So Many Ducks!

Wow did we luck out in the duck department this year! We had 10 out of our 11 duck eggs hatch! It was a whirlwind of a weekend for me last weekend, hence why I missed posting last week, but the students are so excited about their arrival, as am I! This week we also started our standardized testing and students are working so hard. I am very impressed with all of their growth and progress this year!

Ducks, Ducks and more Ducks!

Last weekend was quite crazy as our ducks hatched early! Two days early and totally caught me off guard! I was able to capture of video of one of the ducks hatching, see below, that the students loved! It shows very clearly how the duck zipped (made small pecks in a circle around the egg) so that they could push the end of the egg off and come out! Now that the ducks are here the kids are loving reading to them, there are also a few pictures below of the kids reading to our final egg in the incubator, and of course watching them swim. We will be making observations about the ducks and their characteristics this coming week as they are starting to get bigger to the point where we can start to see their features very clearly.

Of course our duck study wouldn't be complete without drawing the ducks! Students' drawing skills have improved immensely over this school year and I can't wait for you to see their art portfolio's at the end of the year!

A student reads to our egg in the incubator!

A student reading to our ducklings in their habitat!

A big pile of ducklings! They love to sleep on top of each other!

The ducklings first swim!

A student works on drawing her duck.

A student draws his duck.

Here is the video of the duck zipping and hatching! Excuse my screaming! I was very excited! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O52i8urJKXU&t=1s

Math Practice

As we wind down the year we are working on becoming very comfortable with addition and subtraction in order to have those facts memorized as they move on to the next grade level. In the photo below a student is working on using facts that they know to solve a close fact. We are also working hard on place value and finishing up measurement, time and shapes. It is an action packed time in math!

A student rolls the dice and then adds the two numbers together.

We will be finishing up our testing this week and beginning to wrap up our year, gearing up for our end of year field trips and finishing up our duck research projects! So sit back and enjoy the ride :)

Smiles,

Miss Adams