newsletter – lex

The month of June was filled with science and lots of exploration! At the start of the month, we took a very close look at bugs! Our friends were equally scared and fascinated by the night crawler worms that were brought in to study. For a week, the worms were placed in buckets and inspected by the kids with a variety of tools. They drew what they observed the worms doing, and were able to see them act in different conditions. The kids were captivated when they saw that wetting the dirt caused the worms to move to the surface. We were very impressed by the little scientists we saw during this unit! Another exciting moment this month was watching our caterpillars’ lifecycle. The kids watched the caterpillars complete their lifecycle and become butterflies. We observed the caterpillars and made our very own out of modeling clay. Our friends learned about the process that it takes for a caterpillar to turn into a butterfly. The highlight of the month was when the kids got to release the butterflies that they watched grow. They were very excited when the butterflies would visit the playground afterwards.