Hands On Nature

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This week we learned about ecosystems and habitats in Hands On Nature.  We talked about food chains and learned about herbivores and carnivores.  We ventured outside and created a food chain, and looked for leaves that showed evidence that insects had been eating them.  We discovered many different leaves that had been eaten by insects.
In math, we are finishing up Unit One and will begin a new unit about math fact strategies using dice and dominoes next week.  We are beginning a "Small Moments" unit in writing and continue to work on getting our reading groups well established and running smoothly in reading.
Our class will be blogging with Miss Niles' class this year.  Today, we talked about blogging and created "paper blog" posts about Fall.  We visited our Kids' Blog on-line and learned how to log in and out.  Over the next month we will meet our blogging partners from Miss Niles' class and will begin blogging with them.
On Tuesday, September 30th, the Firefly Team will be going on a field trip to Shelburne Farms.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather that day. 
I would also like to remind everyone to go onto our team web-page and sign up for an October conference.
Have a terrific weekend!
:)Deb

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