Hi everyone!
This week we focused on caterpillars! The kids have been fascinated by watching how much our painted lady caterpillars eat and how fast they grow. During this process, they've been learning about the life cycle of the butterfly, how to use a magnifying glass, and vocabulary such as chrysalis and metamorphosis. To further enhance our learning about caterpillars and butterflies, we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar in English and Spanish, while feeding our own giant hungry caterpillar. We enjoyed designing our own caterpillars using egg cartons. While having fun with all of those activities, we've begun exploring the unifying characteristics of insects.
Other highlights from this week include:
This week we focused on caterpillars! The kids have been fascinated by watching how much our painted lady caterpillars eat and how fast they grow. During this process, they've been learning about the life cycle of the butterfly, how to use a magnifying glass, and vocabulary such as chrysalis and metamorphosis. To further enhance our learning about caterpillars and butterflies, we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar in English and Spanish, while feeding our own giant hungry caterpillar. We enjoyed designing our own caterpillars using egg cartons. While having fun with all of those activities, we've begun exploring the unifying characteristics of insects.
Other highlights from this week include:
- focusing on the letter W
- creating spring nature sensory bottles
- balloon play in the classroom
- creating an airplane to fly to New York and Sweden
- enjoying some apple cinnamon chamomile tea
- learning about roly polies at the park
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| How big have our caterpillars grown? |
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| Whoa! They're huge and starting to climb to the top of the cup. |
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| All aboard! The kids created a plane for us to fly to New York and then to Sweden. |
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| S instructs the other kids how to make food while we're in Sweden. |
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| Quick selfie photo while in New York :) |
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| The scenario card of the family sitting at the kitchen table on their electronics brought up a lot of strong feelings in the kids. (see at bottom of post) |
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| Our caterpillars are turning into chrysalises! |
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| A figured out how to use the stapler this week to create a book! |
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| Isn't it beautiful?! |
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| Checking out the sensory bottles we created. |
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| Enjoying a warm cup of apple cinnamon chamomile tea after our pond trip. |
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| S has a "cutting class" to teach the other kids how to cut paper. |
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| If you look closely, you can start to see the wings forming! |
Scenario Cards From This Week
Books we highlighted this week:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Monday, March 18-Friday, March 22. NO SCHOOL- Spring Break
- Thursday, March 28. SFC Resource Giveaway Day. Come and get FREE seeds, transplants and compost.
- Friday, April 19, 1:00-3:00. Author's Chair at Book People. Academy students will read original works in a public setting as we celebrate being an author! This is a great opportunity to invite grandparents and interested family friends to be a friendly audience for our budding writers as they practice their elocution skills. After the public readings, we will travel across the street to Whole Foods where families can buy their own meal/snacks and join us on the roof top playground for some fun playtime and community togetherness.We will be finished by normal dismissal time. (Please communicate with your teacher if you are unable to attend and need your child to be brought back to Academy).
- Monday, April 29: New parent/teacher conference date. Please respond to Becky's email about your preferred time slot.
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