New Orleans Trip

We had a blast on the trip. I was so proud of the kids' behavior. Our parent chaperones were so helpful and organized so everything went off without a hitch. I had been so worried that we would get rained on at the zoo and our prayers were answered because we didn't get wet at all! In fact, due to the weather reports- the zoo wasn't nearly as crowded as usual so that was even better! I will post more pictures and stories from this great trip throughout the week. I can't wait to see you all tomorrow so we can discuss our favorite parts!

Meet Some New Friends

We have some new members of our class! Meet "Big Poppy" and "Rocky"- the pictures really don't do them justice. Does anyone have any tips on turtle care?

Also- check out the "New Orleans Houses" we made today with watercolors, oil pastels and crayons. I think they might be my favorite art project of the year. They look awesome!
Don't forget to meet at the OLD Madison Station at 5:30 Friday morning for the trip to see houses like these up close! We have such a fun day in store for us!

Just Another Manic Monday

Today it was back to the grind! The kids seemed sleepy and not quite ready to be back. We talked about New Orleans architecture and made some beautiful oil pastel drawings of some famous sights around the city. We are not going to have a spelling or vocabulary test this week due to the field trip. Our class has had flag duty this month and they seem to really enjoy being part of that process. I think the highlight of everyone's day was taking pictures of our groups. The countdown to Friday has begun....

Slugs in Love

Okay gang- some of you are going to be so excited that I can't post these pictures. My card reader isn't working right. Remember when we read Slugs in Love? Well- I didn't realize until recently that we have some REAL slugs in love in our class!!! Ha! Ha! Mrs. Volk took pictures of some of these couples and I am trying to figure out how to post these incriminating documents. Beware- when my card reader works- a few of you might be embarrassed!