The End, or is it the Beginning?

This last week of school was packed lots of learning and lots of fun! We enjoyed several great activities. The highlights are as follows... 5 Green and Speckled Frogs. An activity song as demonstrated here by Andres. Reading, Teacher's Favorites such as "A Mouse, The Bear and the Big Red Strawberry", "How do Dinosaurs Say GoodNight?", "Lullaby Hullaballoo", a fun "W" fiction story "The Woorywarts" that Anna brought to share, and many more! Favorite Activity Songs such as, "Let's Go Swimming", "Jump Up!" "William Tell Overture" (Per the students' request!)Spanish words and phrases: "Que Divertido!" (How fun!) "Me encanta!" (I love it!or more accurately, it enchants me!)"el hielo" (the ice) "la agua" (the water) Sand and dirt boxes with shovels and sifters to hunt out the hidden treasure...sapphires, rubies, gold and silver! Then we took our precious stones into the schoolroom and sorted them, counted them, and then used some of the students' finds to practice graphing and make comparisons. Miss Cristina worked with the students on creating wonderful Father's Day cards for their dads or grandpas. Water-play day was a blast...the pictures say it all! Our last day we made worm puppets from socks and googly eyes, plus a garden for the worm to enjoy. The student's had a blast playing with their new creations!

Later that same day we learned about ladybugs and looked at some different colors and patterns that ladybugs have. We saw a picture of a ladybug eating an aphid and learned that ladybugs are good for our gardens because they eat some of the pests. We observed that the ladybug's shell protects their wings, which are folded underneath. When the bug goes to fly, it holds its shell out of the way of the wings. Then we took magnifying glasses and a whole bunch of ladybugs (purchased at McLendon's the day before) and enjoyed some close-up observation and interaction. The students were enthralled! Also, earlier in the day on Friday, we had a little ceremony for the students to tear off their designated seating and choose wherever they wanted to sit.

Dear Andres, Anna, Ethan, Emma, Hamed, Lily, Lizzie, Marko, Noah, and Owen...always remember that your preschool teachers, Miss Cameron and Miss Tracy, love you and believe in you. Have a great time in Kindergarten or whatever other adventure comes your way next year! Have a FANTASTIC SUMMER!