All things butterfly!

Today we were celebrating with all things butterflies.  We began the day with naming them Aurora (meaning sunshine) and Adelina (meaning noble, kind and winged).  In math we discussed how the wings are symmetrical (same size/shape/colour or a mirror image) and practiced colouring in some butterfly wings, making sure they were symmetrical.  In media today we created birth announcements for our new family members.  Once the pictures are printed the announcements will be sent home for you to enjoy.

Brunch Time!

After a few unsuccessful attempts at holding the butterflies (I was nervous), I managed to get them both to eat.  Have a look at the picture below.  Can you see the long proboscis (tongue)?

IT'S ANOTHER GIRL!!!!!!!!!

And now there's two girls!  So exciting!

And now they are together in the flying cage!  The sisters are happy.  I am anxiously waiting for their first flight!  See you all on Monday!

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!

Woo Hoo!! The first butterfly emerged around 2:30 this afternoon.  I was just able to transfer it into its flying cage and discovered that it's a girl!!!  Start thinking of Spanish girl names starting with the letter A.  I'm just waiting for the second butterfly to finish drying its wings and start moving so I can transfer it to the flying cage.  I will keep you posted!

Welcome Back!!!

Happy September!! I am so excited to be back in the classroom, it was a long summer!  This year, my class is a 1/2 split grade.

Over the last two days we have talked about many things: routines, listening, expectations.  Have a look at our 'First Day Feelings' graph.  The excited column was so full we had to extend it over to the left.  We also took the opportunity to discuss the data that was on the graph.  Can you see it (written in red and blue)?

We also talked about what active listening looks like, sounds like and feels like.

In math we learned a new game called Snake.  Ask your child how to play.  All you need is a dice, paper and pencil.