Pre-K: Butterfly/insect week
Dear PreK families,
Greetings from Butterfly Week! Spring Fever was alive and well as we returned in earnest to the playground in this lovely, warm weather. We have all been appreciating the lovely flowering plants and trees, the green grass, and the birds singing all around the church building–happy times!
This week, the arrival of our caterpillars was very exciting. We have two cups containing about five caterpillars each, and the have grown exponentially since Monday! Over time, we will observe as they get even bigger, enter the chrysalis stage, and then emerge as butterflies. (Ask your child about this– What is the process called?)
In Art this week, the children made caterpillars using stamps, created butterfly “symmetry” paintings, used “bleeding” tissue paper to make a watercolor butterfly, and then made caterpillars using our “sight words”- very cute!
Other Highlights this week:
- Kate’s ME-Week and birthday celebration! Thanks to Kate’s mom, Cara, for coming in to read to us, and then bringing some delicious donuts!
- Science and Planting with Natick Community Organic Farm: “Farmer Ken” explained plant lifecycle and helped us plant both flowers, vegetables, and herbs in our playground garden beds. We also played a fun planting game!
- Tierney’s math bag–truly a fun counting and show and tell experience!
- Skills Table this week: Journal writing, seed lifecycle project, Journey Binder page, and sight word caterpillars
- We enjoyed a “butterfly snack”: Celery Stick bodies, pretzel wings, and blueberry eyes
In addition to Kate’s, we also celebrated Miss Dana, Miss Jan, and Miss Melanie. Birthday crowns and handmade cards galore–what a fun week!
Wishing you all a very happy weekend,
Miss Jan, Miss Dana, and Miss Karen