January 30th, 2015.

We had another fantastic week in room 4!  Time is flying by.  It is hard to believe that we are at the end of January!

Our class event, "STOP, DROP AND READ" was a great success.  Throughout the day, a bell signaled the students to stop what they were doing and read.  We are very fortunate to work with students who have such a love of reading.

The students have continued to be highly engaged in our bird research.  The students are working hard to read through a variety of text, looking for specific information.  It has been fascinating to learn about the methods of communication, feeding patterns and habitats of the different birds. On Friday, the students presented what they felt was the most interesting fact about their bird.

"Unlike most owls, snowy owls are diurnal not nocturnal, so you are more likely to see one during the day."
"The black capped chickadee hides food for later and remembers up to one thousand hiding spots."
"The anna's hummingbird is no larger than a ping pong ball and no heavier than a nickel."

We finished up our watercolor paintings of our birds.  It was wonderful to watch the students attention to detail as they mixed and layered colours to create their birds.