Dear Panda Room Parents,


 
We had a great week in the Panda Room learning all about Valentine's Day
 
Books we read:

• Frog and Toad
• How About A Hug,  by  Nancy Carlson
• I Wish You More, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld

 
Classroom Activities:

• This week we takes all about Valentine's Day
• We read a special book called "My Map Book" where a child draws maps of EVERYTHING
• After reading the story everyone decided what a map of their heart would look like
• We drew, we wrote and we painted our maps of our hearts
• We hope you love them because we love you!!

Theme this week:

• We talked about Valentine's Day 
• Next week we will begin our 5 senses unit

 
Reminders:

• Remember no school Mon-Weds

Have a great long weekend!

The Panda Room Teachers

Dear Panda Room Parents,


 
We had a great week in the Panda Room learning all about Cultures Around the World, specifically Greece.
 
Books we read:

• Detective Dog and the Disappearing Doughnut, by Valerie Garfield
• Islandborn, by Junot Diaz
• Same, Same but Different, by Henry Holt

 
Classroom Activities:

• Had our Letter of the Week “D”
• This week we continued to explore cultures around the world with a focus on Greece.
•  We learned all about the ancient ruins in Greece from old theaters to the Parthenon. Then the children got in pairs and built their own structures with toothpicks and gumdrops!!
• Also in Centers the children made patterns on ancient Greek pottery.
• Another fun center involved learning about Greek Mythology. As a class we learned that these old stories are used to teach lessons. We read and acted out Pandora's Box. Then each child drew and wrote their own boxes filled with something they would want to share with the world.
• Lastly, our Cultures Festival was AMAZING, thank you everyone for participating 

 
Theme this week:
·         We talked about Greece 
·         Next week we will learn about Valentine's Day
 
Reminders:

• Valentines for each child on Thursday 2/14

Have a great weekend!

The Panda Room Teachers

Dear Panda Room Parents,


 
We had a great week in the Panda Room learning all about Cultures Around the World, specifically Guyana.
 
Books we read:

• Jaguar's Jungleberry Jamboree,  by Helen H. Moore
• A Guyanese Girl's Story: Kite Flying in the Village,  by  Myrtle Watson
• Sloth Slept On, by Frann-Preston Gannon

 
 
Classroom Activities:

• Had our Letter of the Week “J”
• This week we continued to explore cultures around the world with a focus on Guyana.
• We learned all about the Rainforest in Guyana and read Rainforest: Smart Kids. After reading and learning all about different animals the children engaged in a math center adding animals to the Rainforest.
• Also in Centers the children cooked cheese rolls
• Another fun center involved kite flying. We learned that on Easter the children in Guyana fly very large kites so the children made their own with their names on the bows
• We also practiced our patterns and they are getting good!!!

Theme this week:

• We talked about Guyana 
• Next week we will continue our Cultures Unit focusing on Greece

 
Reminders:

• Cultures Festival- Feb 8th from 9-10... please reach out to me with the country or region you plan to represent and if you have any questions!!! We can't wait to see what you make

 Have a great weekend!

The Panda Room Teachers