Week of 10/30-11/3 Dear Room 8 Parents, Fall weather is finally here! We reopened our discussion on the season of Fall. In early October, we visited the 3rd Grade Sukkah Exhibit, and the children noticed that there was a tree growing out of a sweet potato that was placed next to one of the sukkahs. They took a closer look and realized that the leaves of the sweet potato acted as the roof for the sukkah model. Paisley asked, “Why is there a tree growing out of a sweet potato?” After seeing the curiosity and fascination surrounding this vegetable and plant, we decided on our next topic of discussion for the season of Fall. We wanted to develop a new fall unit, since we already conducted an in-depth study on various types of squash. This conversation in the Sukkah Exhibit led us to the topic of Potatoes. This week we introduced the “Potato,” our first potato variety. Throughout the past few weeks, we have started our circle time conversations by asking the children to use “details” and “adjectives” to describe the object of the discussion. We have noticed that the children are mastering the concept of details, so this time we took a different approach to introducing the potato. First, we introduced 2 new vocabulary words, “question” and “statement.” The children understood that a question is something you ask to gather more information and a statement is a fact. Ask your child if they can give you an example of a question or a statement. Then, we questioned, “What do you want to know about the potato? What questions do you have about a potato?” As the class looked at the potato that was sitting in the center of the rug, they began to examine and ask thoughtful and unique questions. Kayden was the first to offer his question, “How does a potato grow?” Paisley asked, “Where does a potato live?” Michael said, “Is it hard?” Ayla inquired, “Where does it come from?” Carter was curious and asked, “Why does a potato get smushy and why does it have bumps on it?” The kids continued to fire off intelligent questions regarding the potato. Throughout the potato unit, we will answer all of the questions posed by the children. Beginning next week, we will look at the Russet Potato and how it reacts to sitting in different solutions. We are excited to see where we can go with the topic of potatoes. Whether it is cooking, science, math, or literacy, we cannot wait to see which subject the children are most drawn to regarding potatoes or even a variety of root vegetables. Since we are finally starting to see some fall weather, we enjoyed new P.E. activities with Coach Danny in the Temple this week. The children learned a new game that emulated various games including dodgeball, GaGa, and bowling. They practiced their hand-eye coordination skills and teamwork in trying to roll a soft volleyball to knock another ball off of a cone placed across the room. Learning this game allowed the children to develop the basic knowledge and introduction to dodgeball, which will be next week’s P.E. activity. Go Wildcats! We want to give a big thanks to Skyler’s family for joining us in Room 8 to celebrate Shabbat this Friday. We enjoyed story time, songs and spending time with you in Temple. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and Shabbat Shalom! Mari and Aaliyah Reminders:
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