Signs of Winter

The Legend of the Persimmon: 

This morning we learned all about the seed of a persimmon. Did you know the seed has helped people determine the outcome for the winter to come. We learned the seed can have 3 different shapes inside.

Fork- The fork represents a mild winter 

Knife-The knife means the winter will be full of ice! 

Spoon- The spoon represents shoveling out lots of SNOW! 

....What did we find this year in our persimmon?.....

You guessed it, we found that this year our persimmon showed a SPOON! We are hoping for lots of snow. We also took the time to see what the Farmer's Almanac said about winter here in Arkansas. Guess what, it completely agreed with our persimmon. So here we go...getting ready for a cold winter to come! BRRRR....

Help us out...if you have cut open a persimmon please share what you found! 

Jellyfish

This week we are studying all about the life of jellyfish. We have found that jellyfish are quite the interesting animal...they actually have no brain and no heart! WOW! Who would have guessed that an animal living out in the deep blue sea has no brain! So here is what we are wondering...

1. How do jellyfish live if they don't have a heart?

2. Can a jellyfish still sting you if it is not alive?

3. How does a jellyfish breathe?

4. Can jellyfish survive on land and water?

5. Why have do jellyfish have tentacles?

We would love for you to help us answer these questions. Also, if you have any pictures or videos please email to Ms. Race at amber.race@doverschools.net

Sea Turtles

This week we are learning all about different types of sea turtles and their habitats. We have discovered that sea turtles are very fascinating animals! Did you know that sea turtles can travel the ocean for 20 years in the current and then make their way back to the same beach they were born on to lay their eggs?! How cool is that!!! We are hoping for a little help from you...

1. How do sea turtles meet each other? 

2. What is the smallest type of sea turtle?

3. How do sea turtles sleep?

4. Why do momma sea turtles leave their eggs?

We are hoping you will be able to share with us some of these answers and possibly some more cool facts. We are looking for neat websites to look into and pictures to share with others! Thanks for you help! 

-Ms. Race's class

WOOT WOOT WOOT....3 day weekend!

Labor Day weekend!!! 

We are so excited because we all get an extra day off this weekend! Ms. Race's class just wants to wish everyone a very happy Labor Day weekend! Please be extra safe and enjoy the hot summer days! Also, Ms. Race is a little excited because this weekend kicks off college football....GO HOGS GO! 

WOOOO PIG SOOOIE! 

-Ms. Race's Class 

New school year...new adventure!

Welcome back!

A brand new school year is starting up in Ms. Race's class with all new students! We are so excited to share with you some new questions, ideas, and adventures. At Dover Elementary our mascot is the Dover Pirate, so this week we read some of David Shannon's books all about Pirates. Guess what we learned, our pirates are totally different then Mr. Shannon's pirates! 

We brush our teeth...his pirates have green teeth!

We all take a bath everyday....his pirates don't take baths at all! 

We wear and change our socks...his pirates don't even wear socks! 

We change our clothes all the time..his pirates wear the same thing day after day!

Some of us have to change our little sisters' and brothers' diapers....his pirates don't even know where to begin!

We talk like normal people...his pirates have their own pirate language! 

We live on land....his pirates live in a ship in the big ol' ocean! 

We read books and bedtime stories...his pirates don't read at all! 

We did however learn that his pirates just like us.....GO TO SCHOOL! 

Do you have any cool pirate books or pirate stories to share with us?

We are way behind...

We apologize it has been so long since we have blogged. We are nearing the end of school and things have been quite busy!

Dr. Seuss

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, its not!" -The Lorax

This week we are looking at the great adventurous stories told by Dr. Seuss. Today we read The Lorax and discovered  Dr. Seuss wanted us to care and make a difference in our world! So here we go on our journey to see what difference we can make! 

Differences: 

1. Plant a tree, somewhere in the world! 

2. Recycle: Don't throw those things away that we can reuse! 

3. Plant a garden/flowers: us your plants to create oxygen and food for the table! 

4. If you cut down a tree, don't forget to replant! 

5. Keep your lights off when you are not using them. 

6. Take shorter showers! Use less water! 

7. Instead of always getting a new water bottle, don't be afraid to REUSE! 

 

 We are making a pledge this week to help out our environment! We want to challenge each of you to take this HUGE step and make a difference!