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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Fourth Grade Fair!

This morning after much suspense and excitement, we went to the Fourth Grade Fair! The event was originally scheduled for Friday, but due to inclement weather it was pushed back until today. Even though the rain persisted throughout the day, the ever resourceful fourth graders set up shop in the Hallowell gym. They gave us a special time that we could go (which didn't interrupt our rest time!) and had activities specially targeted towards the youngest community members. These activities included face painting, bean bag tossing, pin knocking, scooter games, and more. We had so much fun!
 
When we came in this morning, we noticed something amazing in our sand table! Through mysterious circumstances, a few seeds were placed in the sand last week, and today we realized that there were four sprouts that were peaking up through the dunes. We closed off the sand table from regular play and began examining the new plants. A very interesting discussion erupted: Would the plants stay alive in the sand? Many Owls explained that most plants live in dirt, and so there was a clear divide on who thought the sprouts would survive. We decided to make a graph of who thought what, and we are excited to see what happens to our surprise guests over the course of the next few days!
At morning meeting, we discussed how to add more dialogue into the script of our play. Friends shared ideas of what they could say in the show to help make the story more clear. Kristin also worked more on the costumes, which are looking so good!
(A sneak preview)


Other Owlings:
Finding a spider web
"The rocks can write here. It's kind of like chalk."
"I HAVE A MUSTACHE!"
A letter to Gwen: "Gwen thank you for reading us a story love Sadie"
 
A rainy day romp in the auditorium
We are also very much looking forward to tonight's potluck dinner! We hope that you can all attend. It will be in the EC commons from 5:00 to 7:30pm. See you there!

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