Lions and tigers and bears... oh my!

Ok, well not lions and tigers, or bears, but critters nonetheless!  We enjoyed a visit with Cory from Curious Creatures, a local animal rescue group.  Here are a few moments from our time together.  Ask your first grader about the cool facts we learned about these very cool animals!

In Like a Lion? Out Like a Lamb?

Well, March has come and gone and Room 10 has been busier than ever.  We all agreed that March came in like a lion and went out like a lion weather-wise, and we are eager for much warmer, sunnier days ahead!  Afterall, we have a garden to plant and honeybees to study!  More garden and honeybee info coming soon!

It was a pleasure meeting with all of you for parent-teacher conferences.  One thing that came up with some families was the notion (a very common one, mind you) that some children are pretty tight-lipped about what their days are like at school.  I recently came across an article that suggests other ways to ask your child about his/her day.  I don't necessarily love all of these questions, but there are many good ones that might help you glean a bit more information from your child about what's been happening around here.  Take a peek... 50 Questions To Ask Your Kid Instead of "How was your day?"

Yesterday we were lucky to have visiting author and illustrator, David Biedrzycki, all to ourselves.  David is a resident of Medfield and is visiting Memorial School this week, and as always, did an amazing job teaching the kids about his work as a writer.  He shared how he sketches and quick writes to remember the many ideas that pop into his head so that he can remember them and use them as possible book ideas one day.  We learned how his wonderful book, Bear Alert, came to be and the funny and interesting key details and images he chose to include in the text and illustrations.  David is an incredibly engaging author and the children were delighted with all his funny stories, anecdotes and high-tech illustrations.  We enjoyed his visit tremendously.  Here are a few pictures from our visit together....