Dear Families,

PreK has been busy for the past two weeks designing, planning and building a plane in our classroom. We examined books about planes and airports and the children shared what they have seen at airports and in planes. This week our plane was ready for take off! Before boarding our plane we had to go through security, get our seat numbers and get our passports stamped.

Our first trip was to China (Asia). Sophie shared that to get to China you need to take a plane for a long time and that the houses are small. We looked at some pictures in books and reread “Stone Soup.” The children noticed that the buildings looked a little different and that it looked “busy.” Ready to go, we all lined up and went through security. Then waited patiently as one repair was done to our plane’s engine. Then passports were stamped and boarding passes were handed out. Everyone found their seat, buckled their seat belts and we were ready for take off! There was some turbulence on our flight but we landed safely in China. We were greeted by Mrs. Hilliard, who sang airplane songs with us and we sang and danced to Chinese music! That was exhausting and by the time we were done, we were ready for some Chinese food.

The day was extra special because we had a Lunch Bunch. Sophie’s dad and grandmother brought in spring pancakes (which are eaten to celebrate the beginning of spring) and yummy things to fill our pancakes (potato, cucumber, carrots, bean sprouts, and ham). Nicolette’s dad also brought in warm soup and macaroons, perfect for a cold day. Thank you for a great Lunch Bunch! Later we boarded our plane again to return to Massachusetts (North America).

We also ventured to Antarctica. We watched a video of the Aurora Australis, the children excitedly shouted out the colors they were seeing. We talked about how over 98% of Antarctica is covered with snow and that it is dark with no sun for a few months in the winter. We hopped aboard the plane and took off for a cold adventure. Once the plane landed we went out onto the frozen tundra (we had to pretend there was snow covering the field outside). We spotted penguins, seals, and whales. No polar bears since they do not live in Antarctica. Next week we plan to visit France (Europe), Africa and a few other places. PreK is always up for an adventure.

Photos from the Cooperation assembly

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