Building our Outdoor Learning Space

On Friday the students were able to work with our Artist-in-Residence to help plant and build our outdoor learning space. 

Each student planted a bulb and all worked to help move some mulch to another garden bed where sunflowers will be growing this summer.

I cannot wait to see how this space grows up with the students. It will be something to look forward to when they return in 2nd grade!

Botanists at work

Today we planted sunflower and pumpkin seeds so we can watch  and study them as they begin to grow. With our sunny classroom they will be sprouting in no time! 

Reading Challenge Success!!!

Thank you to all the parents and families who supported our April Reading Challenge at home by reading with your students and recording minutes read at home. The school surpassed the goal of 100,000 minutes and read a whopping 155,735 minutes! Wow! Be sure to ask them all about Mr. Bairstow's celebration of our challenge.

Our class did an amazing job with this challenge--our name was often called in the top 3 for our grade level and we also were recognized one week for increasing our weekly reading!

Wow, 7,890 minutes in 4 weeks! That is something to be proud of. The students loved the bookmarks they took home today, and I've got one last reward for tomorrow....

All kinds of creations

Today during indoor recess the students enjoyed working together to create. Some built puzzles while others used their imagination to create something brand new.

Wacky Wednesday

Today was pretty WACKY!!!! Some students dressed super wacky, some rearranged their clothing to be wacky and some of us were just our wacky selves.  Can you tell the difference?

They even had a pretty wacky teacher...