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It's the last day of school!  Start the summer off right with some splashing around.  Until next time friends, we wish you well! Click on link to watch our special video! How do you play in the water? It was also so wonderful to see you at the pick up parade!  Although it was such a quick time it made my heart so full to see and hear all of our Magnolia friends! Happy Birthday Sarah! Happy early Birthday to Luke!

Don't forget today is the Pick Up parade from 3:00-3:30! We will be celebrating with some bubble fun today!  Typically we have the bubble bus at school but today you can make bubbles at home or maybe do some bubble art. Here's a recipe for big bubbles similar to the ones Atlas made. http://mamaot.com/how-to-make-giant-bubbles/ Here's some bubble art too! https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/572/bubble-art/ Just remember to blow through the straw ;)  Don't drink it! 

In celebration of all of you today, we will be eating ice cream!  If you don't have ice cream at home that's ok because did you know you can make your own? Make your own ice cream video! Here's a great book to listen to while enjoying your treat.

Let's kick off the last day of school with a dance along!  I hope you enjoy!  Ms Katie worked really hard on creating this awesome dance along with your Ambrose family. Can't Stop Ambrose

Let's visit and study the animals of Africa!  Click the links below and stake a virtual safari.  What animals can you find? African Safari Ride Along https://www.360cities.net/video/giraffe-mp4 Elephant Reserve https://explore.org/livecams/african-wildlife/tembe-elephant-park Gorilla Live Cam https://explore.org/livecams/grace-gorillas/gorilla-forest-corridor Lion Live Cam https://safeyoutube.net/w/Kkr4 https://leoanduna.com/lioncam/ Hippo Experience https://safeyoutube.net/w/Flr4 Grasslands https://safeyoutube.net/w/vmr4 And here's a classic tune for all you Toto fans out there because I can't think of Africa and not hear this song in my head.  :)

Click on the link for some great information from Ms Jess our SSD Behavior Facilitator. https://www.smore.com/m6swu Today is also Koo Koo Kangaroo's End of School Year dance party Live at 11:00! Here are some other fun music and movement videos that Magnolia loves!

Hello Magnolia Room!  I hope this blog finds you happy, healthy, and learning lots. I miss you all so much so I wanted to read you a little story. This is one of my favorite books to read to my son Jack, we love it so much even our dog tried to read it!  Madeline Finn is a story about a young girl who doesn't like to read. One day she makes a new friend who just might change her mind about books. It is a story about grit, friendship, and having courage.  I know everything feels a little strange these days, but if you learn anything from Madeline Finn it is to keep going, keep trying, and always believe in yourself! You are all amazing and I love being your teacher.  Enjoy. ❤Ms. Nicki ❤

Backyard fresh eggs Watch this video and see if you can guess what this chicken is doing. Chickens take baths to keep clean, just like you. But instead of getting into a tub of water, chickens take a bath by digging a shallow trench in fine, dry soil or sand. They roll, wiggle, and throw the dirt to get it all over their feathers. The dirt helps them to absorb excess oil on their skin. The dirt also helps to remove any mites or lice that may be on the chicken. When they are all done, they stand up, fluff out all their feathers, and shake all the dirt off. Then they feel nice and clean.

Instead of, "Stop jumping on the couch!" for today let's bend the rule a bit and go for it.  Check out these awesome couch challenge ideas. Link to view larger image:   https://www.spdstar.org/node/1496

At the beginning of the year our friends were intrigued about how far our tree cookies had to travel to get to our classroom.  We showed them on Google Earth the route from China to Ambrose.  Today we are headed back to China to learn about the The Great Wall.   Can you create your own Great Wall?  You can make one with blocks, cups, or maybe even draw one! Here is a link for a virtual tour of this wonder! https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china This a a kid friendly video I found that I think you will enjoy.

Let's take a ride with Mr Gilly!

Here is another favorite book of mine.  It is called Not a Box.  Enjoy the read aloud! My kids love to build with boxes!  We have been getting alot of boxes delivered to our house.  So today we gathered them and I told them to create whatever they wanted with them.  What can you create with a box? Ms Julie loves boxes too!  Here are more ideas with a box!

Forest Day- A River Walk Check out the video linked below to see Ms. Liz go on a walk through the forest! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NWt06gYg5trsuNrCugDSR4i7ORTmWwEo/view?usp=sharing On my Forest Day, I went walking on my family’s property in Leasburg, Missouri through the forest right down to the Meramec River. While I saw lots of cool stuff that can be seen in the video such as flowers, deer tracks, and a very beautiful Meramec River, on my walk back to the campsite I saw lots more! During my walk down to the river I saw many different deer footprints. In fact, I followed the deer prints all the way down to the river!  But on my way back I saw prints from a very different type of animal. These are turkey footprints! I hoped that I would see a turkey, but no luck...but I found something else! A turkey feather! Look at this over the trail..it’s a tree bridge! I wonder if animals use this to get over the trail… But this bridge is too ...

A while ago I went to school to check on the bird feeders.  Of course they were empty, so luckily I brought some seed with me.  Have you made bird feeders at your house?  There are so many ways to make them. Here is a link for a bird feeder idea! https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/cardboard-bird-feeder/

This week the St Louis Zoo installed webcams for all of us to see what's happening with the animals at the zoo.  Our zoo is one of the best zoos in the world!  We are so lucky to have it in our city.  I miss it so much.  It is one of my favorite places to visit in the spring and summer.  So let's go together and explore!  I can't wait to see or hear about what you observed. There are two different links.  One is for the Zoo's blog where you will find videos of what is happening while they are closed.  The other link is for the webcams!  The webcams have a schedule so be sure to check it again on a different day than Friday.  I watched the sea lions being fed yesterday around 11:00am.  They sure love fish! Blog: https://www.stlzoo.org/about/blog Webcam: https://www.stlzoo.org/visit/thingstoseeanddo/livewebcams Webcam Schedule: Sunday:  Gorillas at  Jungle of the Apes Monday : Polar bear at  McDonnell Polar ...