We Couldn't Do It Without You!
Mahalos
A special thank you to the Eng, Mukai, Ohashi, Saruwatari, Scott, and Nakashima families for providing pumpkins for our wonderful pumpkin-carving session on Monday afternoon. We estimated the weight, circumference, and number of lines on those pumpkins, graphed some of our results, and had so much fun carving them with Ms. Ching, Ms. Pang, Mrs. Eng, Mr. Ohashi and M. Ohashi, Mrs. Meyer, Ms. Graves, and Ms. Montes. We enjoyed our jack-o'-lanterns until this morning when we studied the mold that was growing in them and quickly got them outside for Mr. Louie to pick up. A well-rounded learning experience, I'd say! Did anyone take home an extra knife? I'm missing one of mine.
Museum In A Box
We are looking forward to our learning trip to the Academy of Arts to see "Animals In Art" in the galleries. We all learned a lot from the Academy Ambassador last Friday. Please, go to the photo gallery to see pictures of animal art from around the world. On Wednesday, November 7, the Academy Ambassador returns to MPI for art activities in each 1/2 classroom.
Excellent Behavior Report
The Magic Stone Kids are constantly being complimented by me and by their specialist teachers for their respectful, cooperative behavior. Give your child a big hug and tell them you are proud.
Spooktivity
Many of our parents joined in the fun at Spooktivity and had a hand in creating this exciting event. It was enjoyed by all! Thank you, everyone!
Inquiry
We will begin our research in earnest next week, and I will be sending a sign-up sheet home. I hope many of you can come in and help at least once with this activity. We will also be dissecting owl pellets to discover what they eat. They are raptors that actually swallow their prey whole, so it is possible to find complete skeletons of animals in their food chain inside a pellet. We will be asking for help with this activity, too. On November 13, Mr. Mukai will bring in the family's chinchillas and tell us all about them. They will be with us for a whole day. How exciting!
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