Birch trees and building

Reminder that we have family chats this Thursday! See some of you then!

Good afternoon! We hope you are enjoying this beautiful day. The Birch room seized the day and took a walk outside to search for some birch trees in our neighborhood! We were successful in finding the trees! The class was very excited. Here are some of the birch trees we found in our lovely Webster community.

Before our walk this morning, the students built with loose parts, practiced signing in their names, and building with the blocks.

"This is a chocolate, gooey birthday cake. Happy birthday, Ms. Abby!"

"This is a strawberry vanilla cake. It's so yummy. Blow out the candles!"

More building...
The students had a question waiting for them at the block area this morning and it read, "How can you build a home for these animals?" A group of students got to work! Some students built fences with the blocks in order to keep the animals inside.

 A few students built a vertical house, one room for each animal.

 MC: 'The animals have doors."

Teacher: "How do they get down from their rooms?"

MC: "They have jetpacks to help them fly down."

The students continued to add a room for every animal they collected.

"The giraffe is really tall! It needs three blocks."

As time passed, some students began to noticed the tall animal building and asked AB and MC if they could help build. The structure became so tall, the students realized that they needed chairs to stand on in order to reach the top!

"It's almost as tall as the lamp!"

Teacher: "How many animals did you fit in your structure?
Student: "1,2,3..." (continued to count to eleven). "Eleven! Wow, eleven animals! Let's do more!"

The students added more rooms. The blocks could not take anymore weight or height on the structure and it came crumbling down. With a great attitude, the students decided to build it again, except with more rooms! What a creative house they built for the animals!


The birch room participated in a severe weather drill with the rest of the school. We walked to our "severe weather spot" and practiced protecting our heads  in case of an emergency. The students did a great job with listening to directions and staying safe!

Enjoy the rest of your day!