Week of 12/10

Dear Panda Room Parents,


 
We had a great week in the Panda Room learning all about Winter Holidays Around the World.
 
Books we read:

• Olive the Octopus's Day of Juggling,  by Liza Charlesworth
• The Mitten, retold by Jim Aylesworth 
• The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats

 
Classroom Activities:

• Had our Letter of the Week “O”
• This week the children learned all about St. Lucia Day. We had a wonderful cooking segment with "in the kitchen with Miss Tracey" and made delicious sweet buns. They were a smash
• During centers we colored St. Lucia Girls. Then we added a certain number of candles to he crown.
• We also went over Diwali and colored Diyas.
• During classroom art the children took their water-colored stars from last week and made Star Boy Wands for St. Lucia Day.

Theme this week:

• We talked about Winter Holidays Around the World
• Next week we will continue to learn about Winter Holidays Around the World

 
Reminders:

• Holiday Party-- December 20th 8:45 AM in the classroom... we can't wait to see you all there

 Have an excellent weekend,

The Panda Room Teachers