The Northern Light Over The Sea

Christmas party: December 19th please sign up for party supplies!

Friday, December 19th is a half day of school for the start of our Holiday Break! Classes will resume Monday, January 5th.

Snack helper next week: Archie

Hello JK families,

What a magical week we’ve had in Junior Kindergarten! We ended the week with a truly enchanting Winter Family Night! In the days leading up to the event, our classroom was bursting with creativity as the children poured their hearts into their ocean-themed projects. To bring our underwater world to life, the children painted bubble wrap in beautiful shades of blue to create sparkling ocean “bubbles.” With little hands dabbing, brushing, and stamping layers of blues and teals, the excitement grew, especially as they added the final touches to their under-the-sea caves using bright paint pens.

When the big night finally arrived, the magic was unmistakable. The children proudly guided their families through the display, eyes wide, voices full of excitement, and hearts glowing. Thank you for joining us and celebrating the imagination and hard work of our amazing Junior Kindergarten kiddos!

As our ocean discoveries continued we dove even deeper into the wonders of the deep blue sea this week. The children were amazed to learn that octopuses have THREE hearts, shark skin feels like sandpaper, and seahorses can move their eyes in different directions at the same time!

Then swimming into social emotional learning, we “swam back to shore” to talk about something just as important, how to say “I’m sorry.” We learned that apologizing can be tricky, even for grown-ups! The story I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff helped us explore different ways people try to say sorry, and what it means to offer a true apology.

Our Letter of the Week was “Oo” and the children discovered that uppercase and lowercase O look exactly the same! During math time, Number Bingo stole the show. The children quickly recognized numbers 1–10, filling the room with cheers, smiles, and proud “Bingo!” moments.

On a sunny Friday we were thrilled to finally visit the playground under warmer sunshine! Later, we read The Animals’ Santa by Jan Brett. In the story, Little Snow wants to know who the animals’ Santa really is. On Christmas Eve, a Snowy Owl in a red cap swoops down with gifts proving that the animals. Santa truly exists!

We asked the children, “If you were the Animals’ Santa, what animal would you be?”
Here are their magical answers:

Audrey: Penguin

Ripley: A Cheeta

Destry: Starfish

Sebastian: Bunny

Brody: Turtle

Kemper: Potato

Ripley: Bear

Archie: Elephant

Zuri: Polar Bear

Isla: Whale

Lincoln: Porcupine