Learn and Explore: October 2013

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Remember our Monster Mash!

We will do the Monster Mash tomorrow at 12:45 in the Carver Gym!

The boys and girls have been working very hard with Mrs. Hutchins and Ms. Martin!

They are very excited to wear their costumes and perform!

Silly, Silly, Socks!

We were very silly for "Silly Sock Day"!

We read Socks for Supper!

We all wore Silly Socks!

We can't wait to wear our costumes for Spooky "S" day tomorrow!

RIF's "mission is to motivate young children to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. RIF's highest priority is reaching undeserved children from birth to age 8."

"Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States. We prepare and motivate children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. We inspire children to be lifelong readers through the power of choice. RIF provides new, free books for children to choose from and make their own. The seeds of inspiration in these books have motivated children to follow their dreams and achieve their potential. Yes, it seems incredible for a book to launch a life, but it happens every day as hungry, inquisitive young minds reach out and grab hold of the new people, places, and ideas that books bring them."

http://www.rif.org/us/about-rif.htm

WE ARE THE LUCKIEST KIDS IN THE WORLD! OUR COMMUNITY CARES ABOUT KIDS AND WANTS US TO LOVE READING!

RIF presented all Carver Kids with a FREE BRAND NEW BOOK!

We were very "thankful"!

We were excited to read our new books!

We know reading is important!

We love to read!

Thanks for our new books, RIF!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Don't forget Silly Sock day tomorrow!

Miss Spider's Tea Party

We had lots of fun at "Miss Spider's Tea Party"!

We enjoyed reading Miss Spider's Tea Party!

Miss Spider wants to have a tea party. She sets a beautiful table and waits for someone to fly by. She invites ladybugs, ants, bees, and other insects that fly by, but none of them “would dare to share a tea with anyone so spidery.” None of the bugs will have tea with her because they are afraid she is going to eat them, but all she wants is to have a nice tea with friends. After she rescues a rain-drenched moth, unable to fly until he dries out, word spreads of Miss Spider’s friendly intentions. Eleven insects finally join Miss Spider for tea. “Her friends were glad to watch her feast upon the floral centerpiece. It was a great relief to see she ate just flowers and drank just tea.”
http://vegbooks.org/index.php/2011/10/10/miss-spiders-tea-party/

It was a special occasion! We were dressed very nice!
We have lots of "Spidery" friends!

We made spider hats with eight legs and eight words!

We can read:

were, look, what, with, was, her, did, but

We learned facts about spiders. We know that a spider can have have 8, 6, 4, 2, or No eyes. Spiders have eight legs and belong to the arachnid family. They are NOT insects. Spiders can be very useful as they eat flies and other insects, however, we know to never touch a spider.

We will only look and observe such unique creatures.