About two weeks ago, we started doing something new. We started memorizing poems. 4th grade began “The Children’s Hour” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and 3rd grade began “February Twilight” by Sara Teasdale. We recite them each day during spelling class, and I have been SO impressed with how quickly the students have picked them up.
Here is 3rd grade’s poem. 4th grade’s will be up in the next day or so.
“February Twilight”
The kids enjoyed seeing hawks, falcons, and owls from Shawvers Creek! They learned a lot and had fun in the process.
We just started a new chapter in science! We are learning about plants. In between learning about things like photosynthesis and pollination, we are also learning about the different parts of plants. What better way to learn about them than to eat them!
Monday we ate some seeds. Would you like to know what kind? They were yellow, but after we applied some heat, they became white and fluffy! That’s right, we had some delicious popcorn. We were able to very clearly see the seed coats after we finished, because they fell to the bottom of the bowl.
Tuesday we had stems and leaves to drink. Sugar cane stems and tea leaves, that is. The students were super excited to be trying yet another part of plants.
Tomorrow we will be having roots for an afternoon snack. What do you suppose they will be? Ask your student if you’d like to find out!
