12/1 Classroom Update

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. It's hard to believe it is already December! This week, we had so much fun learning about dinosaurs! We learned about how paleontologists dig for and study dinosaur bones, then acted as paleontologists digging for bones in our classroom. We learned about different types of dinosaurs and compared the sizes of their eggs. We also came up with our own theories about why dinosaurs are extinct and learned some of the reasons scientists believe there are no more dinosaurs. During center time, we practiced writing the letter H, matched dinosaur eggs to the dinosaur with the same beginning sound, created dinosaurs using different shapes, played a dinosaur graphing game, and more! Here some picture highlights from the week:

We built different types of dinosaurs using pattern blocks.

Friend played Dinosaur Roll & Graph with Ms. Megan.

Friends acted as paleontologists and dug for dinosaur bones in the sand table.

We measured a T-Rex's foot using our feet. 27 of our shoes fit inside the T-Rex's foot!

Important Dates/Reminders:

Save the Date: Save the date for our Holiday Sing concert and winter party following the concert on Wednesday, December 20th at 2:30 PM. We can't wait to share with you all the songs we have been working on with Ms. Janet and to celebrate the winter season! I will send out information and link to sign-up to help with our winter party next week!

Second Annual Middle School Blood Drive: EGR Middle School is hosting a blood drive on Friday, December 22 from 10 AM-4 PM in the Learning Commons. The goal is to donate 100 pints of blood, and last year the middle school held the largest blood drive for any middle school in the state! If you would like to donate, you can schedule an appointment to donate here.

Winter Break: School will be closed Monday, December 25 through Friday, January 5 for winter break. Classes will resume on Monday, January 8.

Have a great weekend!