Thursday, April 12, 2012

lightening bugs in April

Ray from the Disney movie--The Princess and the Frog
Tonight our family was enjoying a Venus lit dip in the pool (no moon visible in the sky) when we spied a lightening bug flashing around the pool. 

It was really fun to look up at the starlit sky and see Venus, Mars, the 7 sisters, big dipper, Orion and several unknown constellations.  This all stems from our sky watching evening in St. John at Cinnamon Bay.  ahh................................

The Kindergarten class has started a unit on the Earth--how to care for it and also being a member of our galaxy and universe.  We sang a song today called Mr. Sun--which several of the class knew by heart.

We have such a fun and energetic group.  I will miss them dearly next year.

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