Please make sure your child has appropriate footwear (sneakers) for gym on Mondays and Wednesdays. Mr. Drake has noted that several children are consistently unprepared and are unable to fully participate in gym class. As we move into colder weather it is fine to leave a pair of sneakers here if that is easier. Thanks for your help!

This week we have been reading books that portray non-living things as living. When we have been making t-charts of the living and non-living things in the books, having some really interesting discussions and hopefully clarifying some misconceptions. Yesterday we read Happy Birthday Moon, by Frank Asch and Papa Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle. When we were done someone noted the moon was a living thing and all but one student agreed. We talked about why the moon might be living: it grows and changes and it moves. We had some interesting discussion about whether the moon needs food, water, and air. Finally I asked what the moon was and someone replied rock. We were then able to conclude that if the moon is made of rock it must not be living, because rocks don't need food, air, water, or light. This was a really great discussion and we'll continue to look at similar books for the rest of the week.