All About Sea Turtles

Did you know that sea turtles can live to be over 80 years old?

Q: What kind of a joke does a sea turtle tell?
A: Shell-arious ones!

Q:What do you get when you cross a turtle with a porcupine?
A: A slowpoke!

Sharks

Did you know that sharks can be as small as a pencil case and as big as two school buses put together?  WOW!

Dolphins and The Octopus

Did you know the octopus has three hearts and nine brains?

Did you know that the killer whale is a type of dolphin?

Rays and Clown Fish

Puffer Fish Poster

Did you know that Puffer Fish have four teeth and they can change colors?  This local Puffer Fish expert really knew her stuff.

All About the Discus Fish

This student taught us all about the Discus Fish today.  After presenting her poster, all students returned to their seats to record this sea creature into a predictable book each child is making.  This predictable book will be shared with you at our Open House on February 14 after the Kindergarten Concert.

Sea Creature "WOW FACT" Recording

During Reading Workshop the past few days, the students have learned how to read informational texts to seek new information and discuss information that they already know from their schema (background knowledge).  Here are some photos of the children hard are work recording these new facts and old ideas today.