Weekend News, Name Bugs, and Planting Seeds

Weekend News, Name Bugs, and Planting Seeds

Weekend News 5/6/2019

Asha- Saturday was Mom’s friend birthday and we went to her house to celebrate her and mom’s birthday. I went outside and played on the swings with Savie and my family.

Vivian – On Saturday, we celebrated daddy’s birthday. Thea came over. I slept at my grandmother’s house.

Jessica – I went to AFS for the nature play date. I played with Thea at the big playground. I played super heroes. I left for swimming lessons so I can be better for summer camp.

Gracie – I played a turtle game with my mom and dad. I played outside with water.

Thea – I played with Vivian at my house. I also came to AFS for the nature play date.

Millie – I played with Ethan. I went swimming and I splashed Mommy.  I got all wet. I went out and had pizza with baby Jack. He played with me at my house. Ethan played with me too.

Lincoln – I had lunch at home then we went to see my nanny and her son Isaiah. Then we went home and played with a Transformer toy.

Natey – I went on vacation to Florida. I played on the beach. I went in the ocean. I had Cheerios to eat while I was there. We flew there.

Henry – I had a play date with Zev. We played “Mouse Trap”. We played my Power Ranger toys. He borrowed a Power Ranger toy.

Zev – I came to AFS for the nature play date. I had a play date with Henry. I saw Henry has a real I pad. I went to Jules for lunch before I went to Henry’s house. I had fun at Henry’s house.

Dylan – I played inside with Barrett.

Jaylen – I went to grandmom’s house and my cousins came to, Will and Amelia. It was Will’s birthday and he had a laser tag party. e had cake and pizza. Mommy and daddy came to the laser tag party.  Sadie and I slept over grandmom’s house. Will made us pancakes. Then I went home with mommy and daddy to my house.  Maya went to a different sleepover party.

Today, friends made bugs with the letters of their names. They wrote one letter of their name on a circle and glued them on paper to make the bug's body.

Friday - Friends were able to plant seeds in clear cups so we can see how the roots grow.

Caterpillars, African necklaces and E for elephant!

On Tuesday, Friends enjoyed a fun math activity. Teachers gave each Sparrow the head and the body of a caterpillar. First Friends had to glue those pieces on a sheet of paper. Each body part of the caterpillar had a number. Then Friends had to cut legs, count them and match them with the number shown on the body, and then glue the legs onto the caterpillar.

On Wednesday, Friends started to decorate African necklaces. For inspiration, we used the smart board to look at a variety of colorful necklaces. We learned that the necklaces were crafted in unique ways depending on which part of Africa they were made. Friends were amazed to see all the little beads that the African people used to make one necklace. Sparrows were discussing how long it would take to make one beautiful African necklace.

In art class, Friends colored a piece of silk using dye paint. Amanda explained that this kind of paint has a very liquid consistency so it would not be necessary to press hard on the silk. Sparrows were in awe when the brush touched the silk and the color diffused through the fabric quickly. It was an explosion of color!

Today Friends learned about the letter E. They built the letter E with blocks and then listened to the book "Elmer The Elephant" by David Mackee. In addition to these activities they listened to a song about the letter E. Then the teachers gave each Sparrow a few supplies. Sparrows were given: a piece of construction paper, one long paper strip and three smaller strips. Friends then assembled the letter E by glueing the strips onto the given piece of construction paper. Once that was done Friends got to glue elephant ears, trunks and googly eyes to their letter.

                                   Ask your Sparrow a word that starts with the letter E.