Mrs. Rossman's First Grade

Happy Mother's Day!

Look how our lima bean plant has grown!

May 9, 2014 - 13 inches

May 7, 2014 - 9 inches

April 28, 2014 - 5 inches

Did you plant your lima bean seeds yet?

A gift for our garden

Thanks to Ms. Ozawa we now have a praying mantis egg sac! Ask your child how this will help our garden. How many praying mantises does he/she think will emerge?

We gathered soil, sticks, moss, leaves, and insects to prepare a habitat for our future praying mantises.

Look to the top to see the egg sac hanging. Why do we hang the egg sac?

If we take care of our egg sac, this is what we expect to see in a few weeks...

And, if we care for the babies...

we will have praying mantises to help rid our garden of pesky pests!

S.T.E.A.M. Ahead With Your Kids…

Braeside School is hosting its first Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math Night on Thursday, May 8 from 6:30-8:00. Please join us for the lightning demonstration in the Character Cafe, art and science activities and exhibits in the gym, and math exploration in the main hallway. I look forward to seeing you and your families!

Author Susan Wolff comes to visit!

Susan Wolff shared her story, Quackers Wants to Fly, about friendship and perseverance. We can't wait to read her next book from the Friends at the Pond series!

What can happen to a lima bean seed in 13 days?

Ask your child what observations he/she has made with our lima bean seeds. What will happen next?

April 28, 2014

April 15, 2014

Ask your child about the lima bean above in the plastic bag and the one below in a pot with soil. How are they the same? Different?

Our basil has sprouted!

Storytelling with Ms. Shimojima

We were lucky to have Ms. Shimojima come to Braeside and share with us several stories. Ms. Shimojima is a professional storyteller and a former Braeside librarian. We heard about clever hedgehogs in The Hare and the Hedgehog. We learned how to trick the Hairy Man in Wiley and the Hairy Man. And, if you like to be surprised, then listening to Sody Sallyratus will surely make you jump when the bear pops out! One Eye, Two Eye, Three Eye reminds of us a familiar story with a twist. Ms. Shimojima taught us Mr. Wiggle and Mr. Waggle. Ask your child to become a storyteller and share about Mr. Wiggle and Mr. Waggle!

Seeds All Around Us

We shared many ideas and questions about seeds. What are seeds? Where do they come from? What do seeds need to grow? Is a plant "renewable" if it has a seed?

Our discussions led to hypotheses which led to an experiment with different tests to investigate our ideas. We made our predictions and are waiting to see what happens. Ask your child about his/her predictions.