Hi JK Parents and Friends!
We have been talking about how to show we are thankful. It's a difficult task even as an adult but sometimes the uninhibited excitement of a child allows us to see their thankfulness easier. We love hearing what they are thankful for each day when we say our thankful poem, as some days it's different people but all are thankful for their teachers, parents and friends. We are thankful we get to see their sweet faces at snack time and lunch. It’s such a treat to catch glimpses of their smiles for those short periods of time. Who thought seeing faces would be so rare but has made us appreciate something so simple.
Fine Motor:
We loved painting water color handprints this week after Mrs. DiSalle traced our handprints to make turkeys. We have a Thankful Bulletin Board in the classroom we made with our faces on turkeys!
JK celebrated Veterans Day by making American flags and learning about what a veteran is. The children painted “stars” and glued flags together and explored different branches of the military and what each specializes in to protect our country.
JK Bunnies drew their self portraits for November! They were staring at their faces in the mirror as they replicated their features. It's so cute to watch.
Math & Science:
The children learned Push and Pull and different forces we use everyday. We categoriezed items by push, pull or both. The vacuum cleaner was one example of a machine we use by pushing and pulling. Soccer balls we push, and a jump rope we push and pull. We talked about friction and inertia and how when something is moving another force has to stop it or it continues to move.
We explored the outside park and collected things for our scavenger hunt, as well as gathering leaves to make leaf animals. We looked for animal tracks and different signs of animals preparing for winter.
Literacy:
We are working on the scale of upper and lower case letters and our tripod grip. We used a hole punch to make confetti while working to strengthen the muscles in our hands. We are reading through our collection of stories about thankfulness. We are exploring our collection of Bob Books in some of our reading groups.
Social Studies:
We are reading books about different families and learning customs and traditions celebrated all over the world this time of year. The children were surprised to learn that Thanksgiving is an American holiday and isn’t celebrated all over the world.
Have a lovely weekend!
Ms. Massey
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