Our first full week had some wonderful events! The children walked into the classroom today to discover that the first of our monarch butterflies had hatched last night! We fed the butterfly sugar water, and watched as the butterfly stretched her wings and practiced flying inside the butterfly pavilion. We decided to release the butterfly at the end of school today, since there’s a long weekend coming up and we were pretty sure the butterfly was ready to begin her trip to Mexico. Buen viaje, little mariposa!
Happy travelers!
Yesterday we went on our first field trip to Magic Wings. The children were entranced when they walked into a room with over 4000 butterflies flying above us! Highlights included seeing the Blue Morpho butterfly and the glass wing butterfly (yes, their wings really are transparent!) The conservatory also housed button quail, three parrots, large karp, and several lizards. After our tour we enjoyed an outdoor lunch before heading home. Many thanks to our parent drivers and chaperones, Elizabeth Powell, Terri Sash, and Courtney McDonnell. It was a wonderful trip.
In the blue folders today you’ll see your child’s very first kindergarten Weekend News. These writings will show great growth as, over the course of this year, the children begin to add what they learn in class – vowels, lowercase letters, word spacing, and punctuation. Enjoy and celebrate these early efforts, and look forward to Weekend News happening every time we’re in school on a Monday.
We talked a little about the coming holiday on Monday and about how different families celebrate different holidays. I read Sammy Spider’s First Rosh Hashanah by Sylvia Rouss to the class. At its conclusion, we dipped apples in honey together as we wished each other a sweet school year! As the year goes on, I invite any parents who would like to share a particular holiday or custom to let me know, and we can set it up.
Happy New Year, happy school year, and have a great weekend!
Andrea