We have been busy in the ten days we've been back since spring break. The children have learned about the sun, moon, earth and other planets. Your child should remember that the sun is a star. We have learned that Saturn is mostly helium and could float if there was a body of water big enough for it. Jupiter is the biggest planet and Mercury is the smallest.

We will be dying eggs at school tomorrow. Please send four hard-boiled eggs in an egg carton with your child.

We have seven duck eggs in our incubator. We put them in on Monday and they take approximately 28 days to hatch. We will be looking for duckling around April 26th.

We have been learning a little about Africa and a lot about African animals. We have learned about lions, gorillas, giraffes and ostriches. We learned some sign language when we talked about gorillas. We read a book about Koko, a gorilla in a zoo who communicated with the staff through sign language. Ask your child if they remember the sign for ball and cat. We will learn about a few more this week.

After break, we will study the solar system and space. The children get excited about this unit.

Thank you for attending conferences. We hope you have a relaxing break!