Owls 2012-2013: Our First Day of School!

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Our First Day of School!

The Owls are already so busy! We started off the day with Journals, and we were so glad to see many families joining their children in this great literacy activity! We learned the Owl song, which was already familiar to some:

Everywhere we go,

People want to know,

Who we are,

So we tell them:

We are the Owls!

The Mighty Mighty Owls!

We are the Owls!

The Mighty Might Owls!

We sang this song on a tour of the Lower School, meeting many people along the way. We are also developing an impressive array of hooting vocabulary!

In the classroom, the Owls are meeting new friends, and making all kinds of discoveries throughout the classroom. Here is a glimpse of our activities:

We headed out to our new play yard to explore.

Our new little creek was so exciting!

Debbie Green said that our Building area was missing something: big sticks and logs. Luckily, the Owls were ready to help! We set out on a campus walk to look for sticks!