THRILLING THURSDAY 10-25-12

STAR OF THE WEEK~

Our new "Star of the Week" is Will!  Today we learned some of Will's favorite things....

 favorite dessert:  vanilla ice cream

favorite place to visit:  COSI

favorite activity:  studying volcanoes

Will's special treasure he shared with us was a Matchbox car.  Thank you for helping us get to know you better, Will!

CAMPFIRE DAY!

CAMPFIRE - slide show

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY 10-24-12

PUMPKIN EXPERIMENT~

Our pumpkin experiment began with a discussion about characteristics about the outside of the pumpkin and then also about the inside of the pumpkin.  Next, we opened up the pumpkin and took a look inside. 

 We then explained that we were going to fill the pumpkin with soil.  Before we added the soil into the pumpkin, we made predictions about what would happen once the soil was added.  Listed below are the predictions. 

Now, we are going to watch and wait to discover what happens!  Stay tuned!

CAMPFIRE REMINDER

Tomorrow is our day to go to the campfire--FINALLY!!  As a reminder......your child DOES NOT need to follow the school dress code tomorrow.  Please have your child wear clothes and shoes appropriate for "hiking" into the woods (boots, tennis shoes,  jeans, sweats, etc.).  We will leave our classroom at 9:50 to head to the campfire.

TERRIFIC TUESDAY 10-23-12

POPCORN WORDS~

Our new popcorn word is.........

FREE CHOICE~

Dominic uses his creative thinking and fine motor skills threading the pipe cleaners through the colander. 

 Emma and Madelyn creating in the Construction Zone with pattern blocks.

 Sophia puts numbers from 1 to 50 in order.

Marc and Josh building with pipes.

 NEW FREE CHOICE ACTIVITIES~

Is that really colorful spaghetti in the Sensory Tub?!

 

 Graham and Lily are using slotted spoons to scoop an sift plastic spiders from the rice.  A great fine motor activity!

 

 London and Jon weaving spider webs at the Fine Motor Station.

 

 Marc and Josh playing a spider game at Games Galore.

 Marc practicing his sewing skills at the Fine Motor Station.

 COLORS~

Today we started our study of "Colors" by reading the book, The Crayon Box That Talked.  We also discussed what we know about colors.  Children mentioned that you can mix colors together to get a new color; there are colors in the rainbow; and there are different shades of colors.  Throughout the next few weeks we will explore, experiment, and discover with color!

 Children can practice reading the color words by matching the color word to the colored objects.

 

 

 HANDWRITING~

Today's handwriting lesson involved an activity about drawing a person using big lines, little lines, big curves, and little curves.  Ask your child to tell you about "Mat Man".

 NEW NURSERY RHYME~

FANTASTIC FRIDAY!! 10-19-12

ZERO THE HERO DAY!

 Today we celebrated our 40th day of school!  Shelby and her parents helped us decorate plates, fill them with popcorn kernels, and then staple and tape them.  Zero the Hero Tambourines!  Thank you for a great activity!

 Check out what we glued on our letter "P"!

PAJAMA DAY! 10-18-12

We had a PERFECT PAJAMA DAY!  Thank you to all the parents who assisted with organizing, cooking, and serving pancakes today.  Enjoy the slide show below.  The photos say it all!