April! Spring! – Well, not quite spring, not quite yet. But in the classroom, we’re well into our spring topic, the study of the ocean. This is an enormous (and enormously popular) topic. The class has started a mural to showcase their knowledge, and have added creatures to the top two layers, the sea shore and the sunlight zone. More and more things will be added as we dive deeper. Stay tuned for a photo!
We had a great visit to the Berkshire Museum earlier this week. The aquarium presentation was excellent. We also were able to explore the rest of the museum, spending time creating in the Spark Zone, visiting the mummy, seeing several Norman Rockwell paintings, and enjoying the climbing wall.
The climbing wall was great!
In classroom news, Krish turned six last week! Krish’s father and grandmother were able to join us in the classroom for stories, lunch and dessert. In addition to cupcakes, Krish’s grandmother prepared gulab jamun, a traditional Indian dessert made with rose water syrup. Thank you – what a treat they were!
In older classroom news, we also had a wonderful Lunch Bunch before March break, prepared by Raleigh’s family. The class loved the tacos and chocolate chip cookies. Thank you Lyndsey, for such a yummy meal (and my apologies for such late reporting!)
The class continues to make great progress in language arts. Their individual alphabet books are now halfway done, and they are becoming quite proficient at independently getting their thoughts onto paper. This is a highly motivated group of five-and-six year olds!
Upcoming events:
Thursday, April 23 – Trip to Hancock Shaker Village with the Preschool
Friday, May 8, 11:00 – Kindergarten Poetry Assembly and Class Potluck
Think Spring!
Andrea