Hands On Nature

Today we enjoyed a Hands On Nature lesson about animal and plant defenses.  We talked about different animals like lizards who can lose their tail.  We also talked about some different plants that have built in defenses.  Ask your child what they learned in Hands On Nature today.  A big thank you to our Hands On Nature parents.
Earlier this week we had a visit from John Gailmore.  He sang several songs to us and had us join in for one or two.  His final song was a lullaby he had written for his daughter when she was little to help her get to sleep. Yesterday we attended an SCS concert where 5th graders shared songs they wrote with Mr. Gailmore.
This week the class all wrote persuasive letters to me to convince me to give them another short recess every day.  Wow, everyone had terrific reasons for why they should have another recess!  Interestingly enough, there were quite a few students who don't want an extra recess.  Since the majority of the class would like another one and gave such strong reasons why, I have decided to start giving the class an additional short recess when possible for the remainder of the school year.
Next week Ms. Garvey will be visiting our classroom Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to teach our class about mindfulness.  She will be doing several short lessons about this topic and teaching us breathing techniques we can use to calm our bodies.
A reminder from Mrs. Burritt about the 1/2 Conert:
Our concert is finally here! (Tuesday, April 16^th) Please have your son/daughter arrive in the cafeteria at 6:00PM. (Please, no earlier) Please have your child dressed appropriately. (No shorts or loose fitting shoes please) Thanks!

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