Monthly Archives: May 2024

May 17, 2024

Hello lovely Parents and Happy Friday!

It’s been a whirlwind of a month and we have had so much happening in such a short time! We have concluded our simple machines exploration, said goodbye to our dear Ms. Marlena, raised $1,000 for the bees, learned a few more Secret Stories, and began our final exploration for the year on water! 

This week, we began our water exploration with a few questions to ponder. What is water? What happens to water when the temperature changes? How can we use water in a creative way? Where do we find water? Etc. Everyone took a few minutes to think about their question and afterwards we discussed as a class what we thought. Lucky for us, it rained a bit this week which got us talking all about precipitation, condensation, and evaporation again, too! How cool is it that water can be all three: a solid, liquid, and a gas?! We came up with a few experiments we want to try next week that will be a bit messy so please make sure your child has a change of clothes here! 

Our class is ROCKING out to our end of the year songs! I usually like to keep it a surprise, but some of your kiddos asked me to let you know what song we’re singing so they can practice at home. Love the initiative! We are singing Dance, Dance, Dance by The Beach Boys! Here is the version we are using: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_rCmEXaycc

Books we read this week:

  • Cut, Chop, and Stop: A Book About Wedges by Michael Dahl
  • Wheels by Sally Sutton
  • Wonder
  • Giraffes Can’t Dance
  • What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince
  • Scoop, Seesaw, Raise by Michael Dahl
  • Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
  • The Fort on Fourth Street: A Story About the Six Simple Machines Lois Spangler
  • Chimp With a Limp by Lesley Sims
  • We’re Going On a Drive! by Mo Willems

Home Connection: 

And that’s it! Have a wonderful weekend with all the beautiful weather! 

-Ms. Anna

“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”- Albert Einstein