Plant Art
/We couldn’t ask for better weather for our outdoor explorations this week. Students planted their rainbow garden flowers and continued caring for the native plants they added to our outdoor gardens. We discovered that the baby birds in our bird house have hatched and we observed the mama bird feeding her chicks this week. We counted two baby bird heads popping out of the nest, and we suspect that there may be even more babies hidden in the bird house. We will continue our careful observations next week. Students spent much time climbing our western red cedar and creating concoctions in our mud/clay kitchen. We identified several types of spiders and bees in our meadow and pollinator garden too. One of the highlights of our week was a visit from Timofey (one of our former classmates). Otter students delighted in spending Wednesday afternoon with Timofey and were excited to show him our climbing tree and new cedar tower structure. In numeracy students have been solidifying their grasp of coin names and values. They love practicing their coin counting at our Otter ice cream shop and our Friday popcorn stand. During writers’ workshop students added illustrations and covers to their plant books. They also created art pieces depicting the native plant they’ve been researching. On Thursday evening Otter students were thrilled to host their families at our annual Spring Celebration of Learning. Other highlights this week were celebrating Jace and Addy’s birthdays and spending Friday afternoon at the Forest Grove library.
