One Full Week!

*****UPDATE: Pictures are up on Picasa!*******

We have been having a week filled with feathered and fluffy goodness.  Read on for the details about what's been happening in SK P217, and what's left to come in our final 8 school days!  (You're not missing anything; we're adopting a bit of a new formal for these last  few weeks since our days have been and will be anything but ordinary in SK!)



This Week

- Toodles, ducklings!  We were sad to bid adieu to our nine sweet mallards, goldens and pekin.  But we're thrilled to report that, through Duckgrams, we've kept up to date with our feathered friends (now enjoying life on the farm!)
- Fantastic on the Farm!  We all learned so much (and had a spectacular time!) at Green Meadows on Friday.  We milked cows, rode ponies, fed pigs, petted sheep, jumped in the hay barn, banged on the music wagon, and went for a spin on the tractor ride!
- ABC countdown!  We enjoyed Outside Learning day, Puzzle play, the Quiet challenge at rest time, Reading in unusual places, and Sack Lunch day in the farm!



Next Week
- Memorial Day: Enjoy your Monday off with family and friends!
- ABC Countdown: please check your calendars and talk with your SKer about upcoming T, U, V, and W days!  (We have one posted at our classroom door too, for reference.)
- T-Shirts: We are thrilled to be creating our SK T-Shirts next week, a special tradition at USM!
- Top Secret: We may be creating something special for a special someone in your family who has a special day coming up in June...we've said too much already!
- Scrapbooking Parties: Thank you again for your kindness and generosity at volunteering to help next Thursday and Friday mornings at our Scrapbooking parties!  We have everything we need, so please just bring your helpful hands!
- Fun in the Sun: We are looking forward to enjoying a sunny afternoon next week Thirsday, just SKers and teachers, out in the fresh air playing games and enjoying treats together!



Still to come...
- Field Day!
- Yearbooks!
- Art Bags/Sleeping Bags/and lots more from every nook and cranny of our tower room... coming home with your SKer on our final short week.  (Ask them to put on an art show for you, setting out all of their treasures and taking time to explain each to you - how they made it, what it means, what they learned.  It will make for a meaningful experience, give them good practice speaking clearly about something important to them, and help to close our their units of study with you as their eager audience!)