We had a wonderful trip to Ioka Valley Farm last week. Thank you to our drivers – Barbara, Didier, and Allan. A hayride, a corn maze, picking pumpkins, feeding animals, and having an outdoor lunch were among our activities, but the highlight was undoubtedly the long slide. No words necessary here – the pictures say it all!
Twelve healthy butterflies were released last week and and are now on their way to Mexico! Sharp eyes in the classroom noticed when three of them were emerging from their chrysalis and all got to see butterflies with wet and crumpled wings slowly drying into gorgeously big butterflies. I took one butterfly out and put it on the table where we could observe it closely. The children painted what they saw and this was the final stage in creating their life cycle posters, which are now hanging on the bulletin board. We hatched seven male and five female butterflies (I just learned how; ask your child to tell you the difference!)
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As our butterfly unit wraps up, we’ve also started our unit on the human body. Over the next few weeks, we’ll go into depth, learning the functions of different systems and the names of many bones.
Just their size!
Grandparents’ Day was another wonderful event in the classroom. Kindergarten performed three of their favorite poems for their guests at the LS Assembly, and then we returned to the classroom where children and guests worked on special necklaces together. We also read a class book that had been written earlier in the week entitled, “What We Like to Do With Our Grandparents.” A fun day was had by all!
October is half over – I’m not sure how that happened so quickly. In between all of the events above, we’ve also begun our handwriting practice, learning numerals first, and are continuing to work on patterns. Intricate jigsaw puzzles get solved, paintings and drawings are created, and during free time, many have started to write their own books. What fun I am having with this class!
Andrea