Birds and Face Paint Party

The Whales are ornithologists! They are deep in their bird study. They have learned about different types of feathers. One type is the down feather. Down feathers are used to keep a bird warm. The other type is contour feathers. Contour feathers help a bird fly. We looked at the differences between contour and down feathers. We noticed that contour feathers are heavier and can push more air. Down feathers are lighter. We learned that feathers not only help birds fly but can also help attract other birds, can create shadow to help catch fish, and can be used to help make bird nests. We also explored the different types of beaks, Some different types are straining, spear, nectar eating, seed eating, chisel, and tweezer. Birds have different beaks depending on what their diet is. We looked at how boy birds attract girls birds. They use their bright colors and dance moves. The Whales practiced dancing like a bird.

In numeracy, the Whales are studying 2D shapes. This week we looked at squares, rectangle, triangle, oval, diamond/rhombus and circle. We made these different shapes with wiki sticks. Next week, we will be looking at more complex 2D shapes, and 3D shapes. We also have been continuing our work on story problems. In literacy, we learned new consonant digraphs. We learned /wh/, and /ph/. We practiced spelling and reading words with these consonant digraphs.

On Friday, the Whales celebrated being able to read independently for 20 minutes. To celebrate the Whales had a face paint party!! Ms. Aimee and Ms. Abby set up a face paint station. All of the Whales got to pick out a face paint design. They were so excited that they went and showed Ms. Ren. We love our FACE PAINT!!