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Happy Field Day!
Who will help me plant these seeds?
This afternoon, one student was on a mission to peel and plant as many “helicopter seeds” as she could. She decided after sometime that she may need to enlist the help of some of her friends if she truly wanted to plant the most seeds. So she sent out a bulletin to anyone on the playground that she needed help! At first just a few friends came over. Then, before she knew it, almost the whole class was asking how to open the helicopters and how deep to dig the holes. 
It wasn’t long before one of the students noted that they would need to water the seeds if they wanted them to grow and thankfully we already had plenty of sunshine. Now we just have to sit and wait. Will we have a brand new tree jutting out of the grass when we return tomorrow? Only time will tell! 
What’s next?
As the interest in keys has begun to wane, we felt that it was time to dive into a new subject. Marie and I spent several days observing the students’ play but were unable to come up with any major themes that we could use for a study. So, we decided to just ask them, “What do you want to learn about next?”. Each child came up with an idea for our morning message and then we took a vote. Then we took the subjects with the most tallies and voted again. This gives students a chance to narrow down their choices and focus on a smaller number of subjects. There were so many great ideas it was hard to choose just one!
Although it was a close vote, we have chosen jewelry and glass as our next topic! So far, the children have decided that all jewelry is made from glass and that you have to be careful with it because if it falls off a cliff it will break. We are excited to see where this topic will take us!
This Moment
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