A Big Friday in the Racerunner Room

The Butteflies Emerged

On a quiet Friday morning our BSP friends sighted the first fluttering of wings in the Butterfly Home. As the day progressed, they noted that more color came into the wings and after lunch three more butterflies had emerged from their chrysalis. We prepared their food mixtures, recorded their emersion date and made observations in our Science Journals. We couldn't get enough of watching our friends who had come to us with 16 legs and now have two wings with the most beautiful coloring. Friends enjoyed writing beside the Butterflies and even read them a book or two. 

Reading a book to our butterflies. Love. 

Getting Into Character

Hirmini left Hogwarts to illustrate the Life Cycle.


 The Prairie Racerunners were very successful in raising money for Relay for Life! On Friday we dressed as our favorite characters as apart of this cancer fighting fundraiser. We had fun sporting costumes, jewelry and headgear. 

Ariel came up for air to visit the Painted Lady 

Captain Jack Sparrow joined Writing Workshop

Snow White fed an apple to the butterflies. Non poisonous of course

                                               

I'm a superstar!

The Willowwind Spelling Bee

The Racerunners Prepare to Spell Well

1st Grade - 6th Grade had the opportunity to participate in the Willowwind Spelling Bee on Friday during GD. Carly did a great job of reading the words, using them in sentences and defining the words we didn't know. A huge thank-you to Paige Duncan for organizing another great Spelling Bee. Each participant received a participation certificate and a Willowwind Spelling Bee Pencil for their great courage in this event! This is the first year that 1st graders have been invited to join in the challenge, and most of them were up for it! The winner from Willowwind will go onto the Iowa State Fair this summer and compete with other 1st and 2nd graders from Iowa. If he or she is not able to go, then our 2nd place winner will go in their place. Carly made sure the teachers got in on the fun too! Ms. Brooke and Ms. Michelle were the first down. Ms. Brooke missed "camouflage" and Ms. Michelle, whose word was much more difficult, was out on "delicatessen." Tough words! It was great fun for the kids to see their teachers and Head of School attempt the words and struggle just as they do. Thanks for supporting this challenge from home. 

The Prairie Racerunner Spelling Bee Winners

 Reading Buddies

After such a big day of character dress up, butterflies emerging and spelling bee jitters, we were excited to venture downstairs for one of our last Reading Buddy times with our preschool friends. We read them many books and magazines about butterflies, as well as character favorites from the classroom. This quiet reading and bonding time is quite the treasure for our Racerunners. It was the perfect way to end our big Friday.