Class highlights from last week...from his new teacher Ms. Cindy

After morning outside time, we conducted our first science experiment. We collected various items to see if they would sink or float. We posted pictures of the experiment and results on our door. When we do these experiments we encourage the children to make use of their sense to make observations, think about the process, and try to guess or predict the outcome. We then talk about what happened and why. They had lots fun with this experiment. We will try it again another time with different items.

Our friends really enjoyed playing with the new items in the room and with each other. I did think the highlight of the day was getting to use the new outside bathroom and drinking fountain. Our class was the first class to christen the new potties.

We also started working on our self-portraits or as we like to call them - mini me's. This is an activity to promote self awareness. We talked about what color eyes and hair we have. I let them choose a pattern that best fit them. We will add yarn for our hair color. After we talked about what we looked like, I gave them the freedom to create their portrait as they wished. I like to do this activity at the beginning of the year and again at the end just to see how far they have progressed. We hope to have them ready to show you Wednesday evening at our spaghetti dinner open house.