Over the past 9 weeks, students have been immersed in animal research. It started with fieldwork to the Safari Park and Birch Aquarium. Students took notes on the observations they made, focusing on animal behaviors within their community. With their observations, students wrote informative paragraphs to teach others about how animals help each other within their communities. Finally, students choose one animal to focus their research on. After studying pictures of the animal, they made FOUR DRAFTS of a scientific sketch before adding color (their process is made visible on the wall in our classroom). Last week, students met in small groups to discuss they learned about their research animal. We have groups of wolves, lions, giraffes, bees, ants, dolphins, meerkats, elephants, fish, and penguins. Ask your child about what animal they've been studying! Next, students were challenged to make a connection between their animal community and our own community. For example, "Each ant has a special job that helps their colony survive." The connection to our school community that the ant group made was "We all work together to make our school a happy and successful place." We'll be creating posters to display in our school with these school community norms.
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