// This week ... //

Students have begun a new unit on Science on plants. They spent this week observing plants and identifying the differences between plants and fungi. They also had a chance to make “spore prints,” which involves placing cut mushrooms face down on paper and covering them with a bowl overnight. The spores become visible by casting a print that resembles a shadow of the mushroom. In History, students worked on creating a map or illustration to go along with their research report that highlights the information they wrote about. In Readers’ Workshop, students read and responded to poems about plant life.