I am posting a lot to get everything in we have been doing in JK these past two weeks. It's been a flurry of activities and the children have had such an amazing October!
Our field trip to The Grove Pumpkin Lane was such a perfect day! The children loved eating their lunch outside, being inside a real teepee, playing amazing games like, "Needle in a Haystack" and "Stuff the Scarecrow", and of course enjoyed seeing the owl and many snakes. The hayride was my personal favorite, as it's such a peaceful time to enjoy nature while relaxing. I think the bus ride was a big hit for the kids. It's a field trip all on its own. Thank you to our chaperones and all of you for sending such wonderful lunches and bundling them up well.
We roasted our pumpkin seeds from our classroom pumpkin and they were soooo delicious! We carved it after stenciling on a scary face in the front and a nice face in the back.
Pumpkin Carving, Carnival, Halloween Party...Thank you to everyone for all of the amazing support and treats and help!
Math and Science:
We have been learning more about the skeletal system and made name skeletons while comparing the length of bones in our bodies and finding out the femur is longer than the humerus bone.
We visited Dr. Dudek, Dean's dad, in our upper school science room and made ghost rockets and slime. The "big kids" were wonderful leaders and helped JK in creating small explosions, sending their decorated ghost rockets to the ceiling! They helped us measure and mix our slime and were so kind and patient. I'm sorry in advance for any slime messes at home. They loved choosing their color and helping measure and mix ingredients. What a treat to spend time in the upper school with such an amazing class and teacher! That's part of the magic of Roycemore, where we get to interact with high school students and learn so much from them. It also helps that we have four of our amazing faculty members as parents in our JK class!
Literacy:
Our Zoo Phonics remains a staple in our day as we act out each motion and make the corresponding sound. We have been working hard on the vowel sounds and trying a different sound if the first one doesn't work-when reading stories or decoding words. We are also reading Bob books along with the leveled readers and the alphabet letter books.
We have been reading Halloween books and singing and dancing to fun and interactive songs. I have the best job on earth.
Have a great week.
Ms. Massey
