Yes, it is time to learn all about the Oceans of our Earth. We will explore the differences between oceans and lakes. We will look at video of under water life and how it is so different than the life we see above water. We will have centers that explore water, sea shells and different animals in our science table. Next week we will be taking a field trip to the Shedd where the children will get a up close and personal view of the different types of life that live in different kinds of water. Be sure to ask them for a fun fact each day. Today they learned the oceans have salt and lakes and rivers do not. They also learned that water makes up 70% of the Earth!
This week, related to water is the sacrament of Baptism. The children will be learning about the wonderful gift God gives us through our Baptism. Baptism is the theme of our Lutheran Schools Week this year too!
We will be finishing our unit of Jingles, Rhymes and Poems. We have been learning about in front of, in between, behind and next too. In addition to rhymes and position words, they have been working on understanding basic 2-4 word sentence structures. They are not writing them :)! They are listening and understanding that you need a subject and a verb for the sentence to "make sense". They seem to really enjoy that.
Last week in Science, EV did a colorful palette where they took primary colors and made secondary colors using....FROSTING!! It was not only a great hands on experience, it was tasty too. Ask your child what red, blue and yellow made, they were amazed by that one.
The week prior, we made SNOW! Since there is no snow, we made moon dough. It is so simple. It is 8 cups of flour to 1ish cups of baby oil. Mix and although it appears to look just like flour, it become mold-able and a very cool texture to play with. PLUS, your hands smell good and feel soft! We also took ivory soap, broke it up and microwaved it for 2 minutes. Watch and see for yourself. It was a great experiment that they were then able to play with.
We are focusing on shapes and numbers lately. We are working on writing and counting 1-10. The children are working with shapes to make parts and wholes with different shapes. I told them they are doing fractions which is big kid math. They love hearing that!
Finally and with great excitement I announce that we have officially begun practicing for our 4 year old SOUP OPERA. This will be presented to parents of the 4/5year olds on March 7 at 10am. More info will be sent out as we approach. If you have a 4/5 year old, ask them about it. It is going to be great!
Until next time... stay warm and dry!
Mrs. Boyle
