Fossil Dig!!

The Fossil Park was so much fun!!  The kids learned so much about fossils and they loved digging in the dirt and mud.  Students from Rowan gave us lots of information about the dig site and the fossils that are being found.  We learned that millions of years ago this area of New Jersey was underwater.  The ocean covered NJ and the shore line was accross the river in Philadelphia.  Enjoy some pictures fom today's trip.  A huge thank-you to Mrs. Gallinaro for organizing this trip!

This week in Literacy we read about how we care for animals.  The skills we focused on included finding details and asking questions as we read for understanding.  We read about veternarians, we found out that there are several types of vets.  We also read about a boy named Jack and the responsiblities that he has for taking car of his horse.  In our little groups we read about people who help whales that are stranded.

In math we worked on odd and even numbers.  This was a review skill from 1st grade.  Please practice counting by 2's, some of the students struggled with this skill this week.

In SS we wrapped up our first unit about what people do in communities.  We are starting our next unit on the different types of communities (Urban, Suburban, and Rural).

Have a wonderful weekend!