We learned about the letter D this week. To relate this letter to something meaningful, students were introduced to the artist Salvador Dali and had a lot of fun looking at his beautifully imaginative paintings. Inspired by his amazing artwork, we decided to create some our very own Dali melting clocks. Students were quite proud of themselves. Check these out!

To continue our investigation of animals in winter, we talked about the animals that stick around for the cold winter months and how they adapt to survive. We discovered that many of these animals change color, grow extra fur and eat extra food before the cold comes. Ask your child what a ptarmigan does in the winter (they loved this). When writing about how animals adapt, students worked very hard to move their writing forward by attempting to achieve the goals they set last week. Many students tried using lower-case letters and some used spaces between their words for the first time. 

Look at these awesome animal tracks we saw right outside our door! Have a look for other prints around the neighborhood and feel free to snap a pic and share them with us :)

Have a beautiful weekend! Stay warm out there!

Miss Roberts