Mrs. Kristin Peak’s kindergarten class at WDE learned all about Johnny Appleseed! To celebrate his upcoming birthday, we peeled and ate his favorite treat – apples! Thank you to Mrs. Tammy Cosson for allowing our class to use her apple peeler for this activity.

submitted by Kristin Peak and Jessica Dawkins

Mrs. Jordan Dady’s first grade class at WDE was excited to take their learning outside! They have been studying light and shadows for the last few weeks and have participated in several activities observing how shadows change due to Earth’s rotation. Today, they were able to make a real world connection by tracing their shadows first thing in the morning when the sun appeared to be in the east. They will check their shadows in the afternoon when the sun appears to have moved westward and record any change.

submitted by Jessica Dawkins and Jordan Dady

This week Mrs. Coleman's first grade class learned about animal characteristics in Science. In order to have the students have a better understanding of different animals and their body functions, we did a wonderful experiment from Mystery Science regarding bird beaks. Students used both a straw and a paper cup to mimic bird beaks. Throughout the excitement, they had to test which beak worked faster in getting food, but also which one was able to pick up food without picking up any rocks. It was truly an amazing hands on activity and one of our favorite lessons so far!

submitted by Meredith Spence