1/11 Classroom Update

Happy new year! I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing break with your families. As nice as the R&R time is with family, it is so nice to get back into the swing of things and to see all our preschoolers again! Not only was I very happy to see everyone, but I was also very excited to share our new classroom projector and screen with our preschoolers. This will open the door for lots of fun, new learning experiences!

This week, we learned all about polar animals that live in the Arctic and Antarctic. We located the north and south poles on the earth, and discussed what the climate is like there. We learned about four different types of penguins and also did a fun penguin dance (You can do it at home here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf0uKmKwnKs). We also learned how different animals survive during the winter (hibernation, adaptations, etc.). We conducted an experiment to see how blubber keeps polar bears warm by insulating ice cubes in "blubber" (shortening) and comparing how quickly they melted to plain ice cubes. We also began to work on identifying pairs of opposites! Here are some picture highlights from the week:

We sorted animals based on whether they live in the Arctic or Antarctic.

We played Polar Bear Bingo and practiced looking closely for details that make things the same or different.

We started a very fun and messy polar bear painting. We will be finishing up our paintings next week!

We also learned about opposites and practiced identifying pairs of opposites.

We used the etch-a-sketches to practice writing our letters of the week before working in our HWT books. 

We made rabbits and kangaroos for our letter books!

Important Dates/Reminders:

No School 1/21: There is no preschool on Monday 1/21 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

Mid-Winter Break: There will be no preschool on Monday 2/18 and Tuesday 2/19 for a mid-winter break. School will resume on Wednesday 2/20.

Have a great weekend!