Field Trip

This year, our first grade went to Casa Mañana in Fort Worth to see Charlotte's Web! We used the play to launch our spring farm unit! More pics of that to come. Sadly, the trip went by waaayyyyyy too fast and I only got one pic from the way home. The kiddos had fun! Can ya tell?? :-)

Nature Center

Our district is lucky enough to have the Kirby Creek Natural Science Education Center.  Every year, each class is able to go spend half a day, and work on activities that tie in with our curriculum.  The Nature Center just got a HUGE makeover, and it is AWESOME! We had so much fun!  We went on a nature walk and used our senses to record what we saw, heard, smelled, and touched.  (I tried to limit the touching! ;-) ) We observed a pond and they illustrated what they saw in the pond.  We explored a huge garden and went on a hunt for vegetables and flowers that started with each letter of the alphabet.  We also discussed the butterfly life cycle and made a paper plate craft to show the different stages of the life cycle.  Overall, beautiful weather, well behaved kids, awesome place, we learned a few things, and nobody fell in the pond! Success!

 

Updated Calendar!

Parents, please notice the calendar to the left has been updated! Red Ribbon Week is October 24-28.  More info will be coming home about dress up days and activities.  We will be attending the Nature Center on November 4th.  Because this is part of our science curriculum, we do not take parent volunteers on this trip.  We will be asking for volunteers on our next field trip though!  More info will be coming in regards to the Nature Center!  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Field Trip to the Dallas World Aquarium

On Monday March 7th, we went to the Dallas World Aquarium!  We had a FABULOUS time.  The kids enjoyed seeing some of the ocean creatures we have been studying about in our Ocean Unit.  The shark tunnel is always a favorite!  I am glad we all made it back to school without anyone falling in the shark tank! ;-) I will add photos after I have photo permission slips for our blog. 

Parents and grandparents that attended: Thank you for sharing this experience with us! We enjoyed having you and appreciate you going with us!

***Don't forget to join us on March 24th from 6:30 - 8:00 for Open House to see all of our hard work from the Ocean Unit!