This week Gillen Brewer had a lot of exciting things to celebrate! Thanks to the families and friends of GBS students, the school reached their fundraising goal, so the students celebrated with a winter solstice celebration! During the celebration the students participated in a variety of activities such as making fake snow, coloring winter posters and frames, making snowflake sandart, watching the movie Frozen, and they even had a snow ball fight! (with paper snow balls of course!) The students had a blast celebrating the first day of winter with such fun activities. The Gillen Brewer students also reached their Rockin' Readers' goal of reading 75,000 minutes and to celebrate we had an indoor snow day where everyone wore pajamas or comfy clothes. Each class enjoyed a read aloud with a special snack. The Clouds loved spending the day in their pajamas! It was a fun week of celebrations thanks to those who donated money and to all the students who have been reading and filling out their reading logs!
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The Clouds had another visit with Gabby from Art Farm. This time she brought different types of amphibians. The students learned that amphibians usually have slimy skin, go through metamorphosis, and live on both land and water. Taco, the ornate horn frog, was the first animal we met. The Clouds learned that his camouflage helps him hide in the rain forest and his name reflects the shape of his eyelids. Next up was Leo the leopard frog. Leopard frogs can jump six feet in the air and live in New York City. They hibernate in winter and camouflage well with their surroundings. Humphrey, the marine toad, has bumpy, dry skin and can weigh up to nine pounds! The last amphibian we met was Sally the salamander. Stay tuned for our next Art Farm visit. In Art Farm this month Gabby taught us about different types of birds. The students learned that all birds have feathers, beaks, and wings. They explored turkey feathers and egg replicas by feeling them and learning about the different parts. The first bird they met was Princess the dove. She is 15 years old and part of the pigeon family. The next bird was Polly the Bantum Chicken. Bantum Chickens have golden laced feathers and at just 8 months, Polly was already full grown! Lastly, the Clouds met Pumpkin the 10-year-old Conure Parrot. The students were very gentle with the animals and enjoyed meeting them! |
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