We continued our pet theme this week by learning about fish and birds. We read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, by Dr. Seuss. We then had a discussion about fish. We now know that fish live in water, breathe through their gills, and are covered with scales.
We have a new addition to our class, a betta fish. We are in the process of coming up with a name for him. The children created their own aquariums. They first traced and cut out a fish bowl shape. They then painted their fish bowl with a combination of corn syrup and blue food coloring. They added water colored fish, bubbles, stones, and glittery seaweed. Not only were the results spectacular but the children used many different skills in creating this project such as cutting, tracing, and painting.
In music this week the children learned the different parts of the violin - the strings, the bridge, the f-hole (sound hole) . Each child had a chance to practice playing the violin. They also learned to play the bike bell and sang the bicycle song.
We celebrated Nina's third birthday. Thank you to Nina's family for the delicious cake.
Happy Birthday Nina!
Jean Holmblad, librarian from the Newton Public library visited our school. Some of the stories she read to the children were: "The Bridge is Up," "Lemons are not Red," and "What Am I? Halloween."
One of the highlights of the week was when Geddy (my parrot) visited our classroom. He talked, sang, meowed, barked and even played basketball. We learned a lot about birds such as, birds have feathers, wings, and beaks. They come from the rain forest, where it is hot and humid. They are the only animals that have feathers. Birds are among the most intelligent of creatures. We also talked about what birds eat. They mainly eat fruit, vegetables, seeds, and occasionally nuts.
Please remember to leave an extra leave a jacket or sweater in your child's cubby. The playground tends to get very cold.
Love,
Ms. Bonne and
Ms. Barbara
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