Thanksgiving starts with fruits and veggies

               Monday was a very Happy Halloween there were so many fun costumes.  All the friends and teachers waited for the doorbell to ring to see what character had arrived.  We all gathered at morning meeting and some children had requested Go Away Green Monster book, we sang and danced to some Halloween songs and played a game called The Donut Shop, were they each get a pretend penny to pay for a donut with different colored sugar on top and then run away.  We had a very excited group of Trick or Treaters to knock on Mr. George’s office door (down the hall) and they received some delicious candy treats to bring home, what a fun day!

                We began our Thanksgiving theme this week which was all about Fruits and Vegetables.  First we learned about what makes the differences between a fruit and a vegetable.  Fruit starts as seeds, grows into flower and then it becomes a yummy apple, or some type of yummy fruit.  If it is a vegetable you will notice a stem, leaves, and maybe some roots, such as a carrot.  We had a does it sink or float science experiment using, blueberries, pear, carrot, potatoes, banana, apple, celery, and a pumpkin.  Some friends had a chance to pick a fruit or vegetable and make a decision if it will either sink or float, we then charted the results.  The blueberries were fun, some sunk slowly, but the big pumpkin was the most surprising, as big and heavy, as it was it floated! 

   

                Both Preschool and Pre k groups made fruit and vegetable printings with green, yellow, and orange paint, they stamp printed using vegetables: peppers; carrots, artichoke hearts, and some fruits: pear; and, star fruit.  

                The Pre K class spelling word of the week, with a deep voice, EGG.  Their writing skills while following directions is paying off.  Later in the week we filled a honey teddy bear jar with pompoms and the different colored pompom represented a fruit, a vegetable, or a treat, some examples were green grapes, orange carrots and the brown pompoms were yummy chocolate!  They made a smashing of the fruit and veggie picture using blueberries, peas, and corn.  There was lots of laughter while they were smashing the fruits and veggies with their hand, fist, and thumbs.  

                The Artist of this month is Wessily Kandinsky, a Russian man who is recognized as the first abstract artist.  He was an expressionist who loved shapes and colors.  SEE’s artist made circle prints choosing from six different colors and the works of art will be displayed as a quilt connecting all the art together. 

What's up next?

                Next week we will continue with our Thanksgiving theme, learning proper manners, and SEE will have its own elections on November 8^th voting for one of three different animal representatives.

 Upcoming Dates and Reminders:

November 11: SEE is closed in observance of Veteran's Day

November 15: Current student schedule changes and sibling applications for 2017/2018 are due

November 23: SEE closes at 3:00pm

November 24-25: SEE is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday

December 1: Tuition is due

December 26-January 2: SEE closed for Winter Break

January 3: SEE is back in session and tuition is due

Pictures from the week:

Trick or Treating at Mr. George's office

Printing with fruits and veggies

Hungry Teddies filled with imaginary 

food by the children 

SEE's  Artist interpretation of Wessily Kandinsky

Practicing fine motor skills and numbers

Ms. Pauline