This week..the highlight of our week was releasing our butterflies! Over the Memorial Day weekend, two of our butterflies emerged from their cocoons, and by Wednesday, the final two emerged as well.  The students were so excited to observe the butterflies daily.  When I reminded the students that we had to release the butterflies, some...Read More

This week…we continued observing our caterpillars – as they had entered a new stage. When we returned to school on Monday, we were all surprised to see that our caterpillars had reached the chrysalis stage.   We also learned about things that go –  on land, air, and water. The children had so much fun as...Read More

This week..we extended our lesson on insects by observing caterpillars. Students created journals to log their observations.  They are super excited to examine the caterpillars each day. We have been reading stories and watching videos about caterpillars. Some of the students eagerly shared their observations with their families. Thank you to Tim’s mom for sending...Read More

This week..we started the week joining our school community in mass. As the 8th grade class and First Communion students participated in the presentation of May Crowning. We spent our week learning about insects, specifically bees and ants. The students knew a lot about insects, and learned new vocabulary such as exoskeleton and antennae. The...Read More

This week..we had an opportunity to learn about different traditions. On Monday, May 1st, the students learned about Lei-Day/May Day, a Hawaiian tradition.  They had fun  learning to hula. They listened to Hawaiian music, and their favorite song was “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. They also made their own Leis. They showed so...Read More

This week..We extended our lesson from last week, taking care of God’s Earth – Earth Day,  learning about respecting different animals and their habitats. The children learned about what animals get from their habitat, and worked on crafts related to the lesson.  The children learned about St. Cletus and visited his statue located in front...Read More

This Week…We spent the week getting back into our routines. With the nice weather, we were able to enjoy outdoor recess.  We learned about taking care of God’s Earth as we prepared for Earth Day.  In the classroom, we set up a new recycle container for food wrappers and turned off one of the lights...Read More

This Week…We had a very busy week. We attended Mass and an additional service as we learned about Easter and Jesus being of service to teach his Disciples to be of service to others.  We read stories about Easter and Easter preparation, as well as watched a video about the Last Supper.  We modeled letters,...Read More

This week…Monday was our last Mail Monday.  As always, the children loved receiving mail, participating in the reading process, and asking questions to other students about their mail.  We completed our science observations by taking nature walks looking for signs of Spring.  (Next week we will use the collected data for math activities.)  The children...Read More

This week…we welcomed Spring.  I gave the children flowers as a sign of spring. It was so exciting, as some of the children made connections to a fall lesson of how seasons change and the movement of the earth. The children went out in small groups to look for signs of spring. We will continue...Read More