Students have chosen a VT animal to "be" or begin to learn a little more about. Over the next few months, we will be learning a little bit about how VT animals survive in our state and your child will become extra familiar with one in particular. Students began exploring a variety of books this week and came up with the idea to have some "VT ANIMAL STUFFIES" available to explore with at choice time. So...if you haven't heard already, students can bring in (small - backpack size) stuffies or figurines, books, magazines, etc that feature any animal that resides in the wild in VT. If you don't have any, no worries - these materials will be used as a community material, and available to all. If your child does choose to bring something in, be sure they know that this item will not be going back and forth to school - once it goes back home, it stays at home. Also, materials are used only at designated times and will be shared by all. Thanks for reinforcing these expectations at home before sending something in!
On another note, INQUIRE with your child what their VT animal is. Perhaps you can do a little research with your child to help them learn a little more about it.
