THRILLING THURSDAY 3-12-15

ASK ME ABOUT...

...what I learned about Saturn.

...what Saturn's rings are made of.

...how many moons the planet Saturn has.

...what I did in Drama.

...what stories Mrs. Arner read to us at the library.

...what book I checked out from the library.

...how I can read books on the computer.

OUTER SPACE~

Today we learned about the planet Saturn.  We learned that Saturn's rings are made of chunks of ice and dirt and the rings orbit around Saturn.  Be sure to ask your child how many moons Saturn has!

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY 3-11-15

ASK ME ABOUT...

...the question on the Morning Message.

...what I did in Music.

...what I learned from the book, Is There Life In Outer Space?

...the space creature that I drew.

...what I learned about the planet Jupiter.

OUTER SPACE~

Today's question on the Morning Message was, "Do you believe there are aliens living in Outer Space?"  This led us into a story about whether or not there is life in Outer Space.  This book does a great job of explaining the myths about life in Outer Space from a long time ago.  It also discusses that no life has been found in Outer Space from the astronauts who have visited there and from the satellites and probes that have been sent to Outer Space and sent back information to Earth.  Following our story and discussion, each child used his/her imagination and drew a picture of what a Space creature might look like if he/she really did see one. 

 Claire, Avery, Remy and Scarlett work cooperatively and persevere to put together a Dr. Seuss floor puzzle.

EXTENDED DAY PRE-K

Today was a Discovery Day!  Since we have been learning that there are planets other than Earth that have volcanoes, we decided to learn a little bit more about volcanoes and watch our own volcano "erupt".

TERRIFIC TUESDAY 3-10-15

ASK ME ABOUT...

...the new "have to" activities at Free Choice time.

...what I did in Spanish.

...what I did with my 2nd grade buddies.

...our new "Star of the Week"!
...the nickname for the planet, Mars.

FREE CHOICE LEARNING~

Here are this week's "have to" activities to complete during Free Choice time...

At the Creation Station, children are creating "Earth" using shaving cream, paint and a "squeegee".

 

 At the Alphabet Station, children identify beginning or ending sounds of Space words.
 

At Math Magic, children create patterns.

 

 George's creation in the Construction Zone.

 COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITY~

The Lower School is participating in a community service project to help out the Ronald McDonald House in Columbus.    A note about this project came home today in your child's folder, along with an Earth keychain.  Be sure to ask your child about this project!

 TIME WITH BUDDIES~

Today we got together with our 2nd grade buddies so they could assist us with completing some "Space riddles". 

 STAR OF THE WEEK~

KJ is our new "Star of the Week"!  Today we learned that KJ's favorite things include:  green (favorite color); ice cream (favorite dessert); and elephants (favorite animal).  In addition to his photos, KJ also shared an elephant that is very special to him.  Thank you for helping us get to know you better, KJ!

OUTER SPACE~

Today we discussed the 4th planet from the sun, Mars.  Mars is nicknamed, "The Red Planet).  Be sure to ask your child what he/she learned about Mars today.

 Here are items from the Solar System that we have discussed so far.

EXTENDED DAY PRE-K~

Today was a Swimming day!!!!!  The children were very excited to head to the pool.  They enjoyed "free time" in the pool, playing and practicing what they have learned so far.

 

TENNIS SHOE TUESDAY

REMINDER:  TOMORROW (TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH) IS "TENNIS SHOE TUESDAY" IN THE LOWER SCHOOL.  STUDENTS MAY WEAR TENNIS SHOES OR REGULAR SCHOOL SHOES.

MARVELOUS MONDAY 3-9-15

ASK ME ABOUT...

...the question on the Morning Message.

...what I did in P.E.

...what I did in handwriting.

...what letter sound we discussed.

...what we used to decorate the letter we discussed.

...the new password.

...how many days we've been in school.

...what we did to celebrate Zero the Hero Day!

...my new "Book In A Bag".

...what shoes I can wear to school tomorrow!

ZERO THE HERO DAY!~

Today was our 120th day of school!!!  Gabriel and his parents helped us celebrate by providing us with materials to make a clown face that can be used as a card.   Also, Gabriel's dad read a story about Zero the Hero to us.  Thank you for helping us to celebrate! 

 HANDWRITING~ 

Today we reviewed upper and lower case letters and drew Mat Man.

 

 LETTER SOUND~

Today we discussed the letter and sound, /S/.  Our 2 classmates that begin with the letter "S", Spencer and Scarlett, are pictured below holding the "S" we decorated with sparkly stars!

FREE CHOICE LEARNING~

Children used their fine motor skills and spatial reasoning skills to create these designs with wooden shapes.

 EXTENDED DAY PRE-K~

Today was a Cooking Day!  We read the story Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss and then made green eggs to eat with ham or with turkey.  Each child got to crack an egg, add green food coloring to the mixture, and help cook the eggs.  This was a big hit!