Week of 1/7

Dear Panda Room Parents,


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

• Gorilla, Be Good!,  by Maria Fleming
• The Snowy Day,  by Ezra Jack Keats
• Change It! Solids, Liquids, Gases and You, by Adrienne Mason

 
Classroom Activities:

• Had our Letter of the Week “G”
• This week the children got back into the swing of things. We brushed up on our skills and practiced name writing and Mat Man. This time we made Mat Girl!!!
• During centers we made name snowmen that are hanging up outside the classroom. The children had to count how many letters they have in their name. Then the counted out that many snowballs. They wrote a otter on each snowball and spelt out their name!
• We also performed a science experiment by asking the question, "What happens when you freeze juice." We made little ice pops in the process and learned all about liquids to solids. 
• During classroom art the children made winter trees using Q-tips painting. 

Theme this week:

• We talked about Winter 
• Next week we will begin our Cultures Unit focusing on Italy

 
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 your make

Have a great weekend!

The Panda Room Teachers