Hello! The month of February has been busy, but tons of fun! We have been spending out days learning all about insects and spiders. The children learned that insects have three body parts called the head, thorax and the abdomen. They also learned that insects have six legs. We discovered that spiders aren't insects, but they are called “arachnids” and have eight legs and two body parts. We explored the life cycle of a butterfly and learned all about cocoons and how long caterpillars live in a cocoon before they transform into beautiful butterflies! The children made fireflies using cotton balls and glow in the dark paint. We also made thumbprint ants, butterflies and spiders. We will continue with our insect unit into the first week of March and then begin our unit on nutrition and the body.
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To Learn and Grow Surrounded by God's Love ...
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This month we also learned about the fruits of the spirit. The children were asked to give examples of each fruit and they also tried very hard to demonstrate the fruits on a daily basis. By the way parents, they all did an excellent job doing so!
The Butterfly class also showed great participation during Spirit Week! The last day of Spirit Week was Crazy Outfit Day, and wow! did we have some pretty crazy outfits!! Ms. Kelley also did some face painting on the kids. Thank you parents for helping your child be a part of the whole week.
We talked about “love” during the month also. Each child made a doily with a picture of something they love in the middle. We continue learning our letters and numbers and incorporate this into our centers each day, and the children are all doing awesome! We planted some really beautiful flowers earlier this year and they are starting to grow! The Butterfly class welcomed a new student this month. His name is Jake and we are very happy to have him. Welcome, Jake! As always, if there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to talk to us before or after class. Love, Ms. Kelley & Ms. Leah Enrichment News Creative Cooking: We've been cooking up a storm this month! The children made pancakes in the shape of the letters of their names; they got to eat the first try. They also had fun shaping pretzels and baking those. Another fun project was pizzas that we decorated with different fun items like tomato, cheese and pepperoni! Spanish: The children really seem to be having fun with their Spanish. We reinforce the phrases and words we have learned with games and flash cards. They also enjoy hearing stories in Spanish and this helps them pick out the words they know and they try to comprehend the stories. Adios! Puppetry in Literature: In Puppetry and Literature this month we really enjoyed ourselves! We read Clara the Cow and Fluff the Kitten. Both stories are from a book called The Funny Farm. We made cows and kittens using paper bags, toilet paper rolls, pipe cleaners, squiggly eyes and paint. The children had a blast taking turns putting on puppet shows for each other. P.E.: Wow! P.E. has been a challenge, but it has also been loads of fun! We always start class with warmup stretching and 1 or 2 laps of running. We have incorporated many games to enrich the large motor skills. This past month we have played T-ball, croquet, dodgeball, soccer, and even Red Rover (a classic!) We have also done some fun relay games, and one of the favorites is running! Yes, just plain old running! It is great to see all of them growing, learning and improving their skills. Art: In Art, we continue to explore color, shape and form. This month the children created a beautiful "Watercolor Surprise" using white glue and watercolors. Have you ever used masking tape and crayons to create "Masking Tape Magic"? Our last project was creating a "Photo Collage" using scraps of photographs cut into different shapes and sizes. The children really enjoyed working on their picture compositions, which were quite impressive. We are having a great time in Art. Thank you for sharing your children with me. Music & Movement: We have been very busy this month exploring a range of music. One day we listened to many types of music. Then we discussed how the music made us feel ... happy, sad, playful, angry or joyful. With the same music we took paint and expressed the beat of the music with color and brush strokes. It was a very interesting class. The last two weeks of music movement we have been learning to recognize different instruments' sounds and learning how to mimic beats and rhythms. It has taken some time, but we are learning to use instruments to communicate feeling and imitation. Our school had a special treat this month as well. We had Keri Sutter with Surgite visit our school and show us group movements to music about God's love. She chose this subject because for Valentine's Day we talked a lot about love and God’s love for us!
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22 “So these three things continue forever: faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Schedule of Events March 5: Last Day to Pay Tuition
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