Our blog begins with Emily presenting the letter box for "D" and showing us her duck puppet. If you could only see the excitement of the Whole Note member who is the star of the alphabet each week! Smiles and laughter break out on his/her face. The audience is filled with enthusiasm for the performance. It is equal to receiving an "A plus" for a presentation in public speaking 101. The teachers debated about whether or not to feature more photos of friends writing in their alphabet books but this allows you to see the progress happening from week to week. Ada wore the perfect top for the letter "D" day which is decorated with different donuts.
Our focus this past week was on the study of animals, particularly those that hibernate and what this means. Although we did list the names of many such animals, the class had fun with bears and snakes. Not necessarily in order of the text, you will observe children creating a bear cave from a cup covered with cotton, complete with bears (pom poms) inside. Other youngsters are coloring beautiful snakes which were then cut out from paper plates (great for fine motor and muscle development). Underground burrows were fashioned for the snakes from brown paper. On the front the words "beware of snake" were written carefully to tie in writing skills. Remember each child does it at his/her own ability. One friend had his own idea for words and instead printed "do not touch snakes".
Four and five year olds store facts. For examples we talked about how bears catch salmon to eat as the fish swim upstream or that their fur is so thick that they cannot feel the bees stinging them when nibbling on hives for honey. The group was fascinated to learn the a king cobra can dance or that the ana conda snake can swallow an alligator. Our library area was full of books about hibernating animals. We even had lots of snakes out for dramatic play. Next week we will continue animal studies by learning about nocturnal animals.
The week ended with Noah celebrating his fifth birthday. He just loved his special day! Happy Birthday to Noah. Thanks to his parents for sending us special cupcakes.
Rolene and Jackie
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