Welcome, Panda! (OC) Teacher Sheri

One of the most exciting things we did this week was introduce the class to Panda! The Panda stuffy will go home with each of the kids for an overnight...twice!

The first friend to have Panda visit stood up and talked about their page and adventures with Panda.  The kids did a great job of sharing and listening!

The kids were busy at the activities tables this week. They worked on a special gift for you! :)

At the other table, they explored designing with a magnetic marble run. They were very creative and we are keeping it out another week!

We used another kind of magnet to paint with! The kids dropped metal balls covered in paint onto a tray and used the magnetic wands to move the balls all around, mixing colors and making designs.

Balls seemed to be a theme, because we also put up our ball run this week. The kids can drop balls down a series of gutters mounted to the loft. They learned how to take turns being a sender and a catcher. So fun!

While all of this was happening, they also managed to place a token in their Memory Box to remind them of the fun things we did this month.

The building table provided an opportunity to create with bristle blocks.

There was a lot of action at the water tub, which contained water beads or orbeez. The kids love these!

At carpet time we sang, danced, read stories, did yoga and had Friendship Circle.

It's wonderful to see all of the collaborative play going on and friendships being formed. At this point in the year we see a lot of social growth in the older class as they mature and form relationships.

Next week we jump into a fairy tale land full of magic beanstalks, knights, dragons, and fairies!

Warmly, 

Sheri and Lisa