Week of 1/14

Dear Red Room Families,

It was a chilly week in the Red Room. Here are some of our wintry activities:
 
Theme:

• Winter and Martin Luther King Jr.

Some Books We Read:

• Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzollo
• The Big Snow, by Berta and Elmer Hader
• The Little Snowflake, by Steve Metzger

Centers:

• We made a special friendship wreath in the art center  in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of love and  equality.
• In the math center we estimated how many cotton balls could fit onto a picture of a snowman and then counted the actual amount.
• In science we made “snow” by combining water with the inside powder of a (clean!) diaper! The children enjoyed exploring the fluffy texture of the mixture and then used the balance scale to measure the weight of the heavy snow with other objects in the room.
• In the building center, the children used marshmallows and toothpicks to construct igloos and caves.
• We wrote about our favorite winter activities in the writing center.
• The children sliced and mixed fruit into yogurt and then froze it overnight for a delicious frosty treat in the cooking center.

Something Fun We Did:

• We started a book club in the Red Room! Once a week, we will gather together at the end of the day to read and discuss a few chapters in our Book of the Month.
• Book of the Month: Judy Moody Is In A Mood by, Megan McDonald

 
Letter of the Week:

• L

Who Was In The Barn?

• Estelle!

Dates to Remember:

• 1/21-1/22 School Closed 
• 1/25 Pizza Friday
• 1/25 Winter Benefit

 
Have a great weekend!

Your Red Room Teachers