Baby Chick Life Cycle

This year is the first year that first graders have been able to observe the baby chick's life cycle.  This week, we watched a video of chickens laying their eggs.  The farm that is featured on the video is the actual place where we received our eggs from.  And once the eggs hatch, it is where we will take the baby chicks back to.  Feel free to watch the video, so you can get a better understanding of what the kids are seeing in our classroom.  There is one incubator with four eggs in Mrs. Benne's classroom.  We will go in her room daily to observe the progress of the eggs.  It should take about 21 days for the eggs to hatch.  I will be sure to post once they do.  The students are really excited about seeing this life cycle.  Be sure to ask them about it!

Update on Bob:  He has grown two legs.  He is still considered a tadpole with legs right now.  Once he graduates to the froglet statge, I will post more pictures! 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Monk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErMCsEqyh4U&feature=youtu.be

Field Trip

Today we had a great time at the Sci-Tech Center and at Hope Park.  The students had a great time exploring all of the different activities that the center had to offer.  A HUGE shout out to all the parents who came.  ALL of the parents got involved and experimented with the kids at all of the stations.  The students loved getting to explore those things with you guys! The students also had a lesson from the instructors at the center about ecosystems.  This goes right along with what we are learning in science with our frogs.  After the center, we headed out to a windy lunch at Hope Park .  Despite the wind and a little bit of a chill in the air, the students had a blast eating in the park with their friends and then playing on the playground.  Be sure to ask your kid about the great time we had today!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Monk

Jump Rope for Heart

Last Friday we had our Jump Rope for Heart Kick-Off.  We had the Jump Rope Team from Ashley Elementary come and inspire our kids to have fun while jumping. We also had some testimonials from the Hornbacks at our school and how they have been directly positively impacted from the American Heart Association. Please work hard to gain pledges to help support this awesome cause!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Monk