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Week 37

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Here are some highlights from the week... On Thursday, we had Ms. Pawol's mom come visit Stephenson. She brought all of the entomologists their own study vials for a ladybug hunt! She also gave each student their own box of crayons and a ladybug pencil. There's nothing better than a fresh new box of crayons, and to celebrate we read one of my favorite books, "The Day the Crayons Quit." Hopefully the first graders can keep all of their crayons happy! The entomologists have gotten to see the complete metamorphosis of their meal worm larvae! Some students now have darkling beetles crawling around in their study vials :) Our farms are filled with goats, sheep, cows, pigs, chickens and horses! To calculate their payments, the mathematicians have been adding double digit numbers together. They have been breaking the numbers apart into tens and ones and adding them back together. Word Scramble: We have been building our vocabulary all year long, here is an activity
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Week 36

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Wow! What a busy and exciting week! Here are some highlights... On Monday we had our final yoga celebration and mindful feast! Each student had a place in the circle where they shared food provided by our incredible yoga teachers, Ms. Lynea & Ms. Tai. It was the perfect way to celebrate our weekly yoga :) Our mealworms are growing! The entomologists are excited to watch the metamorphosis of their mealworm larvae!  We had our final session with our Artist in Residency. The students were both scientists and artists as Karie showed the science behind clay and the first graders got to glaze their clay projects!  The first grade artists also completed some amazing bird masks with Mr.Shuhe. They created their beaks using a clay mold that they formed and doing paper mache over the mold. From there they used foam and feathers to create the head piece of the mask.  A HUGE thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped make the Artist in Residencies so successful - we couldn
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