Hi Families,
I hope everyone had a great week. Here are some highlights of our last two weeks as I was traveling for a few days.
Last week, we celebrated Thea's Super Kid Day with her whole family. They shared Rice Krispie treats with the class and read "Iggy Peck Architect" by Andrea Beaty
The kids spent time during free play getting to observe our hermit crabs!
Ada's mom came in as a Mystery reader and read "I'm so Mad" by Robie H. Harris.
Jack M's dad and Grandma also came in as a Mystery readers! His dad read "If I ran the Circus" by Dr. Suess. And his Grandma read "The Incredible Book Eating Boy" by Oliver Jeffers
This week we got right back into the swing of things after I was gone.
We have been learning about Groundhog's Day and the surrounding traditions. We talked about how Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his hole on February 2nd and people gather around to find out if he will see his shadow. We discussed that groundhogs can't really predict the weather, but that it is a special tradition and marks the nearing of spring.
February is dental month and we began our study of teeth. We studied the different types of teeth in our mouth. Our incisors, canines, and molars help us to chew and eat our food. We even created our own! Ask your child to sing you our teeth song.
We also learned how important our teeth are and the ways we can take care of them.
We did an experiment to see what sugar does to our teeth if we do not brush. We put hardboiled eggs into different types of beverages: Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Sprite, and water. We let them soak over night and when we checked the next day they were stained and brown! We used toothbrushes to do our best to clean them to see how important it is to brush our teeth. Especially after consuming sugary things!
In math this week we learned a new vocabulary word: Attribute. We spent time sorting pattern blocks and other materials based on things they have in common. We even played a game called "fishing for kindergartners" where I "catch" several students with a similar attribute and the rest of the class has to guess what it is.
Please continue to send in empty cereal boxes when you can so the kids can decorate them to collect valentines in.
Also, hundreds day and Valentines Day are next week! We would love to have your child's poster by next Wednesday. Let me know if you would like a class list to help with your valentine cards.
I know we have a busy week ahead so thank you for all you do to help us at home!
Ms. Ardito
We started our study of Dr. Suess in preparation for his birthday celebration. We have been reading many of his books and noticing the patterns he uses in his writing including rhyming and repetition of sight words.
