Author Study Week
January 9, 2026
Dear TK Families,
Our Star activity this week focused on the artist Wassily/Vasily Kandinsky. We looked at a book about this painter and learned he loved to paint with lots of color and shapes. Ask your child what Kandinsky’s favorite shape was (circle)!
We placed several sized circles on the table along with various sized brushes and paints. First, the children chose the size circles they wanted to trace on their paper. Then, they got to painting! Some of the children decided to paint each circle a different color, while others decided to paint them all the same color. Check out the photo section for a picture of these beautiful works of art!
Can your child tell you about our kinetic energy experiment? At the science table, we discussed what kinetic energy is (the energy of motion) and that when an object is moving, it means that it has kinetic energy. The boys and girls used cars, ramps and blocks for this experiment. What happened when we put two ramps together? Future scientists of Wellesley!
KABOOM! This is a fun game with letters on popsicle sticks. The teachers wrote each of the uppercase letters on popsicle sticks and put them in a can. We did the same thing with lowercase letters. The three of us would pull out a popsicle stick and the children needed to shout out the letter. Along with the 26 letters, there are 4 sticks with the word KABOOM written on it. The goal was to get all of the 26 letters before all 4 of the KABOOMS were picked out of the can. The children LOVE this game! Ask your child to tell how the games turned out!
A few questions to ask your child:
- Did your child build with kinetic sand? What did they make?
- What did your child write about in his/her journal this week?
- Can your child tell you about our library trip this month? ( Miss Erica was out so Miss Mandee Read)
Laughing and leaping our way in to the letter L next week!
Have a fun weekend!
Best,
Mandee, Lynn and Emily