Hello and Happy Mother's Day! I hope all you mom's enjoy your day because you DESERVE it! The Mother's Day Tea was as lovely as could be. I know the children were very excited for it, and I hope each of you felt appreciated and loved. Here are a few pictures of the days leading up to the event, as well as pictures captured at the tea!
Above: Mrs.. Gentry is helping Lucia add her handprint to the banner. Every child had the opportunity to write words, paint a picture, or add their handprint. On the right, the children are working hard at cutting the fruit for the fruit salad. My favorite part was when Sophia said "I never knew I could cut a strawberry!" By the end, we couldn't help ourselves... we just had to try a piece of the cool, refreshing fruit!
One of my favorite moments that happened this week was when the children were drawing and painting their still life art. This was a spontaneous activity, for I didn't know I was going to be receiving so many flowers from the students to kick off teacher appreciation week! I immediately put them all in a vase, and the students just loved looking and smelling the flowers. That day, I put the vase in the middle of a table with paper and pencils and the children just took off with it! I could see their little eyes switching back and forth from their paper to the vase, making sure to draw and paint with such detail. They turned out beautiful, and in my opinion, are frame worthy!
In math, the children have been comparing and contrasting 2-dimensional shapes and 3-dimensional shapes. They have compared shapes by counting sides, faces, and even how they move. For example, a sphere rolls, but a cube slides. Not only are the children exploring motion, but they are also expanding their vocabulary! The children have also been exploring the names and worth of coins. This week, they will be learning the name and worth of a dime, and will be making different exchanges with coins. At home, give your child a handful of coins. They can be the same coins or different, depending on what you think your child can do. Have them make a design with the coins, and then work together to count to see how much their design is worth. They love this activity! The children have learned pennies, nickels, and dimes.
Mr. Eckman works with a small group comparing and contrasting 3-dimensional shapes.
Hope everyone enjoys their day! If anyone did not receive a cookbook or their gift from their child, please let me know so I can get that to you!
