This week in room 3 we started out with yet another weather dampening day! For some children this was the first time they had ever seen hail. The children were so curious what hail felt like that teacher Phoebe went outside to collect a few pieces before it melted. Even though we were not able to be outside, we entertained ourselves in the classroom with much work and fun. We set up a puzzle center to work on a puzzle with 100 pieces! The children were able to go back to it all day to keep working as they please. They were so proud when they finished. We had to take a picture of the children with the puzzle to show you how big it actually was. We began our topic of Tu Bshvat. We introduced the topic by sharing that it is a birthday for the Tree. We then dug deeper into the topic discussing why we should be thankful for trees and what they do for us. Some of the ideas that the children had were; They give us shade They give us fruit They give us paper We also had the chance to go on a nature walk. During the nature walk the children each chose a tree that they wanted to hug to say thank you. They also were able to try to safely climb the tree they chose. When we came back to class we showed them the pictures of them with their tree and asked them to explain why they chose that tree. A few children chose it based on size while others chose based on color. We invite you to come look at their lovely pictures on our Tu B'shvat wall. During our library time, Marla and Amy read us beautiful books about trees and Tu B’shvat. We want to thank them for their time with the children in the library. When speaking about Tu B’shvat, one of the children asked us if the wood to make a tree house was from a tree. We said it was and that brought on a whole discussion about tree houses. The children were telling us what they think they would want their tree house to look like. This brought on a conversation about the construction going on around the campus. We mentioned blueprints are what are used to build a house. They were so interested that during quiet time each child made their own blueprint for their tree house! We also had a very exciting music class with Maestro. The children began their music with the usual songs of Maestro. But then were surprised to find out they were able to play the drums! They were extremely excited and had a wonderful time. Reminders: Next week we celebrate Shabbat with Celine and her family. Please bring a plant and Hallah for the classroom. Picture day is Thursday February 2nd at 11:00am. Fathers and Grandfathers week is the week of February 6th. There is a brunch on Friday the 10th at 10am.
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March 2020
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