Hi parents,

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. It was a short week but we were very busy! Check out some of the things the infants explored this week.

FLOWER EXPLORATION

This week the Infant class got to explore a flower.

Anthony : Anthony was very focused while holding the yellow flower with his right hand and touching it with his left. He pinched the petal and tried to pick up the small pieces that fell.

Sebastian Mehtani- Sebastian’s first attempt was to put the flower in his mouth. He then started shaking the flower and caused the petals to fall. He shook it until there was one petal left and then Sebastian pulled it off with his right hand .

Juliette Hitz- Juliette was not very interested in the flower. She picked up the flower and immediately threw it on the floor and didn’t want touch it again.

Sebastian B. Daza- When Sebastian first saw the flower he was kicking his legs with excitement. He pulled the flower from its petal and squeezed it. Sebastian also wanted to taste the flower, but as soon as it touched his nose he moved it away from his mouth.

Working on our fine motor SKILLS by taking the tape off OF OBJECTS

This week the infants got to work more on their fine motor skills. Our activity was to pull of the tape that was taped on an object including blocks, egg shakers and toy cars.

Children start to use their hands right at birth to explore their own bodies and the world around them. Their fine motor skills develop as their whole body starts to move and become more stable.  They also learn to do more things with their hands as their cognitive and social/emotional skills improve.  

Literacy

This week we began our Literacy week. The Infants read the book called Dear Zoo. The teacher taped down pictures of the animals that were mentioned in the book. During the reading time the teacher named the animals and made the sound of the animals. We will continue reading Dear Zoo next week to see which animal each child likes the best.

Reading to children helps children become familiar with books and familiarize them to listen and focus. Reading out loud is also good for language and memory.

NEWS FOR THIS WEEK

  • Sign up sheets for parent teacher conference are up! Please sign in for a time slot.

  • Parents I would love you to send me a few words describing your child.

  • HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!