Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Caterpillars, Butterflies and Google Classroom

It is that busy time of year when there are so many things to do and so little time! It is also a special time for a teacher, when you feel you have gotten to know your class and developed a bond. 

Here are some things we have been up to in the last little while....

Caterpillars!
They arrived on May 18th and have grown like crazy! Here are some of my boys helping me put the food in the containers and making sure there are air holes!

                         The little wiggly critters after 2 days



Same caterpillars after the long weekend (7 days)
(See those little round things under the caterpillars? ...yep that's poop)


Butterfly Art


Wax paper Raindrop Art (April showers bring May flowers) - see the flowers and bird inside the raindrops?
                        It's supposed to look like raindrops :)

Google Classroom
We have been working on a special project involving Google Classroom. Your child should be fairly adept at logging into their classroom account. Ask them to show you! Eventually, it may be the way your child will access homework assignments in the older grades. Using Nearpod lessons we have been working on assignments on-line. It has been quite the learning experience (for me too). When there was a technology problem yesterday and I had to problem solve on-line with the on-line support, one of my students said, "Don't worry Ms. Fink, you're in the dip but you can get out"! Of course this is a reference to our Class Dojo movie ...
Here is the link: