Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Today we had two special visitors: Miss Amy and Miss Robin. They were from United Water. First, discussed how water comes into our homes and school through pipes. Then we read a story called The Water Hole, by Graeme Base. It was about a water hole that was visited by lots of wild animals until there was no more water left. We learned that it’s called a drought. The only way to get more water is by having rain. After reading and discussing the story, we all wrote about “When I think of water, I think of…” People had lots of different ideas. Everyone got to share their ideas with the class. Some children had a sun in their pictures. Michael drew snow falling. We learned that these parts work together to form the water cycle. We learned a few big weather words that tell about the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Finally, before our United Water friends left, we acted out a thunderstorm using our hands, legs, and feet. It was so cool making the sounds of a storm! Miss Amy and Miss Robin gave us all gifts before they left. It was a very fun morning!