Our Week Thus Far

Harper Shaw joins the FIVE Club...Happy Birthday, Harper!

Liam says, "I am strong and determined!  I finished the puzzle!"

More worm work!  We love making connections and extending our learning beyond the classroom :)

Fall is here! <3

Over the next few days we will work on making little wooden versions of the kiddos in our class.  We will then use them with our block toys for some creative play!

Why Do Worms Come Out When It Rains?

Today before we head out for recess, we watch a Wild Kratt's episode to answer a very important (and relevant) question..."Why do worms come out when it rains?"

As scientists, we ask ourselves questions all the time.  Part of the process is to also answer these questions using knowledge that we already have.  Before we watch the Squirmy Wormy episode, we list some of our thoughts.

After the episode, we check back in and list the facts that we learned about worms.  We were pretty right on with our hypotheses...nice work, Friends!

The ultimate reason why worms come out when it rains is because they can!  It's safe for them to do so so they take advantage of it :)

A follow up book before lunch.

Connor designs his own mermaid costume...how awesome!

Graham checks out the new table in our reading area.  What a nice balance to our cozy space!

 

Letter/Name Activity

 

Friends work on a letter/name activity where we will keep track of their handwriting/name writing over the course of the school year.  

Hold on to your socks, there is so much growth and progress ahead of us! 

Changing the World One Good Human at a Time :)

During morning meeting, we read a book called What Do You Do With An Idea?  This story really made us think about how important our ideas are and how just ONE idea can change the world <3

We continue our work with families with this daily reflection question.

I visited a toy store this last weekend and came across these adorable squishy little narwhals and of course I just had to have them for our classroom.  We discovered that they stick to the mirrors and we thought that was the neatest thing!

On to book #4!  Last week we talked about hieroglyphs...this week, the jolly roger flag and PIRATES!  Yikes!

To begin our "Bucket Filling" unit, we start by reading one of our favorite books, How Full is Your Bucket?  Over the next couple of weeks, we will tie this idea of filling people's invisible buckets with kind words and actions that make them feel calm, happy, peaceful and safe with all of the other community building strategies we've introduced.

Today's daily reflection question: "What filled your bucket today?"