Wonderful Wednesday and day THREE!

We have a bunch of chicks in the brooder box and the incubator is all cleaned out and ready for the farmer to take away. Now, we have 3 days of caring for our chicks and making sure they are well fed and rested! I'll post a slide show very soon... just have a few more picture to take! Here's what was in the brooder box this morning at 7:15am! It's hard to count them from this picture because they are all snuggled up together. You'll have to ask your child how many we have in all!

Day TWO hatching update!

WOW! What a busy night it was in the incubator! There was so much "peeping" going on when I came in this morning at 7:15am,that I had to remove a few noisy chicks! Several chicks had fluffed up enough to move into their new home, THE BROODER BOX! There were 10 chicks in all in the incubator when I arrived. If Ms. SW moved 4 to the brooder box, how many were still in the incubator by the start of school?

But, during science class, something happened... ask your child to find out! Now, the fun really begins! Be sure to ask your child about the hatching taking place down the road at Kent Place School! Mrs. Wentz is a good friend of mine, and we have been checking in with them to see how their hatching is going. They got their chicks the same day we did! Ask your child what happened over there! It's quite a tale!
Happy Hatching!
Ms. SW

What's Hatching in 1 SW?

Hi Everyone!

What an exciting weekend it must have been! It looks like all 16 students were good parents and they stayed at school all weekend sitting on their eggs! That's a good thing, because something very exciting is going on in our incubator! When I came in this morning, I started using my senses to see if I could learn anything new from the incubator. I only used 2 of my 5 senses. Can anyone tell me what 2 senses I used? In the mean time, here's what I saw... look closely, because these two pictures are NOT the same! Enjoy!

Fun at Hillview Farms!

Happy Wet Weekend everyone! Sadly, it's cold and rainy outside again, but I hope this message finds you warm and toasty somewhere inside! Yesterday, in spite of the weather, we had a great time at the farm! It was a bit chilly and damp, but everyone was properly dressed for the occasion! So glad we didn't have any ball gowns dragging in the mud! Below you will see some of the 99 pictures I took in the 2 hours we spent on the farm! A great time was had by all!

Here are some things to ask your child about produce that comes from the farm:

1) Name 2 differences between a peach tree leaf and an apple tree leaf.

2) Where do finger potatoes grow?

3) Why are bees important on a farm?

4) Do the apples at Hillview Farm get polished by hand?

5) What state does the farmer grow his BIG pumpkins in?

Your child should be able to answer all of these questions! We learned a lot about what grows at this particular New Jersey Farm! Hope everyone's pumpkin made it home safely. A special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Shum, Ms. Larson and Ms.Taylor for taking time out of their busy day to join us at the farm! We greatly appreciate it!

The Greenhouse and playground

This is the green house and the playground for the 2nd - 5th graders. It was really big and the kids were having fun outside. The weather is much warmer here... it was 84 degrees today! I was all bundled up in fall clothes when I got off the plane and it was 78 degrees! Good thing I checked the weather and knew the right things to pack.

Science class at Lovett

This is the science class that I visited. It was a second grade class and they were just starting a new unit on soil. They are planting a community garden and the first step is to learn about the different kinds of soil things can grow in. So, after a brief discussion, some ground rules and some instructions, we headed out to the Greenhouse where the hands on lessons took place! I had so much fun learning about soil! And there was a little visitor in the greenhouse waiting for us!

What an exciting day at LOVETT!!!!

Hi Everybody!

I had a terrific visit at the Lovett School! Wow! What an amazing facility they have! I will post a few pictures of things I saw! But, I can't post them all, because I took 109 pictures with my camera! Each class had between 18-22 students in them and a lead teacher and an assistant teacher. The all had smart boards and lots of books that we have in our classroom too! And the first and second grade classrooms have the same personal dictionaries that we have in our big boxes! I was so happy to see them! The kids were very, very nice and I made some friends, as I was helping with spelling during writer's workshop. I had two favorite classes at the Lovett School. You'll have to guess which ones they were on my new poll!

Answer to the Poll

The answer to the Poll is...

All of the above! I will be doing all the things on this Poll during my weekend in Atlanta, GA!

Did you get the right answer?

A Busy Saturday October 3rd!

Hi Everyone,

I am getting ready for my trip and making a list of all the questions you asked. I will try to find out all the answers when I get there. I have sent your parents an email with my entire schedule for my visit at the Lovett School. I will be busy starting very early in the morning. I am visiting a lot of classrooms and some science classes too. I'll see what their lunch is like, because I get to have lunch with the first grade. They eat even earlier than we do! Can you believe that? I wonder if they have snack at the end of the day like us? They must be very hungry at the end of the day... It is going to be a lot of fun! If they will let me take pictures, I will post them when I update the blog on Friday evening or early Saturday morning. In the meantime I hope you are having a restful weekend! See you Monday morning!
Ms. Smith Willis