FROM MS. KRISTINE
We had an interesting week with this summer-like weather. I am sure it has been appreciated as a contrast from the rain. The children loved revisiting water play outside, so that was nice. I personally, am not ready to say goodbye to winter. Let's see what next week has in store for us. This week we worked on the sound for /R/. This is a challenging sound for many of our children to say. When it is a hard sound to say, it can also be hard to hear and isolate. Our children, however, did a great job. They made quirky robots with metal heads (they wrapped cardboard in aluminum foil) and used lots of fun materials to make each one look unique. They had so much fun being creative and differant. We also did our word match. For art, we painted red roses. I showed them a simple technique to follow, and they went from there. They had fun and loved seeing all the pretty water colors blend together. For sensory fun, the children played with rainbow rice and rubies. They sifted and dug through the rice to find the rubies and tallied their quantity. It spontaneously turned into a fun game. For creative writing, we wrote about what we love to do outside at recess. We have so many options for outside play, so our answers were very diverse. The most popular answers were: riding the red bike (I'm sure many of you have heard of this popular item), playing in the sandbox, riding the ponies, climbing on the dome, and running around with friends on our beautiful playground. For literature, we read Rescue Bunnies by Doreen Cronin. This is a cute story about a rescue trainee that, when given a challenge, chooses to do the right thing, even when it isn't popular. This book quickly became a favorite in the classroom. We made our own helicopter and rescue bunny connected to a safety rope. They asked if they could add more details to their page by adding the rescue truck. It was nice to see how their excitement stimulated so much creativity. As we continue to work with word families (3 letter words), we are focusing a lot on rhyming. We did a picture match where the children identified and matched items that rhyme. They did a great job and felt proud of their success. They also matched 3 letter words to a connecting picture. They felt so accomplished when they were able to see what they could do. As the weather fluctuates, please make sure your child has a change of clothes that coordinates with the weather. Our children are happier and feel more successful when they are prepared and comfortable. Thank you, We had such a beautiful week in TK this week. The weather was just right, and the children were engaged in learning and playing. We explored the bracha mezonos this week and added a pizza shop to our dramatic play area. The children needed to take turns being chefs and customers. They learned how to fill out their order form, and we had pizza orders fulfilled in no time at all. In honor of the bracha of mezonos, the children chose which special treat we would bake by voting. Chocolate chip cookies won the vote by one point. Here is the recipe we used. This week, we learned all about the first seven plagues in the parsha of Va’eira. Stubborn Pharaoh just will not let the Jewish people go! Every time each plague is over, he changes his mind. He is so wicked! During the first plague of blood, the Egyptians were only able to get water by purchasing it from the Jewish people. The children learned about the frogs that jumped into the food in hot ovens, despite it being against their nature. We also talked about the seventh plague, hail, where fire and ice worked together. We are looking forward to finding out what happens in next week’s Torah portion! Next week, the children will begin our Shabbos Backpack rotation. More information will be coming home with your child next week. Shabbat Shalom!
