This week we were busy as bees!

Dear families,

We started a new science study. We're studying air and weather.

Last week we planted real lettuce seeds in flower boxes. This week the lettuce plants are starting to grow! We saw a really long sprout!

In drama this week, we've been pretending we were at the farm.This week we turned into bees! We were talking about bees, and then suddenly we just turned into bees! We had to do work to make honey and get the nectar from the flowers. We turned back into farmers, and learned how to use a smoker to smoke the bee hive! The bees think their house is on fire so they eat all the honey that they can, and they get so sleepy that they fall asleep and don't sting you. You have to put suits on too so they don't sting you.

We also went to the Union Square farmer's market. We saw farmers selling honey. We saw a real smoker, real honey comb and we bought some honey. Check out some photos from our trip!

Parents, we love you!
from,
The First Graders