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No matter how much we grow...
we are never too old for a fresh fruit popsicle. |
Growth and Change Over Time
Our year has focused on Change and Growth Over Time. We have launched into studies of how our community has changed, the Civil Rights Movement, global warming and its work on changing habitats especially in the Arctic and how bodies, ideas, families and individuals grow and change over time. Students have worked to weave an understanding of self and their world into nonfiction and fantasy writing, as well as creative play and independent reading. As we set out to let our butterflies go after they had laid their eggs and set up camp in the Racerunner Room for 34 days, we looked inward at how our own lives are getting ready to change, just like those of the butterflies. School is almost over and this means a variety of things for all of us: a change in schedule, missing our friends and new adventures ahead. Take a look at the list of CHANGE that the Prairie Racerunners are preparing for. Thank-you to the family and friends who help encourage change and ease our tears or anxious hearts through growth.
Change by the Prairie Racerunners
- no summer travel plans
- my Mom's new job
- I'm getting a turtle
- ballet is over on Monday
- summer vacation is coming
- I'm going to visit England and soccer will end
- going to my first sleepover away from home or my parents
- 2nd graders are going to 3rd grade
- big sisters are going to college
- mom started going to yoga
- I have a new pet snake and a new shirt
- home school
- cancer
- growing smarter
We Grew As Chess Players!
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| 1st-6th Grade Chess Club Participants |
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| A handful of Racerunner Participants |
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Top of his age group and 2nd place 1st-6th Tournament Winner
Our Prairie is Growing |
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| Spreading the seed that we researched, measured and ordered! |
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| It was windy so we had to stay low to the ground so that our seed and sawdust mixture would stay put! |
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Pretending to be prairie buffalo...
stomping the seed in the ground. |
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| Working with partners to spread the seed! |
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| Ms. Michelle demonstrates burying the seed. |
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| Popsicles to celebrate planting |
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| Partner Love |
We Grew as Readers
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Relaxing as we watched Discovery Life: Insects, Fish and Birds
in celebration of meeting our reading goal for the last 5 weeks! |
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Lemonade, Popcorn and Annie's Gummies make for a great Movie Treat!
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We Grew As Writers and Scientists
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| Friends wished their butterflies well as they prepared for departure. |
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| Reading our Butterfly Letters on a Wednesday Morning |
Some letters were funny....
Some letters were serious...
Others were very matter of fact.
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Painted Ladies loved the orange slice bowl...
they hated to leave. |
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| One last hug good-bye. |
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