January is always a wonderful
time in the classroom. The children are eager to explore all the possibilities
after a long winter rest, free from the distractions the holidays always bring.
This is a time for amazing learning and we love watching it all come together!
It’s hard to believe
that we are already almost through January. Our continent study was Antarctica. We learned
where it was located and what kinds of animals lived there. That led us to the
study of Penguins. We discussed the different kinds of penguins,
Parts of a Penguin and read books about Penguins.
During this week we discussed the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and his
many accomplishments. We read ‘Happy Birthday Martin Luther King’ by Jean
Marzallo. We
also talked about ‘what is peace?’ and how children could be peaceful.
Chinese New Year
On Monday, February 3rd, we will be
celebrating Chinese New Year with our annual dragon parade! During this week we
will study Chinese culture as we discuss and study China and create our Chinese
Dragon. We encourage any of our students who have a traditional Chinese outfit to
please wear it on Feb 3rd, if not wear something red, as red is
considered a lucky color.
Our Chinese New Year Parade
will be celebrated on Monday, Feb 3rd at 11:00 a.m, please join us to see the
Parade.
Just a Reminder
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and, although those
adorable cards and candies are tempting, we ask that you do not send them to
school. Candy and cards for each
classmate can get out of hand so we appreciate your understanding and
cooperation!
Valentine’s Day
We would
like to repeat what we did for Valentine’s Day last year. We will have the
children make one valentine card in
class to exchange at school on Valentine’s Day. We will put all the
children’s names in a basket. Each child will choose a name of a classmate and
give their valentine card to that child. We will use this as an opportunity to
practice our manners. We will have a treat to share at group time. Anyone
interested in providing this treat (strawberries or apples?), please let me
know.
When asked to the
children,’ What is Peace?’,
Dylan- doing work
Marley-Painting
Marnee- Being nice
to each other
Madeline- to not
fight
Alice-not to go to
the Peace Table
Sydney-Being calm,
kind and nice
Cameron-Being quiet
Nika- Be kind and
caring
Lily-Being nice too
each other
Tesla-Being quiet
Miles-Making friends
and playing with them
Spencer-Not being
mean o my sister and brother
LucyAnne-Focus on
your work
Alex-use peaceful
ways to solve the problem
Mazie-not to hurt
other people
Zach- Be safe
Mia- not hurt people
Giuliana-Be safe
Josiah-not use hands
to hurt
Madeline table washing, helps in developing concentration and finishing a cycle of work
Mia and Alice enjoying Green Tea
Mateo, Pin Punching on the dots helps with strengthing the fine motor muscles and helps in develping the pincer grip
Our three volunteers Dylan, Josiah and Giuliana busy doing the dishes after our Stone Soup feast.
Lily and Jack created a Christmas Tree with the Red Rods and Knobless Cylinders.
Monroe busy at the easel.
Zach and Dylan applying butter on the bread for the Stone Soup feast.
I am Thankful for............
Marley, working with the Brown Stairs and Pink Cubes and learning about Patterning and Comparing.
Marnee, working with dry exploration materials and sorting.
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