Happy Friday! Welcome back!
As the children came back to school this week there was a noticeable increase in maturity and an emphasis on communication. The student sign making project has expanded from the block center to dramatic play and morning meeting. The children created for their hot chocolate stand in the dramatic play center and a safety sign for their structures in the block center. The children are excited to design and lead their own projects, and many children have taken on conflict management roles when peers have difficulties. Check out the bottom of the page for some of the New Year's Resolutions the children made this week.
We also took turns sharing about our special moments spent with our families during the long break. Everyone was so excited to share pictures, memories, and all about what the presents they received.
The children have been independently developing new projects. This week we created a brainstorm web of news ideas for our Paint project and the children have taken the lead thinking up ideas and sharing their knowledge of paint.
Vegetable soup with Diane
Super Soccer Stars!
Shared Snack with Hyebeen and Sunhee: L is for (strawberry) Ladybugs!
Hyebeen’s mother, Sunhee, visited our class to share a delicious healthy treat with us for shared snack. Sunhee also prepared a magnificent presentation all about South Korea (that’s where Hyebeen’s family comes from). We learned about the time difference and how New Years is celebrated within the Korean culture. We all got to practice how to say New Years in Korean: Seollal. Hyebeen also dressed up in a beautiful traditional Korean clothing know as hanbok. We learned that children in Korea wish their elders a happy new year by performing a deep traditional bow. Hyebeen and Sunhee showed us how to properly bow our elders, we all took turns to practice the special bow. We had so much fun learning about the beautiful Korean culture and their traditions. We also created origami paper bags! It was a fun filled morning! Thank you Hyebeen and Sunhee for such a beautiful experience.
The children’s thoughts on Paint.
“I like to paint my mommy a picture”. ~Kian
“I like that I can paint with paint brushes.” ~ Graydon
“Paper mache.” ~William
“I like to make handprints on the board.” Alexander
“I like to feel wet paint.” ~Hyebeen
“It is nice and relaxing.” ~Angelo
“Colors and I can make science with it.” ~Josie
“It starts with the letter P”. ~ Angelo
“I like to paint with blue paint.” ~Aayush
“It comes from the ground.” ~Sam
“Paint on your hands feels like ice cream.” ~Josie
“Paint comes from China.” ~Angelo
“Paint is magical and it flew to China.” ~Elizabeth
“You can make the size of your foot.” ~Milo
“It is really wet and sometimes it gets dry.” ~Sam
“An angel made paint magical.” ~Elizabeth
“It looks colorful and pretty when it dries on your skin.” ~Sam
“Paint is made out of liquid.” ~Elizabeth
“Paint is magic.” ~ Hyebeen
“Paint is made of coloring food.” ~Angelo
“Maybe paint comes from church.” ~ Graydon
“You can paint with your fingers and hands.” ~ Graydon
“You can stamp with paint. It smells like dirty water. “~ Alexander
“It comes from the ground.” ~Josie
“Paint just appears in China and flies on airplanes all over the world.” ~ Rex
New Year's Resolutions Pre-K 2019
Graydon: Stop waking up in the middle of the night to go to my mom’s bed.
Milo: Stop copying my friends and be myself.
Charley: Give my daddy more rubs.
Angelo: Practice my cartwheels. I know how to do a cartwheel but I don’t know how to do a really good cartwheel.
Alex. Give my daddy hugs and kisses.