If you haven't had a chance to see our giant snow people in the hallway, be sure to check them out! In small groups, we used teamwork to paint our snow people, decorate them with creative "junk" and give our snow people names.

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This week we began our exploration of bears. We have recorded what we already know about bears as well as what we wonder about bears. Our research has begun through books and websites. Tristan's mom shared a neat website out of Ely, MN where there is a live bear, Lily, with a web cam on her 24/7. Lily is supposed to have bear cubs this month! We have watched a bit in school....so far we have just seen her sleeping! If you would like to check out Lily at home you can visit her at http://www.bear.org

Isabella

During readers' workshop we have been comparing and contrasting gingerbread stories. On Monday we made our own cookies! After eating them on Tuesday we made a graph of where we took our first bite - arm, leg, or head! Where would you take your first bite?