Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. It was fantastic to see my little Bright-Eyed Bears again. They came in to school all sweet and shiny, full of smiles and hugs.
I cannot believe that the Holiday time of year is here! It is such an exciting time for children and adults as well. In Jr. Kindergarten we celebrate all of the winter holidays. It is our pleasure to celebrate each other. Being able to share holiday traditions from around the world right here amongst friends and class family adds a special warmth to our classroom. This week the children have been learning about the holiday of Hanukkah. Our class friends who celebrate "The Festival of Lights" had the opportunity to talk about and share their traditions with the class. The children all learned about the glory of the menorah, Star of David, and about the fun of gelt and playing the dreidel game! We are reading stories and singing songs and so much more in celebration!
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| Our own little "festival of lights" on our classroom light table |
This week we have been focussing on the letter Ss, as well. The children learned the sight, sound, and sign of S, some silly songs, traced Ss in sand, learned about and practiced lessons involving symmetry, and so much more.
Other fun from this week so far....
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| Making masterpieces! |
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| G drew Santa Claus and an elf! |
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| A bunch of little friends built a holiday castle for woodland creatures. |
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| We observed the newest arrivals in our beautiful garden....baby ears of corn!! |
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| Exploring the wonder of "orbs" and other interesting mixtures and potions |
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| Learning to recognize lower case letters, sounds and how to spell simple words |
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| Symmetry with Pattern Blocks |
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| Working together, learning together! |
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| Measuring, mixing, and kneading scented play dough |
and....of course......stay tuned for more to come!
