I hope this finds you all healthy and enjoying the longer hours of daylight. It is beginning to feel more like spring with the sun streaming brightly into our classroom each day! Last week in the Kindergarten reading unit, weather was the theme and how the weather changes with the seasons. We had already discussed this concept through a fall Science unit, but with the winter season quickly passing it was a good review for all the students. Our focus was on winter, and things we like to do when it snows. Everyone loved a good snowball fight, so just before lunch one day we had a make-believe snowball fight using newspaper. A good time was had by all, as you can tell by the pictures to follow.
The afternoon group is now learning about the 3 states of matter in our Science unit. The "Changes" unit was introduced on Wednesday with an experiment using a solid Alka-Seltze tablet that turned into gas bubbles once another form of matter, water, was put in the cup with the tablet. The students are pictured below after examining each of their tablets. We will continue to explore different ways matter changes this week while the students observe the process of freezing, melting, and evaporation of water.
Our worms are still alive and well from the previous Solis Science unit and we all are continuing to watch the process of decomposing in composting organic materials in the tub we keep the worms in.
A few other photos from last week include a couple from the afternoon center time when students were working together with Lego blocks and puzzles.
Mary Timm will return Wednesday this week for her final duck stamp visit. Last week, the students completed their duck picture and this week will be the completion of the background for the picture.
Please remember to ask your child about their homework Monday through Thursday nights, and help them practice their sight word list. Enjoy your week and stay well!
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