Here are some of the things that happened in Lower School Science this past week:
The second graders harvested the potatoes that they had planted as first graders. Some of them were huge! Students carefully washed them and put them in brown paper bags. The potatoes will be stored in a cool, dry place until they can become part of the Thanksgiving Soup!
The Tree of the Week this past week was the Tuliptree. There is a Tuliptree located on the BCD campus next to the second grade classroom.
The first graders talked about the differences between mammals and non-mammals.
The kindergarteners harvested gourds that had been planted last spring by the 9th grade and did observational drawings of them. These gourds will also be saved for the Thanksgiving Soup.
The rain kept all students indoors more than normal, but it was still a busy and fun week!
-Ms. Smith
P.S. Here are two of my new favorite children’s books:
Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell – A story about Jane Goodall as a child. It shows that children really can grow up to do the things they dream about.
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Everby Marla Frazee – This book is a nice reminder that sometimes children have their most profound experiences in nature when they are simply left alone to explore and imagine.
