New Class Pets

We have two new additions to our classroom.  We now have two turtles!  They were donated to our classroom by Kaylin.  Thanks Kaylin!  We enjoyed observing the turtles today and I am excited to learn more about our reptile friends.  Tomorrow, we will be going to the computer lab to research our classroom pets.

We have finished our first unit in reading and we will be taking our End of the Unit test next week.  We will also begin reading Chocolate Fever.  This is one of my favorite books!  I also enjoy all of the chocolatey activities.  Next week is going to be so much fun...and delicious!

Pets In The Classroom

We are so excited to have a classroom pet!  Our class welcomed a leopard gecko to our classroom today.  The kids were super excited!  A special thank you goes to the Pet Care Trust, Pets In The Classroom, and Petsmart for giving our class a grant to purchase this pet. We will be able to do many fun activities with our gecko, including, writing, reading, math, science, research, and learning about pet responsibility.  For our first activity, each family will decide on a name for our lizard.  We will then take a vote to see which name receives the majority vote.  I have included pictures of our new pet along with some recent chemical lab photos.  Enjoy!

Looking Ahead and Current Events

Well, the week has come to a close and we are all looking forward to observing Labor Day.  We had a great week this week at school.  We even began our chemical tests today!  Next week, we will be reading Alexander, Who Use to Be Rich Last Sunday.  We will continue our chemical tests and begin our x 2 multiplication facts.  Don't forget Spirit Cards are now on sale and the Book-a-thon has begun. Keep checking our blog for an upcoming classroom surprise! I hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend.  See you  next week!

Check out this multiplication rap!