Bats

This past week was all about bats! We learned that there are many different types of bats in the wild, and that only 3 types out of hundreds drink blood. We learned that bats use eco-location to “see” what is around them. We also discovered that bats like to live in trees and caves, are nocturnal, and sleep upside down! We played a BATS under HATS memory game, went on a coloured bat scavenger hunt, made handprint bats, and sponge painted bats using a stencil. Our favourite bat book was There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat by Lucille Colandro.
 
Our letters this week were U and C. Magic C Bunny (from the Handwriting Without Tears Program) made a special appearance because his favourite letter is C.
 
Daily, since the beginning of the school year, we have been using the calendar to help us count to the day’s date. Some of the kids are now able to, or are close to being able to, count all the teen numbers without missing any! And even if they are not sure, I still hear their voices trying to count along! This is so great because we have been talking about how some things can be tricky but the more we practice the better we will get, and having a positive attitude about trying helps everyone learn better too. 
 
Some other things we did were pumpkin line tracing, made orange play dough, and built with Lego.
 
And of course we cannot forget that we celebrated a very special 5th birthday too!