We enjoyed a book called “Ten Seeds” which told a story of ten sunflower seeds being planted. Only one of the seeds made it to a flower as the rest were pulled up by animals or broken. Then we talked about what seeds we want to plant in our garden out front, and we listed vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
Our compost bin needed some more worms to make dirt, so we bought a cup of them. Each child was brave enough to handle a worm and place them gently in the compost. We know they will help break down the cantaloupe rinds, shredded paper, and more. We worked on our art gardens this week, and they are hanging in the windows of the 3s and 4s rooms. I love that they are all different because the children had choices while making theirs. We reviewed the Three Rs- reduce, reuse, and recycle. We are looking forward to teaching our community what we have been learning about our earth. Using pictures, a game, and an activity, we will demonstrate our environmental knowledge. During circle time this week we were exposed to a different type of reading material with newspapers. We used our eyes to identify the letters of our name and some words that we know. Then we circled our letters with a marker until we spelled our whole name. Mr. Fastenau is a newspaper writer, so we were able to find his name and picture, too! We spent time in the front garden planting herbs and watching the wind blow. We will be able to watch our seeds sprout in their container in the Studio! MONDAY- we start swim lessons! Please send your child with a towel and swimsuit. We will be walking to the Y after lunch Mon-Thurs. In Spanish this week we learned the traditional song "Los Pollitos," about baby chicks and their mother, and the hand motions which go along with it. We also talked about Me gusta (I like) and No me gusta (I don't like), and took a tally of likes and dislikes in the class. We learned that most of the class likes el brócoli (broccoli), los huevos (eggs), and la sandía (watermelon)! Our photos are here.
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