A New Year and More Fun

Happy New Year! It is exciting to feel the energy the Whales bring to the ELC. The Whales have been getting right back into it. They have been exploring the new nature table. They are creating small hibernation sites with sticks, bark, rocks, mud, water, snow, and more. As we start our study on hibernation their knowledge on hibernation sites will grow. On Friday the Whales chose a Pacific Northwest Animal (Oregon Black Bear, Little Brown Bat, Common Garter Snake, Northwest Painted Turtle) that they will research and be experts on. Next week they will dive into their research.

On Friday, the Whales were engineers. They built domino chain reactions, marble runs, Lincoln log structures, and so much more. It was so fun to see the creativity and team work in the Whales classroom. After all that hard engineering, the Whales had a mystery reader. Ms. Liesl! The Whales listened to a hilarious story about a crab. All the Whales had huge smiles on their faces!

To finish off their Friday, the Whales took a trip to the library. They picked out some amazing books that they were able to share with their Sea Lion Buddies. The Sea Lions and Whales are becoming great friends, and the Whales love listening to their buddies read them their library books. What special memories!