Week of 5/6

Dear Star Room 2AM Families,
 
What a great week we had in the classroom! Here are some of the fun activities we enjoyed during classroom.
  
Theme this week:

• This week to finish out the Spring unit, we delved into the world of butterflies. We learned that butterflies move from flower to flower drinking its nectar. They have a special tongue called a proboscis that curls and uncurls to allow them to drink. We watched a video of butterflies drinking to help bring this idea to life. 

 
Books we read:

• Waiting for Wings, by Lois Ehlert
• Hopper Hunts for Spring, by Marcus Pfister

 
Places we went:

• At Art with Julia and Janae, we use different textured paint rollers to create patterns in brightly colored paints. We also used dry erase crayons on white boards and built structures with colored blocks at the light table. 
• We read Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin and took out books from the library with Lindsay.
• We sang It’s a Small World After All, Do a Deer, Oh Mr. Sun and My Favorite Things with Noel in music.
• We played in 2nd floor indoor gym and the roof!

 
Classroom Activities:

• This week we created a very special gift for our mommies! So as not to give away the surprise, I will only say that we painted something special. Each gift was very unique!

 
Reminders:

•  Library books due, Tuesday 5/14
• Central Park Zoo Trip, Thursday 5/23

 
Enjoy the photos! As always, please feel free to reach out through email with questions or concerns.
 
Warmly,

Sarah and Jill