Special Events

May 7th-11th
Scholastic Book Fair

May 15th-31st
Parent/Teacher Conferences

May 25th and 28th
School Closed


Durham, NC

Plants and Gardening
1
Flowers Are Plants
May 1, 2012

Flowers Are Plants

We will discuss different types of flowers.

2
Flower Collage
May 2, 2012

Flower Collage

Bring in flowers from home to make a 3D collage for our classrooms.

3
Science and Art
May 3, 2012

Science and Art

We will use our handprints to make flowers.

4
Busy Bees
May 4, 2012

Busy Bees

How are bees important to flowers?

5
The Beauty of Flowers
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7
Food from the Ground
May 7, 2012

Food from the Ground

We will discuss what types of foods grow from the ground.

8
Fruit or Vegetable?
May 8, 2012

Fruit or Vegetable?

What's the difference?

9
Watch Our Garden Grow
May 9, 2012

Watch Our Garden Grow

Growing our own bean sprouts.

10
Vegetable Painting
May 10, 2012

Vegetable Painting

Children will paint using different vegetables.

11
Bon Appetit
May 11, 2012

Bon Appetit

Children will make vegetable pizzas for afternoon snack.

12
Incredible, Edible Plants
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14
What's in the Dirt?
May 14, 2012

What's in the Dirt?

The children view dirt at the sensory table with magnifying glasses.

15
Plant Needs
May 15, 2012

Plant Needs

What do plants need to grow?

16
We Need Plants!
May 16, 2012

We Need Plants!

How many ways do we need plants?

17
Bugs and Plants
May 17, 2012

Bugs and Plants

We will discuss what types of bugs affect different plants.

18
Plants Have Parts, Too
May 18, 2012

Plants Have Parts, Too

How many plant parts can we name?

19
Cause and Effect-How Plants Grow
20
21
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
22
"I Can Save the Earth"
May 22, 2012

"I Can Save the Earth"

A story about recycling by Alison Inches

23
Eating Green
May 23, 2012

Eating Green

Bring in a green snack from home.

24
Dress in Green Today
25
Professional Development Day
May 25, 2012

Professional Development Day

Our school will be closed for a Professional Development Day.

26
Going Green
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28
Memorial Day
May 28, 2012

Memorial Day

Our school will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.

29
Collage of Green
May 29, 2012

Collage of Green

Each class will create a collage made of green items.

30
Growing Vegetable Soup
May 30, 2012

Growing Vegetable Soup

We will read this popular book by Lois Ehlert

31
Pajama Day
How Does Your Garden Grow?