It's been a wild, wet week!
We have switched our project teacher and begun our second round of Earth Day/environmental awareness.
In reading, we are honing our skills with nonfiction signposts. We are also working on short text with questions to prepare us for next month's STAAR. We continue our centers and responses as well.
Second grade had a big week: we visited the Austin Nature & Science Center AND got recieved our Painted Lady larvae!
Second grade had a big week: we visited the Austin Nature & Science Center AND got recieved our Painted Lady larvae!
We started our field trip by touring the Splash! Exhibit and learned a bit about the history of Barton Springs.
Then, we learned how scientists classify arthropods and had some fun sorting them ourselves!
We met (and even touched!) some live insects like this Madagascar Hissing Cockroach...
...and this Darkling Beetle! After learning about the stages of the life cycle, it was time to examine our own mealworm, the larva stage of the beetle.
Our next station led us to some relatives of the insects, also in the arthropod family: a crayfish,
a millipede, and a Texas Brown Tarantula, and a scorpion!
We had just a LITTLE fun...
When we returned to school with some time to observe our caterpillars.
They're teeny now but will be growing everyday!
Third grade finished learning about the government's three branches and the duties and responsibilities of each one.
Fourth grade culminated their Ecosystems Unit with some reflective writing and a raffle to take home their ecocolumns. They've learned so much!
Looking forward to more learning fun next week.
Enjoy the weekend!
Team SBLC
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