Hoppin' Into Junior Kindergarten!

 Welcome Back to all of These Fabulous JKers!

Oh what fun we had our first week back!

We read The Snowy Day and made snowy pictures using paint, cotton, glue and markers.  We made our own footprints outside in the snow and played games as we laughed with our friends we missed so much!  

Math & Science:We took turns experiencing blubber and how it insulates in cold weather for our experiment.  We collectively came up with a hypothesis, that the blubber would keep us warmer than the unprotected hand in the ice cold water.  The children were surprised that the blubber we used is what fat looks like in our bodies, and that the fat or blubber on penguins is "good fat" that helps keep their bodies warm in the arctic waters.  

Literacy:

We read Snowmen at Night and practiced finishing the sentences with rhyming words.  The children used pastels and paints to make their own Snow people at night, and wrote stories that began..."If I were a snowman at night I would..." Have a party!  Eat lots of snow!  Skate!  Have a snowball fight!  They used inventive spelling and/or copied words using finger spaces between along with correct letter formation, always beginning at the top! 

The children had fun playing with new games and classroom activities and toys that were delivered while they were on break.  They love our new cash register, puppets, sensory bin, play dough tools, games, etc.  

Dr. Glader visited us and talked to JK about what to do if they have a problem, and how not telling anyone makes the problem or worry get bigger.  

Library was wonderful and Ms. Hilda had an incredible collection of books for the children to choose from.  We love spending time reading with each child after they pick out their library books.  

We read and learned more about Martin Luther King Junior and talked about what they would do if they were a leader like he was, or President of the United States.  More to come next week on those answers!  

Have a wonderful week!

Ms. Massey