Special Events




Scholastic Book Fair
May 21st - 25th

Hillsboro, OR

Plants and Life-Cycles
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Stop and Smell the Flowers
May 1, 2012

Stop and Smell the Flowers

After we marvel in their beauty, let's smell a few different variety of flowers. Which one smells the best?

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Colorful Blossoms
May 2, 2012

Colorful Blossoms

Using tissue paper to create colorful flowers, we can make a garden indoors.

3
White Carnation?
May 3, 2012

White Carnation?

We will work together to predict what will happen when a carnation is placed in red water. Will it turn pink?

4
Pressed Flowers
May 4, 2012

Pressed Flowers

We can press our favorite flower heads in a phonebook and observe the changes that occur. How will they look next week?

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Budding Flowers
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Lovely Leaves
May 7, 2012

Lovely Leaves

As we begin our study of leaves, we'll sort them into piles of different shapes and sizes.

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Collage of Leaves
May 8, 2012

Collage of Leaves

To express our creativity, we can use a variety of leaves to make a collage. How many leaves did each artist use?

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Dancing Like Leaves
May 9, 2012

Dancing Like Leaves

As we move freely to the music, we will imitate leaves in the breeze. We will recall leaves we have observed to add creativity to our movement.

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Leaf Veins
May 10, 2012

Leaf Veins

By holding leaves up to a flashlight, we can search for their veins in the light.

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Branch Brush
May 11, 2012

Branch Brush

Using a leafy branch to paint, we can create unique visual textures.

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Lots of Leaves
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Terrific Tree Trunks
May 14, 2012

Terrific Tree Trunks

To explore the textures of trees, we can feel the surface of tree bark.

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Counting Acorns
May 15, 2012

Counting Acorns

We will learn about acorns and collect them to practice our counting skills.

16
Animal Hunt
May 16, 2012

Animal Hunt

Looking in the treetops, we will search for animals. What type of animals live in the trees?

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Examine Leaves
May 17, 2012

Examine Leaves

We'll learn about leaf veins as we took a closer look at leaves under our magnifying glass.

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Leaf Rubbings
May 18, 2012

Leaf Rubbings

We'll explore various textures as we make leaf rubbings.

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Terrific Trees
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Green Grass
May 21, 2012

Green Grass

As we begin our study of grass, we will feel the texture of grass with our feet.

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Mow the Grass
May 22, 2012

Mow the Grass

As we play outside, we will push the lawn mower over the grass. What interesting sounds it makes!

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Great Green Collage
May 23, 2012

Great Green Collage

We will create a collage using green art materials as we explore the color of grass.

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Green Grass Grows
May 24, 2012

Green Grass Grows

We will learn "The Green Grass Grows All Around" to sing a silly song about plants. What types of plants are in the lyrics?

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Parent Conferences
May 25, 2012

Parent Conferences

Please sign up to meet with your child's teacher. This time is designated to discuss your child's learning goals and achievements.

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Green, Green Grass
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Memorial Day
May 28, 2012

Memorial Day

The School will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

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Caterpillar Observations
May 29, 2012

Caterpillar Observations

We will learn more about life cycles as we observe our classroom caterpillar and discuss the changes taking place.

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Butterfly Wings
May 30, 2012

Butterfly Wings

We will learn how fragile a butterfly's wings are as we experiment with blowing air through a straw to move tissue paper across a table surface.

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Bright Colors
May 31, 2012

Bright Colors

We learned about how colorful butterfly wings can be as we freely created using contact paper and tissue paper.

Caterpillar to Butterfly