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This week, we kicked off a reading and writing unit on fairy tales! We will be looking at fairy tales from around the world as we engage in several in-class reading and writing activities. Here are some pictures of our fairy tale book investigation. Do you see any that you know? 

Soil and Composting Unit Comes to a Close!

We have just finished up a unit on soil and composting. The Gators conducted soil investigations, science experiments, and did a week's worth of centers on worm composting. Currently, we have 1,000 red wiggler worms in our classroom that are composting our food scraps from lunch. We are making a difference by reducing our daily food waste and making natural fertilizer! This helps us to understand the relationship between soil and the decomposition process. Above is a picture of the paper mache worm models we made. Check out Vermi the Worm in the "Game Zone!" page to see what goes on inside our Worm Farm!

Multi-cultural Fair

Here is a link to the video we made with phrases in Setswana. See how many you can say!

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Last week, Kernersville Elementary School had it's first Multi-Cultural Fair. Each grade focused on a different country to study, and created a display to share with students and visitors from the community. Here are some photos from our study of Botswana. We made potato printed fabric, a Botswanan stew in math class, and recordings of our class saying phrases in Setswana. It was a wild week, but a great success!

Gators Get Caught Reading--Take 2!

In room 122, we believe that reading and writng are important life-long skills. We work hard to make our classroom environment a place that promotes a love of literacy. Check out our "Get Caught Reading" campaign videos and keep up the good reading!

Gators Get Caught Reading--Take 1!

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