Amazing Adaptations!

Dear Parents and Students,

With a swoosh of a magic wand, some of our students transformed into new creatures with amazing adaptations. Students are learning about animal adaptations in Utah environments: wetlands, deserts and forests. Adaptations are structure or behavior changes in an animal that help it survive to the environments conditions.

Utah is the 2nd driest state in the United States. When the huge thunderstorm rolled through on Thursday, some of the students stared outside with big eyes at all that rain. One student even said, "I don't think we are a desert anymore. That is more than 10 inches of water." It was a record rainfall in the weather books - just over 1 inch! WOW! It is fun to see all their connections to what they are learning in real life. I hope you will continue to help your students make these connections at home.

It was fun to see all them all dressed up. I hope it will help them remember the different adaptations animals have to survive in their environments.

Our curriculum goals for the week include:

Reading: story elements - setting, characters, plot

Spelling: Long/Short u & accented syllables

Writing: Writing Process

Math: Place Value & Multiplication

Science: Classification

Social Studies: Utah Regions

I hope your students are enjoying school and developing a love for learning. This is the true treasure of teaching!

Thank you,

Mrs. Yates