Spring Beauty

The spring ephemerals are popping up all over.  Students are enjoying watching our forest transform into a green paradise once again.  We learned that some of these special plants take several years to bloom, making coming upon a blossom that much more special!

This week we had fun watching our growing tadpoles, went on a frog hunt and got a bit muddy exploring.  We learned that spring peepers can jump 17 feet and a kindergartner can jump around 4-5 feet!

In our Geography unit, we have begun to learn about our country, the United States of America.  We now know that VT is one of 50 states!  We will continue to discover more about the U.S.A. this week.  

Thank you to those who helped make Teacher Appreciation Week so fun.  The thoughtful postcards, gifts, and delicious food all week for the staff made the week very special!

Lastly, Happy Mother's Day! Hopefully, you all received your marigolds. 💮

Notes:

A message from Mrs. Cowan:  We are very excited to start our biking unit next week in PE!  Kindergarten students will be biking on Mondays and Tuesdays (5/13 and 5/14, 5/20 and 5/21).  If your child is bringing their own bike, please drop it off Monday morning (at the bike racks by the stone bench) and you can pick it back up Tuesday.  Students should also bring their own bike helmets (we have extras for them to use if they don't have one).  Please make sure your child is wearing sneakers and has comfortable clothing to bike in.  Attached is a letter with more info as well as your child's schedule for biking.  If you are able to volunteer, please email Mrs. Cowan (PE) at Amanda.Cowan@mmuusd.org  Bike Trailer Parent Letter

5/13:  UCS Art/Music Night (rain date of 5/14), 5:00-6:30 pm: 

Tadpoles, Kindness Rock Garden, and Math Games Galore!

This week excitement has been around watching our frog eggs hatch to tadpoles in our classroom!  There has been endless gazing and wonder over these little amphibians.  We will follow this curiosity a little deeper next week.

Students have worked hard playing several partner games this week in math where they are working with subtraction and addition problems.  They also played another version of Bump, a loved game because of its playful and competitive bump advantage!

On Friday, we had a wonderful visit from some MMU students for their service day.  We created a kindness rock garden near the Owl Nest classroom.  It was a beautiful collaboration from all ages!