TRAVEL

Dear Parents,

This week we learned about different ways to travel such as on land, by sea, and in the sky.  The list of vehicles that the children came up with for land, were:  bicycles, cars, motorcycles, buses, and trucks. The vehicles that travel by water were boats and ships.  They children also said that, "You can fly in the sky in airplanes and helicopters."

The children then created airplanes by painting clothes pins and Popsicle sticks and then gluing them all together to make airplanes. After giving the children the materials to make the airplane and telling them to start painting they just stood there.  I finally asked them, "Why aren't you painting?  Their response was, "I am waiting for the airplanes to paint."  I told them that they were going to make the airplanes themselves with their painted sticks. The children were very excited when they finally realized that they could glue a few sticks together and create something that resembled an airplane.

                                        

The children had a great time in music this week. 
 They sang and danced to Don Alfredo.  The children practiced playing the Glockenspiel.  They also learned about steady beats and rhythms.

We later went on to discuss water travel.  The children  created adorable boats by painting a coffee sleeve, adding a coffee stirrers, stickers, and a sail.  They all  worked together to paint water and waves.  Please come by our classroom and look at the beautiful sea scene that your children have created.

 

We also had a surprise visit by the Newton librarian.  She read the children a few stories such as:
In the Rain, by Amy Hess, The Nest, by Jorey Hurley, and  Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. 

We also practiced writing our names and drawing our self-portraits. Wow, have we all grown!

Next week we look forward to traveling by land in our box cars.

Note:  We will be off from school for Passover (spring break) from Tuesday, April 15 - April 22nd. 

Love, 

Ms. Bonne and Ms. Barbara