to their natural habitats. All the little scientists love collecting and watching and studying any […]