Lego Builders, Poets, and Compost Captains

This was a full week for the Whales! We had a special guest, poetry writing, compost presentations, a library trip, and Sea Lion Buddy time! We even got to enjoy some sunshine!

On Wednesday, the Whales had a special visitor. Mr. Cody came in to teach the Whales about lego building! That’s right! The Whales got to see some amazing lego creations that Mr. Cody and Fox have worked on together. Their pieces have won awards at lego conventions. Mr. Cody even told us he has worked with some of the people on Lego Masters! Our Whales were so excited to hear this! The Whales learned about a lego user group that is in Portland called PORTLUG. Mr. Cody said they have groups for Adults, Teens, and Kids. The Whales got to walk around the classroom and look closely at the lego structures. They asked Mr. Cody questions and got some insider tips on great lego building. The Whales also got to practice building their own MOC’s (My Own Creations). The Whales saved their creations and worked on them throughout the week! The Whales built spaceships, landscapes, houses, and more! A huge shoutout to Mr. Cody for sharing with us!

The Whales are poets! Their poems are magical, loving, silly, and so so so kind! After poetry writing time, the Whales shared out their finished poems and we got to celebrate each of them. These poems light up our classroom and we cannot wait to share them with you during our Poetry Slam. The Whales also got to read their descriptive poems to their buddies and hear their buddies read a poem all about them. There was a smile on every Whale and Sea Lion face!

On Friday, the Whales took their composting posters to the different ELC classrooms and presented with their group all about composting. They answered questions about how composting can help the earth, and what we can and cannot compost. They are the Compost Captains for the ELC! We will pick up the Seals and Dolphins composting bins every week and dump them at the UC compost. The Whales will continue to do this for the remainder of the year! I know the Whales are up for this task!

During our trip to the Forest Grove Library, the Whales looked at the amazing art that the Seals and Dolphins created. The Whales thought their art was beautiful and were in awe of their younger peers. After seeing the beautiful art the Whales picked out some new library books to bring to the classroom. We are looking forward to more fun next week!