It was so great to have all of the parents in this past Tuesday for Curriculum Night! We just love showing off all of the children's artwork and school work. It was also great to see everyone. Thank you to all who made it!
This week the children were introduced to their muscles. We discussed why muscles are so important and how to keep them healthy! We learned that our bodies have more than 600 muscles and our strongest muscle is our gluteus maximus (aka our bum!). The children also exercised their muscles during a movement group with Ms. Melissa. We all danced like ghosts and wiggled like worms.
This week the children were introduced to their muscles. We discussed why muscles are so important and how to keep them healthy! We learned that our bodies have more than 600 muscles and our strongest muscle is our gluteus maximus (aka our bum!). The children also exercised their muscles during a movement group with Ms. Melissa. We all danced like ghosts and wiggled like worms.
This week also began fall explorations. Our very own SEE-grown pumpkin rests proudly on the manipulatives shelf. We worked so hard this summer to grow him we couldn't bear to carve him so he just hangs out among our jack-o-lanterns! Which brings us to our pumpkin explorations, there were lots of pumpkin guts to go around! The children, somewhat skeptically, scooped out the guts while the teachers and children planned what each jack-o-lantern would look like. This of course led to an experiment with Mrs. M! The children learned that a jack-o-lantern needs air to keep the flame inside alive. Without air, there would be no shining jack-o-lanterns on Halloween night! The children watched a candle inside of a closed jar slowly die out because the air was all used up. Same for the candle inside of the pumpkin with no face - there was no air to keep the candle alive. So, just as we had suspected, by carving a silly face in the pumpkin, air was able to flow through and the light shown bright!
The children then used tweezers to carefully pick out the seeds from the pumpkin guts. Not only were the children practicing their fine motor skills, they also enjoyed prepping the seeds to cook for afternoon snack. The seeds weren't a big hit but the whole process was fun for all!
What's Up Next:
Halloween is coming and we will continue with pumpkin explorations. We will also continue learning about our muscles with exercise stations in the classroom and a muscle experiment.
Upcoming Dates and Reminders:
Halloween is coming and we will continue with pumpkin explorations. We will also continue learning about our muscles with exercise stations in the classroom and a muscle experiment.
Upcoming Dates and Reminders:
October 29: Halloween Trunk-or-Treat! See Evite for more info!
October 31: Happy Halloween! Costumes will be allowed at school
November 1: November Tuition is due
November 10 : SEE closed in observance of Veteran's Day
November 22: SEE closing at 3pm
November 23-24: SEE closed for Thanksgiving
Pictures from the week:
October 31: Happy Halloween! Costumes will be allowed at school
November 1: November Tuition is due
November 10 : SEE closed in observance of Veteran's Day
November 22: SEE closing at 3pm
November 23-24: SEE closed for Thanksgiving
Pictures from the week:
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| Pumpkin Exercises |
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| Scoopin' out the guts! |
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| Fishing out letters from the oatmeal sensory bin |
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| Look at that perfect grip - separating pumpkin seeds! |
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| The little one in the middle was grown in the SEE garden! |
Hope you enjoyed the blog! Have a great weekend!
Joanna
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