We have been amazed at how fast our ducklings are growing. They will be leaving for a farm at the end of the week. We never named our ducklings--one reason is that we can not tell them apart.

We will be finishing our unit on birds this week. The children have learned many things about the goldfinch, robin, crow, blue jay, cardinal and woodpecker. We have learned which birds make nice nests and have beautiful voices and the birds that do not.

Next week, we will learn about Australia.

Our spring concert will be Wednesday, May 18th at 2:15 p.m.

The children were excited Monday morning to find three ducklings in our classroom. They hatched over the weekend and are mallards. We are making books about the life cycle of the duck and learning about birds. Last week we learned that all birds have wings, beaks and feathers. We know that all birds cannot fly and some can swim.

The children were also excited that our classroom got some new equipment. We replaced our pink tower, broad stair, knobbed and knobless cylinders. The class has been building patterns and we are taking pictures for example books.

We will be dying eggs on Thursday, April 21st. Please remember to send 4 hard-boiled eggs with your child.

Just a reminder--There is no school on Friday, April 29th.

We just finished our unit on the senses. We enjoyed having Graham's mother come and show us a model of the ear. She also showed us the smallest bones in the body which are in the ear. Everyone did a nice job on the hearing tests. We also did some taste testing for sweet, sour, salty and bitter. We also included activities on touch, smell and sight. We will begin a unit on birds this week. Our eggs are due to hatch around April 20th. I am sure this will be an exciting time in our room. In past years, we have spent a morning playing at the park. At the end of the morning we had a picnic lunch before returning to school. If any parent would be willing, we would appreciate help coordinating this.