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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Buggy for Insects in First Grade

Welcome to Grade One! Due to Hurricane Irene's stormy weather, our first day together will be Thursday, September 1st. I will meet you on the lower playground, We will line up at the sound of the bell on the same line we did in Kindergarten. It will look and feel familiar! 


The grade one teachers have been preparing to begin our year of learning with an integrated science (literacy & math, too!) unit of study. 


Have you ever looked closely at insects? This year we will learn the names for insect body parts, and will look closely at many insects. Since we learned about looking for dried insects at our August summer gathering, I'm sure you've found a few insects to share. We will be pinning them and comparing all the types of insects that we see in Vermont. We will also learn their names, and how to label the different parts of a variety of types of insects.