Pumpkins

Today we observed a pumpkin at morning meeting and we shared what we noticed. Here are some of our class observations. We also learned why pumpkins are orange...see if your child can remember! (Here is a 5 min. video we watched if you are interested. )

It has a long stem.
There are some dots on it.
Shaped as an oval, its orange and it has a stem.
It has a hole in it.
It barely has any lines on the sides.
There is some dirt on it.
The lines on the stem are barley twisted.
The stem is a little curvey.
It's orange.
It's kind of tipping over.
There are dents in it.
The stem looks like a witch hat.
The stem is kind of pointy and diagonal.
Its a little bumpy
At the bottom of the stem it's a little black.

This week we have been singing the song "The 5 Little Pumpkins". Today we created some art to go along with this song. The kids enjoy singing this song and creating this picture.

Dancing

We are participating in a dance grant and for the next few Thursday mornings, Ms. Elly will be coming into our classroom to help us express ourselves through dance. The kids loved this opportunity and all felt "hot" at the end!

Go Away Big Green Monster!

"Go Away Big Green Monster" is a story we read last week. This week we had the chance to make some monsters of our own! This activity we really worked on our careful cutting skills and I think the kids did a great job with this work and really enjoyed the process!

3 Billy Goats Gruff

We have been listening to many versions of the story "The Three Billy Goats Gruff". On Monday, we made our storyboards to help us retell the story. These storyboards will come home on Friday for you to enjoy as well!