Dumas Bay Sanctuary

The Ladybugs spent a beautiful afternoon exploring the Dumas Bay Sanctuary.  We found hundreds of sand dollars, sea anemones and clams.  It was the perfect way to start wrapping up our study of tide pools.

Tide pool survey

The Ladybugs are very busy learning about tide pool animals.  We have learned some amazing things about these interesting animals.  Today we created a survey form about favorite tide pool animals and then surveyed the rest of the classes.  Octopus was the clear winner.  This is just one of the ways we integrate math into our learning during the day.

Learning with our 5 senses

We've had such a busy week in the Ladybugs that there wasn't time to take pictures of it all!  The kids took apart a computer, hammered a wooden box together and used salt water and tap water to explore density and buoyancy.  We are learning about animals in tide pools this month and we'll finish that unit up with a visit to the beach at minus tide.

Happy to be back to school

Looks like a rousing game of "Fish" but really it's number recognition, pattern matching, and taking turns.

Doing a little research on an Australian animal of her choosing.

Writing a book is serious work!

Using the smart board for math.

We started our study of tide pools by trying out a  little snorkling gear.

We're all excited to be back at school after spring break!  We wasted no time getting right to work on our new area of study.  For the next few weeks we will be learning about tide pools and the animals that inhabit them.

Signs of Spring

We took advantage of the warm weather this week to take a walk around the neighborhood.  We were on the lookout for signs of spring.  We found lots of flowers and trees blooming and the sun felt so good!  The kids documented what they saw by drawing pictures.

It was our turn to present at gathering on Friday.  Each of the children picked an Australian animal to talk about.  They were so brave getting up in front of the whole school.

Science Fair!

Chemical reaction

Melting ice

color mixing

compost tea

seeds

rain clouds

conducting electricity

sink and float

The Ladybugs had wonderful science projects.  They were varied and interesting and clearly something the children wanted to know more about.  The kids were so proud of their projects and did a great job explaining their procedures and conclusions to all of our visitors.