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Orange Room Class News
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Orange Room, 2023 April 25, 2024
this week
- We finished off our transportation unit with boats and all things that float. Our wonderful word of the week was “harbor” which we learned was kind of like a parking lot for boats. We took time to remember an occasion we had ridden on a boat, and what we did while on it. We named several different types of boats, and learned that some boats can only carry one person, and some are like hotels that can carry lots of people!
- Literacy: We read a book called “The Zebra on the Zyder Zee” by Pam Schiller and made cinnamon tea to drink along with it. The children made a lot of great connections as we read the recipe, some even remembered that their moms and dads have recipe boxes and books that help them keep all their recipes in place! We also took time to describe our tea- we talked about the smell, the color, the temperature, the taste, etc.
- Math: We continued ordering and sequencing, making sure that the children have a really good handle on this. We took the time to remember the order of the stories we read at circle time, used vocabulary such as least, great, big, small, thin, wide, tall, short, etc.
- STEAM: We used our STEAM time this week to decorate our class horse for the Derby parade on Wednesday the 1st of May. The children came up with our horse’s unique name all on their own and picked out a number. As a class, we made a plan for how we wanted to decorate the horse. We got creative with stickers, beads, streamers, and more! I think you are going to like it! We certainly had a lot of fun!
- Kid Humor: A child put his hands on his tummy and proudly said: “I got a heart inside my belly. I love my mom!” So sweet!
Next Week
Our Derby Parade is next Wednesday, May 1st. The children are so excited! We will be discussing the Kentucky Derby and horses all week.
REMINDERS:On Friday, May 3rd, the Orange Room will be working in the garden to prepare a place to plant wildflowers. They will be helping to pull up weeds and shake the dirt out of the roots. Please send your child in outside clothes, gardening gloves if you wish, and bring sunscreen if you have not already. The weather looks to be warm that day!
REMINDERS:On Friday, May 3rd, the Orange Room will be working in the garden to prepare a place to plant wildflowers. They will be helping to pull up weeds and shake the dirt out of the roots. Please send your child in outside clothes, gardening gloves if you wish, and bring sunscreen if you have not already. The weather looks to be warm that day!