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We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Thursday, February 13th. Please make a valentine box with your child that is large enough to hold plenty of cards and treats and bring it to school any time the week of Valentine’s Day! If you would like to provide items for the class party, click here and sign up! You can leave your child’s valentines blank or address them to each child. If your child would like to have the names of their classmates on their valentines here is a class list:
Ollie
Bodhi
Noah
Sophia
Leonardo
Izaak
Henry
Mylah
Forrest
Lola
Heidi
Hailey
Lucas
Bradford
Kipton
Wendell
Rory
Bria
Scarlett
Emma
Dax
Hunter
Stylee
Dear JK Families,
With the weather cooperating a bit more for us this week, we were able to finally able to tally up all of our sales from our “Loving Little for Laughlin” button sale. We made a whopping $305 and were so happy to send it off with all of the donations that the Early Childhood classes collected. We shout out a huge “thank you” to all of you who sent items in and are now adorned with fabulous buttons!
Our classroom has been taken over by all things yummy and delicious as we have begun to learn more about bakeries. We read a fun book, There Are No Bears in the Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach, a story about Muffin the cat who helps a baby bear and its mama satisfy their hunger by giving them all the treats in a bakery. The students then shared what they knew about a bakery, including:
“A bakery means where you buy food.” -Bodhi
“I’ve had a couple of donuts there.” -Heidi
“Me and Grandma Bev go to Fat Apple Bakery and we have ice cream.” -Ollie
“They got bread in there.” -Lola
“Mommy got me donuts.” -Izaak
We relaunched some of our previous provocations, including our play dough creations and cake designs. Fresh boxes were covered in colorful “frosting”, while some of the initial cakes were decorated with sprinkles, silk flowers, ribbons, gems, and letters. There was color-mixing galore as the students collaborated on where certain spots still needed covering and which items should be added for those extra special touches.
“Oh, look how lovely that candle is.” -Wendell
“I’m putting sprinkles in the frosting.” -Emma
“Should we dump them together to make a giant purple?” -Lucas
“We mixed them together to make this color.” -Hunter
“We’re making a rainbow cake and anything on top.” -Lucas
Simultaneously, we had a gamut of treats being made with our natural-colored play dough. Silicone molds, tin cups, real candles, straws, buttons, beads, and pom poms made for some interesting creations. Here is what was said:
“This is going to be a strawberry cake.” -Scarlett
“A chocolate chip cake.” -Lola
“It’s a person!” -Forrest
“This is a heart-shaped smiley cookie.” -Lucas
“It’s super kitty!” -Hailey
“I’m adding red and blue to my pie. It’s strawberry and blueberry.” -Rory
“I’m making cupcakes” (Hunter). “Those are little cupcakes” (Rory). “Yeah, because I like little ones” (Hunter).
“This is a bug and a crab. I broke the candles for his eyes.” -Wendell
As more and more items were made, we knew we needed to think about turning part of our classroom into a bake shop. The light table area was highly suggested and was quickly cleared to help with a classroom redesign. During a group discussion, the students shared a ton of ideas of what we would need to make our space look like a real shop. Here are just a few:
“Walls!” -Lucas
“Ingredients.” -Heidi
“We need a menu for dessert.” -Mylah
“Decorations.” -Dax
“You need to get tables.” -Bria
“How about milk?” -Stylee
“What if we had a big cake to bring people in?” -Hunter
This conversation sparked a drawing session in which the students referred to printed images of real and drawn bakeries for inspiration. They carefully chose colors and shapes to create a bakery of their choice, which they then articulated to us. Next week JK will be under construction as we start to take their ideas and turn them into reality. Stay tuned!
We continued our letters and numbers studies this week, focusing on the letter Gg and #8. The students have been working so hard to remember that we start our letters and numbers at the top and the direction that each one faces. We love seeing them practice on their own during our playtime, whether it is writing on our whiteboards or in little notes/cards. We are so proud of all the learning they have been doing!
Lastly, we would like to send a warm welcome to our student teachers that will be with us in our classroom. Miss Trista and Miss Heather will be us most of the week and we look forward to sharing our learning adventures with them both. We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you on Monday!
Sincerely,
Miss Claire and Miss Liz
