Mrs. Mendelson's Class: BUTTERFLY/CATERPILLAR UPDATE & GRADE 4 PRESENTATIONS...

Hello families of Room 205s. I hope everyone has had a great week and is looking forward to the upcoming long weekend. Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday May 19th. School will resume on Tuesday May 20th and it will be a Day 1 in our schedule.

Grade 4 Presentations continued - Here are some photographs of the grade 4 travel agents who presented today. They did an outstanding job presenting the Yukon Territories and New Brunswick!

Scientists in the School - On Thursday May 22nd, we will have a Scientist visit our class to do a workshop on Pulleys and Gears. Our class parent, Nina, sent out an email requesting 5 parent volunteers for the morning only. If you are able to volunteer, please email Nina. Your assistance is greatly appreciated as there will be 5 stations set up that require adult supervision. Thank you.

Project Give Back - Our last PGB class will be held on Wednesday May 21st. We are very sad that this outstanding and educational program has come to an end. The students will be mailing the good copy of their letters to the charity they chose. On Wednesday, we will walk as a class to the mailbox to mail the letters. Michelle is planning on bringing in a small treat and showing a video presentation to the class. This has been an excellent program that each and every student in our class has benefitted from throughout the year. I'd like to thank Michelle, our teacher, for inspiring our students each and every week and teaching them the importance of charities and giving back. I'd also like to thank Ellen Schwartz for creating Project Give Back and sharing her personal story with our class.

Butterfly update - Yesterday we opened the small plastic cups to find sweet little caterpillars inside! It was a great experience. Some of the caterpillars appeared to be quite feisty and squirmy as others were very mellow and complacent. Each student was called over, given a specific caterpillar to care for and then asked to remove the shell the caterpillar had formed inside the cup and place them on the paper inside in order for them to develop into their next stage.

We will leave them in their plastic cups for the next 5 days or so. At this time, we'll remove the lids and hopefully find them in a cocoon which will be taped to the top of their home (the net). Stay tuned for the development of the Monarch Butterflies! Here are some photos of yesterday's event..