Hi JK parents!
We played a fun super hero memory game where the children had to match the upper and lower parts of a super hero's body. They loved it!
We are engrossed in the world of ants this week, as well as all of our growing plants! We have begun studying the parts of an ant and learning about their predators, diet, environment etc. The anticipation has been building and the interest will be more informed now that they have had a few days to learn about the habits of ants. The ant farm arrived and we went through the process of transferring the ants to their new home, by first refrigerating them to calm them before quickly emptying the vile into the gel ant farm. They have already made quite a few tunnels and connected them. The children are loving observing their work! They have designated an area for their "ant graveyard" where they push all of the debris and dead ants to keep their habitat clean.
Math & Science:
Ask your JK child to tell you the parts of an ant! They should be able to point out the abdomen, thorax, antennae, head, legs and mandible(s).
We have been playing a couple of different money games to add 10's together along with familiarizing ourselves with coins and currency. This is just an introduction to studying money in Kindergarten, but some of the children have already learned their coins and are able to add things to purchase items in our store.
Our plants are growing, some just now at the sprout stage of the life cycle. We are documenting the process as they observe and water each day. Making comparisons and offering suggestions for healthy growth has been fun for them. We have been measuring the bean plants in cm and tracking their growth. They have been sharing information about their own gardens some of you have at home. I have heard about rasberries, flowers and vegetables.
The Jessie White tumblers came to Roycemore and the children loved their performance! They flipped and flew over 13 people! It was so exciting and inspiring!
The children are learning more letters and blends that are not the typical sounds. We continue to learn popcorn words and practice our writing. Any writing practice is advantageous. Even if the children do not know the words they are writing, they are becoming more familiar with combined letter sounds and word spacing, letter scale etc.
Fine Motor:
The children made an ant hill by coloring different tunnels and placing "ants" throughout the colony. This is an amazing fine motor skill for practice.
We created ants using aluminum foil. They have all been coloring ants at free play.
We began painting ants we will complete next week for our wall ant colony with tunnels. We are using spoons and pipe cleaners to make the head, thorax and abdomen.
Have a lovely weekend!
Ms. Massey
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