November is flying by! The children were introduced to the moose this week and they learned all about it's habitat, anatomy and so much more! Did you know, the moose is the largest land mammal in the United States. Moose are herbivores, which means they only eat plants. They also have four, long, skinny legs that are great for swimming and running! Under their chin, moose have a beard called a bell. Male moose have antlers. The antlers have points that can be counted to determine the age of the moose. The children discovered that the stuffed moose in our classroom is 9 years old because he has 9 points on his antler. Each year in the winter, the antlers fall off and grow back in the spring with one more point in it's antler. Pretty cool, the points are like birthday candles! During the week, the children created life size moose tracks by rubbing crayons across the prints. We also read the book, "If you give a moose a muffin" by Laura Joffe Numeroff. The children have been busy working on their own moose muffins! Check out the pics below! It is always fun to get a little messy and work with clay!
Next week, the children will be introduced to the beaver, nature's engineer! The beaver is a very unique little critter with so many interesting facts. Stay tuned for our classroom dam explorations! Get ready to get messy!
During Mary Beth's movement and music class this week, the children became scarecrows. The children discussed how a scarecrow would act if he were alive. Would he be strong and stand tall? Would he be floppy and droopy? Would he be light and airy and float around? We put these movements to music and created a scarecrow dance. It was adorable to watch the children transform into floppy, flowy, bendy scarecrows. The children also heard a scarecrow poem and took turns acting it out. Way to go little scarecrows!
The pre-k group explored Veteran's Day this week. The children learned about the vehicles soldiers drive, including humvees, helicopters, ships and planes. We also talked about how the American flag has 50 stars to represent all 50 states. The most surprising fact the children learned was that women (including moms!) can be veterans too! To honor our veterans, the children drew hearts, carefully cut them out and added white strips, a blue square and several stars to make a tribute to the american flag. Come check them out, they are proudly hanging in the classroom! We ended the week, exploring the letter C and played an always fun game of pictionary with C words. Next week we are on to letter D and will begin talking about what we are most thankful for!
Important Dates and Reminders:
November 22: Monthly Gathering at Winchester Gymnastics
November 25: SEE will close at 3:00pm
November 26-27: SEE will be closed for Thanksgiving break
December 1: December tuition is due
December 24 - January 3: SEE closed for winter break
January 4: SEE back in session and tuition is due
December 1: December tuition is due
December 24 - January 3: SEE closed for winter break
January 4: SEE back in session and tuition is due
Lastly, the children put our old jack-o-lantern pumpkins outside for the critters to enjoy. The children have been watching the pumpkins closely all week waiting to see some nibbles taken out of the pumpkin, finally today, one of our pre-k kiddos, very excitedly, came running down the hill and announced, "Someone took a bite of the pumpkin's flesh!" What a silly choice of words! These kiddos are always making us laugh!
Some pictures from the week:
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| American flag hearts by Pre-k! |
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| Our Henri Matisse Bulletin Board |
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| Rolling the clay muffin |
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| Creating the clay muffin |
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| The final product! I hope everyone has a relaxing weekend before all of the holiday festivities begin! Joanna |
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