The weather has been so unseasonably warm this month! PreK has been spending a lot of time outdoors exploring. We have gone on hikes with Mrs. Heady, explored the GaGa pit (and got to play GaGa with some 1st and 2nd graders!), participated in a Halloween Parade, had a picnic lunch outside with the Kindergarten class, made Green Juice, experimented with glue/salt paintings… just to name a few fun things.

At lunch time we have been having discussions on where food comes from. Someone was eating strawberries and we talked about how strawberries come from a plant, but it is cold in The Berkshires and fruit plants do not grow again until the Spring. Then the students excitedly said “we get them from the supermarket!” Then I posed the question, “Yes…. but BEFORE the the supermarket where did they come from?” After a few days of deliberation the class came to the conclusion that fruits (and vegetables) come from warm places like California or Mexico. We also have a great new world map decal! Thank you Lucie and Temple!

One (very) warm day we spent exploring BCDs campus. Mrs. Heady took the group on a new hike, which the class loved. We ate lunch outside with Mrs. Patel’s class and got to play in the GaGa Pit. Mrs. Heady was even there with the 1/2 grade and she let PreK hop in and play! After a short rest we headed back outside to see the campus’s playing fields.

PreK had fun making AND drinking Green Juice. The class cut up 5 apples and washed and tore up kale and mint. We then ran it through the juicer. At first the juice was a very pale yellow from the apples. Then we added the kale and mint and it turned a dark leafy green! 7 out of 8 tried the juice and many asked for seconds or thirds! (I used an masticating juicer which is great for greens. We used one whole bunch of kale, a large handful for mint and 5 mixed variety of apples).

PreK has also been interested in the alphabet. We have been busy tracing names, writing letter in sand, making letters whenever we can!

Vicky

 

Upcoming events:

Thursday November 19th- Friendship Lunch with TK/K

Tuesday November 24th- Thanksgiving Soup (early dismissal)