Our Strategy Group Summary

Another strategy group was reading the book Groundhog Goes Outside by Karen Mockler. This is the summary that Haley, Emma S., Ian, Autumn and Rochelle wrote:

It was winter at Gus's house. Gus kept asking his family where his shadow is. His dad said, "Look outside for your shadow!" Gus walked out of the hut and everybody was waiting for him. Everybody cheered! Gus went back in, and his family asked, "Did you find it?" Gus said, "Find what?" because he forgot about his shadow!

We thought this was a funny book, and we liked reading about Gus!

Strategy Group Summary

In our strategy group, we made a summary of the book All About Kites, by Elizabeth Austin. We took details from the story and put them together to make a summary about the story. This is what we came up with...

Kites are helpful in different ways. The kite was named after a bird. Chinese people used them over 2,000 years ago. Ben Fraklin used a kite to prove his idea that lightning was made of electric current. A fisherman put bate on a kite tail. and the fish grabbed it. Weather kites carried scientific instruments into the sky. Years ago some armies used kites with cameras on them, to spy on enemy troops. There are all different types of kites. Lots of them people just use them for fun. After you make your own kite, you have to follow the kite safety rules. As you can see kites are helpful in all different ways, like jobs, fun and entertainment. But you need to use them safely!

More Wetlands Podcasts

Mrs. Towsen's class continued to work hard today, and we have more podcasts to share with you. The Wetland Helpers hope you enjoy listening and learn a lot about how important wetlands are!

The Wetland Waterbugs are also very excited to share their podcast, too.

We hope that you'll leave us some comments to ask us questions or tell us what you think about our first podcasts!

Wetlands Podcasts

Mrs. Towsen's and Mrs. Bair's class have been learning about wetlands, and to show what we've learned groups are creating podcasts. You can check out Mrs. Bair's podcasts by visiting her class blog, and you can enjoy Mrs. Towsen's first podcast by Matthew, Bryce, Jacob, Dina and Tammy by listening below.

The Science Kids team also finished their podcast about wetlands, and you can listen to it right here:

We hope you enjoy learning about wetlands with us, and we would love to answer any questions you might have. Leave a comment, and we will reply as soon as we can!

Early Dismissal Reminder

Just a reminder that Friday, February 15 will be an early dismissal. Elementary students here at Bear Creek will be dismissed at 12:30.

Western Day

As part of our celebration of National Counselors Week, we had Western Day today. Check out our friends sporting their best western wear!

Field Trip to Harrisburg

As part of our unit on Pennsylvania's History, Team Kit Kat took at trip to Harrisburg, PA, our state capitol, on Friday, February 1. We started the day in the Capitol Building where we learned about the history of the building, visited the House and Senate chambers, and spent some time in the courtroom where the state Supreme Court meets.

After lunch we headed to the State Museum where we visited many different exhibits about the land, people and natural resources of Pennsylvania. Everybody had a great day, and we're very thankful to all of the chaperones who helped us have a really cool learning opportunity.

Please enjoy this slideshow of our trip. Thanks to Devin and Thomas for helping to take some of the photos you see!