Loving Nature!

The end of the week was just as exciting as the beginning.  On Wednesday we took a trek to the Shorecrest  Pond for a little investigation.  There were all sorts of cool things to see; minnows, tadpoles, bugs, ducks, and more!  The children were excited to find clam shells on the shore.  Some of them were even whole!  Feathers, leaves, sticks, shells, rocks and more were found too for a special "sink and float" experiment.  The children discovered that dense rocks and shells sink, but lighter and hollow things like sticks, reeds, leaves and feathers don't! They took their Science Journals with them to draw pictures of the most exciting things and even labeled them with descriptive words all on their own.

Exploring on Friday offered great opportunities for the children to really explore their creativity.  There were pizza makers (a yummy homemade snack), nature sculptors, abstract artists, etc. It was an awesome day in Junior Kindergarten! My room was all about sculpting with natural clay and using objects from nature to enhance the final sculpture.  The children used river rocks to smooth the clay, sticks to cut and poke it, shells and leaves to make prints in and decorate the clay, and so much more! Take a look at my pictures and then visit the other JK blogs to see pictures of other rooms and exciting happenings.

 Once finished, the children drew pictures of their wonderful sculptures before removing the natural objects and offering their clay to another friend for making a new masterpiece.

Other excitement from the week included making habitats for our hermit crab friends to crawl around in and explore!

This week we look forward to Relay For Life on Friday!  We will kick off the day with a 9am walk around the track with Senior friends.  Later in the afternoon families are invited to visit and experience the many tents set up with food, crafts, and items for sale all honoring Relay For Life! Don't forget to wear purple all this week!  The children may wear a purple shirt with uniform bottoms Monday-Friday this week.

Have a great one!!!