Upcoming Dates and Announcements:
- This Sunday, September 15th, support a WCDS family:
- September 21st, Boots for Buses 6-9pm @ WCDS Main Campus Courtyard
WCDS families get to know one another and our WCDS faculty!
Purchase your event tickets here: https://www.betterunite.com/
Purchase a Meat Raffle ticket here: https://www.betterunite.com/
(Jacob & Son’s gift card: 1st prize $500, 2nd prize $250, 3rd prize $100)
- September 24th : Picture Day!! Break out the hair gel, bows and bowties and bring your best smile!
- September 26th: Join us on main campus for Coffee Conversations @ 2:00 pm! (This is a time to chat with the Head of School, faculty, other families, and discuss parenting, education, and current trends. A short article will be shared beforehand via Talking Points, if interested.)
- October 3rd, Save the Date for Grandparents’ Day!
Hello JK families,
“Freeze! Unfreeze! Freeze! Unfreeze! FREEZE!” Could there be anything better than freezing and unfreezing your teachers? The kids have LOVED dramatic play in our outdoor space. It often begins with the children donning capes and zooming outside to play. We’ve observed them use their powers for good, by freezing bad guys (often zombies!). Their love of saving the day inspired us to explore the idea of superheroes. After reading the book Ten Rules of Being a Superhero by Deb Plutti and Super You! by Anne Kennedy Brady the children were asked to think of themselves as superheroes and share their superpower. They drew themselves in action and then explained their illustrations to us. Here’s what they had to say:
“I have a lot of powers, I’m strong. I’m supergirl. I have a blue cape and blue hair because I like blue. The rocks help me turn into a T-Rex and get the zombies away and out of this town. The balloon helps me turn into a little ball.” -Emma
“I’m a princess like Elsa, my power is ice. I make ice balls.” -Ollie
“I have two things, strongness, and I think of things to create to stop bad guys. Ice balls, growing giant and turn into a small balloon.” – Lucas
“Stretchy, and I can shoot ice and I can grow big. Lime that has extra juice.” -Rory
“I can transform into anything.” -Forrest
“Ummm I’m a princess with heels and I’m big like Mom and Dad.” -Hailey
“I have a fire power and I’m shooting out fire. I’m shooting fire out of the way.” -Scarlett
“Umm I’m strong and I know what to do, and I can lift stuff at my house, like a basketball hoop.” -Bodhi
“My super power is tic tac toe.” -Hunter
“Umm I’m Captain America, I have a shield, he hits somebody with the shield, and he kicks somebody with the shield.” -Henry
“This is me, a butterfly one. My superpower is fire.” -Noah
“I would save dogs if there was a flood.“- Heidi
“I want to save the cats if there is a tornado.” -Kipton
“I can make a water ball.” -Bria
“I catch thunderstorms and make rainbows because people don’t like rain.” -Sophia
“Scribble Lag is my name. I have powers. It is a scribbling rope that catches the bad guys when they try to jump and it can go anywhere that the bad guys go. I don’t have an outfit. I have teeny tiny legs so I can run very fast with those. He is a good guy. That is the cape right there, see it?” -Wendell
“I have this. It is my super mask right here. I have a mask and blonde hair. I have legs, scary legs and scary feet. I have food in my tummy, like cookies.” -Stylee
“I fight the bad guy at night under the moon. I can save the day at night.” -Bradford
“I am Spiderman. My superpower is webs.” -Izaak
“I am the Hulk. That is wind by me. He doesn’t really have an outfit in the movie. My superpower is super strength like the Hulk.”- Dax
“He is Bin and he is putting webs out to the guys. He is black and red” -Leonardo
We have big plans to bring these ideas to life next week- stay tuned! Since the children love to “freeze” bad guys we had to let them freeze dance and play red light green light! The idea of moving and stopping immediately was thrilling to the children. While dancing to kids songs the children busted out some very impressive dance moves, and even some break dancing. Red light green light turned into a race from the starting line to the finish line.
This week we began exploring letters beginning with the letter Aa! The class learned that all letters are made up of either big lines, little lines, big curves, or little curves. Before forming upper and lowercase Aa, they were invited to practice making lines and curves to help their little hands become familiar with the motions. They then practiced writing Aa in sand and building it with wooden lines and curves. We believe in a multisensory approach to language instruction. This means that as the children are learning, their eyes, ears, and bodies should be involved. They also learned the sound letter Aa makes and worked together to create a word web of words that begin with that sound. Apple, astronaut, and alligator were just a few of the words they came up with. Keep the letter Aa fun going this weekend and see how many words you can find!
Lastly, the JK kiddos set to work to create their boots for the upcoming Boots for Buses fundraiser that’s happening next Saturday! Using the mixed paint colors from last week, the children poured them into pallets and let the globs dry. They then had the fun job of peeling up the dried paint and arranging them into the shape of a flower. The flowers will be added to our candlestick cowboy boots! Please come and support Junior Kindergarten and meet other parents. You will be able to vote for your favorite pair of boots and the class with the most votes will win a cookout!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Miss Liz and Miss Claire
