We started last week with a field trip to a family’s farm. The class got to see farm equipment, feed chickens, collect chicken eggs, eat snack in a corn maze, see a rabbit, and play in the sunflower field (and clear the middle of a sunflower field). This trip was particularly special because we finally got to see where the sunflowers we dissected came from! And we got to choose and take new sunflowers back to the class. A big “Thank You” to our hosts, David and Natalie, and our chaperones, Temple and Diana.
Last Friday we celebrated Grandparents’ and Grandfriends’ Day. We rehearsed our two songs during the week. We tidied our classroom and made special bookmarks for our guests. We were filled with excitement all week! The children were so excited to show their guests our classroom, especially the building materials.
I introduced new technology into the classroom, a Zoomy digital microscope. The class explored things in the classroom, including skin and clothing. We are taking our time and beginning to take a closer look at the objects that surround us.
This year was the first time that PreK experienced Mountain Day. What fun! The class boarded the bus (a first for most of the children) and headed to Kennedy Park. Along with the TK/K class we walked up a path and met the 1st-3rd graders. We sat in a large circle and listened to the story of the Aspinwall Hotel rise and fall. After that, we ate lunch on a lookout. We then participated in many different activities before hiking back down to the bus to return to school.
We had a special visitor, Chris (Nicolette’s dad), come to our class. He taught us how to do Mad Libs! As a class we all created three VERY funny stories together! Thank you, Chris! We also had, an impromptu, read aloud at lunch from Temple (Chase’s dad). Thank you, Temple!
Vicky