Last Week’s Highlights
October 6-10
Golden is the garden, golden is the glen
Golden, golden, golden, October’s here again!
Golden are the tree tops, golden is the sky,
Golden, golden, golden, October’s here again!
With the first month of school behind us, our young scholars have settled into their RES school life with ease. It is wonderful to see the three Rs of our preschool day: RHYTHM, ROUTINE and REGULARITY provide a sense of security and confidence to children as they transition through the day. Each day Preschoolers move between focused activities such as morning greetings and daily projects to free play time and make connections to our weekly rhythm/schedule.
Friday/Monday: MOVEMENT/MUSIC DAY
Thursday: LITERACY ACTIVITY and Quiet READING DAY!
CONTINUATION of ROUND and ROUND WE GO!
CAUSE AND EFFECT ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO BE A BIG HIT WITH OUR PRESCHOOL SCHOLARS! LAST WEEK THE PRESCHOOLERS INVESTED AMPLE TIME IN AN ACTIVITY THAT PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO MANIPULATE MATERIALS TO SEE HOW THEY WORKED!
AS A FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY TO OUR STUDY OF CIRCLES, WE INTRODUCED A RECORD PLAYER TO OUR CLASS OF LEARNERS. WE STARTED BY ASKING THEM TO OBSERVE THE “VERY OLD MACHINE” AND NOTICE ITS SHAPES, COLORS AND PARTS. THE OBSERVERS QUICKLY ARTICULATED PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES AND WERE QUICK TO MOVE ON TO WANTING TO KNOW HOW THE MACHINE WORKED! AFTER A QUICK EXPLANATION OF THE “ON AND OFF BUTTON” WE WERE READY TO WATCH THE LARGEST CIRCLE (THE TURNTABLE) ON THE MACHINE SPIN!
WE TOLD THE CHILDREN WE WERE GOING TO USE THE LARGE SPINNING CIRCLE TO HELP US CREATE BIG AND LITTLE CIRCLES! FIRST, WE PLACED A LARGE WHITE PAPER PLATE ON THE TURNTABLE AND TURNED THE SMALL, ON /OFF BUTTON . WE FOUND THAT THE PLATE SPUN ROUND AND ROUND! NEXT WE CHALLENGED THE CHILDREN BY ASKING, “WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE TOUCH THE PAPER PLATE WITH A MARKER AND TURN ON THE MACHINE?” WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT, THEY RESPONDED, “YOU WILL MAKE COLOR!” WE PROCEEDED BY USING SEVERAL BRIGHT COLORED MARKERS AND THE END RESULT WAS A BRIGHTLY COLORED PLATE COVERED WITH CIRCLES OF ALL DIFFERENT SIZES. THE ROUND DESIGN STRETCHED FROM THE CENTER TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE PLATE.
“CIRCLE INVENTORS” PAIR UP WITH A PARTNER TO CREATE THEIR OWN CIRCLE MASTERPIECE! HENRY IS THE “MACHINE OPERATOR”, AND TEO IS THE “CIRCLE INVENTOR”!
SUGAR AND SPICE MAKES EVERYTHING NICE
OUR RECIPE FOR APPLEsauce
1...2...an APPLE for ME and an APPLE for YOU,
3...4… let’s cut some more,
5...6...pulp turns into a soft, mushy mix
7...8...APPLEsauce is great,
9...10...let’s make it again!
REMINDERS:
It is never too early to begin practicing WINTER dressing skills at home with your child.
DRESSING SEQUENCE: PUT ON
- snow pants
- boots
- coat
- hat
- mittens!
PRESCHOOL IS CANCELLED on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16th and FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17th.
NEXT WEEK'S LEARNING
OCTOBER 13th -15th
Discovering Cranberries
WHAT IS A BOG?
NOT A LOG, OR A FROG, (THOSE WORDS RHYME WITH BOG).
PERHAPS YOU COULD FIND A FROG SITTING ON A LOG IN A BOG!
Is it a lake, a swamp, a marsh, a farm, or just a funny sounding word someone made up?
Actually, a bog is an area of soft, wet ground,where cranberries love to grow on vines.
Cranberries are harvested from a BOG in the autumn and are a favorite round, edible fruit used in many delicious recipes.
Preparing Cranberry HARVEST BALLS
a mixture of healthy foods all rolled up...to create a nutritious snack
BOUNCING CRANBERRIES and CRANBERRY WREATHS
How does one judge a cranberry? Cranberries are judged by their color, size and their ability to bounce. That's right, Bounce! Only the firmest and freshest berries bounce and soft and bruised ones do not!
Sorting Cranberries (fresh and bruised) to create beautiful cranberry wreaths.
ACORN SONG
I'm a little acorn round,
Lying on the dusty ground,
Everybody steps on me,
I'm a little cracked you see!
I’m a NUT, I’m a NUT, I’m a NUT,
I’m a NUT, I’m a NUT, I’m a NUT!
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