Two Day MF News
Two Day MF Class News 5/14/21
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May 14, 2021
Class: MF – Caterpillars
Recent News:
· BOOKS – We read No Ordinary Fish by Anne Lawrence and heard some fascinating facts about sharks.
· MUSIC – We danced to “The Pirate Song” by Tom Hunter and had a fun Music Class with Ms. Ruth.
· ART – We painted on bubble wrap then transferred the design onto paper and played with shaving cream.
· SCIENCE – We learned how sharks and fish are buoyant and why they do not just stay on the bottom of the ocean. Fish have swim bladders that have gas inside and sharks have very oily livers to help them float. We tested this by putting a water bottle with no air bubbles in a tub of water and it sank. Then we put a bottle of water with an air bubble in it and a bottle filled with vegetable oil and no air bubble and saw how they floated in the tub.
· ACTIVITIES – We made predictions, tested, and sorted different items into sink and float categories.
Week of 5/17-5/21
Theme: Sea Life
Dramatic Play: Ocean
Highlights:
· The Dramatic Play Room will continue to be under the sea with a submarine, shark cage, seashells to dig for in a sand table, oxygen tanks to wear on our backs, toy sea creatures to play with, etc.
· Monday (5/17) will be Mud Day! Please send you child to school with a swimsuit on under their clothes, water shoes, and TWO towels. We are going to get thoroughly wet and muddy on the playground as we splash into our last week of school.
· Friday (5/21) is the last day of school.
· Please check your emails for the SignUpGenius sign-up list for end-of-the-year Parent-Teacher Conferences.
We hope you have an awesome weekend!
Lily, Janet, and Pamela
Two Day MF Class News 5/7/21
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May 7, 2021
Class: MF – Caterpillars
Recent News:
· BOOKS – We read Now I Know What’s Under the Ocean by Janet Palazzo-Craig as we continued our discussion of what kinds of creatures live in the ocean.
· MUSIC – We practiced our songs for Mom’s Day.
· ART – We drew with oil pastels on dark blue paper for under the ocean art.
· ACTIVITIES – We talked about how stories have a beginning, middle, and end. Then we each put together three piece sequencing cards and puzzles to figure out the beginning, middle, and end of those stories.
· MOM’S DAY – Thank you so much to all of the moms who helped make this day special for our Caterpillars! The children have been looking forward to singing, dancing, reading, and playing outside with their mommies.
Week of 5/10-5/14
Theme: Sea Life
Dramatic Play: Ocean
Highlights:
· The Dramatic Play Room will continue to be under the sea with a submarine, shark cage, seashells to dig for in a sand table, oxygen tanks to wear on our backs, toy sea creatures to play with, etc.
· Monday (5/10) we will learn about sharks.
· Friday (5/14) we will experiment with objects that float and sink.
· May 17th will be Mud Day! Please send you child to school with a swimsuit on under their clothes, water shoes, and TWO towels. We are going to get thoroughly wet and muddy on the playground as we splash into our last week of school.
· May 21st is the last day of school.
We hope you have a great weekend!
Lily, Janet, and Pamela
Two Day MF Class News 4/30/21
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April 30, 2021
Class: MF – Caterpillars
Recent News:
· BOOKS – We read What Ocean Creature Am I? by Nicholas Harris and Martin Camm to introduce some of the fascinating creatures that live in the ocean.
· MUSIC – We did Music Class with Ms. Ruth and practiced some songs for Mom’s Day.
· ART – We made bubble art by blowing with straws into a watery and soapy paint mixture then popping the bubbles with a piece of paper. We also worked on some artwork for Mom’s Day.
· SCIENCE - We learned how smoke rises by observing the smoke from a recently blown out candle float upwards. Then we practiced crawling under smoke by taking turns crawling under a black blanket slightly raised off of the floor.
· ACTIVITIES – We practiced our scissor skills by cutting along the lines of the “lollipop people” in order to give them paper legs to walk. The straighter lines did more normal walks while the zig-zag lines made for some very silly walks. This fun activity was included in your activity bag earlier in the year.
Week of 5/3-5/7
Theme: Sea Life
Dramatic Play: Ocean
Highlights:
· In the Dramatic Play Room will continue to be under the sea with a submarine, shark cage, seashells to dig for in a sand table, a sunken boat to rock in, oxygen tanks to wear on our backs, toy sea creatures to play with, etc.
· Monday (5/3) we will learn about the salty ocean.
· Friday (5/7) at 10:15am we will have Mom’s Day on the Kindergarten Playground!
We hope you have a lovely weekend!
Lily, Janet, and Pamela
Two Day MF Class News 4/23/21
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April 23, 2021
Class: MF – Caterpillars
Recent News:
· CLASSROOM CREATURE UPDATE – We all got to pet the chicks this week and feel how soft they were before they went back home to the farm.
· MUSIC – We sang and did the hand motions for the song “Stop, Drop, and Roll” to the tune of “Hot Cross Buns.”
· ART – We painted with watercolors at a picnic table on the playground.
· SCIENCE - We lit a candle in a jar, placed a lid on top, and watched the fire slowly go out. We learned that fire needs oxygen to burn and if it does not have access to any oxygen it will go out. We then practiced doing stop, drop, and roll to put out tissue paper fire taped to our clothes.
· ACTIVITIES – We practiced our hand-eye coordination by sewing on fire truck shaped lacing cards.
Week of 4/26-4/30
Theme: Fire Safety/Sea Life
Dramatic Play: Fire Station (4/26), Ocean (4/30)
Highlights:
· In the Dramatic Play Room we will continue to have a fire station with a fire truck, burning building, hoses, fire extinguishers, phones, etc. Then on Friday it will transform into an ocean with sea creatures.
· Monday (4/26) we will practice more fire safety.
· Friday (4/30) we will learn about creatures that live in the ocean.
· MOM’S DAY will be Friday, May 7th at 10:15am.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Lily, Janet, and Pamela