Spring Things

The last few weeks have been filled with activity!  We heard stories about Dads, made a special project for our dads, practiced a lot for our spring sing, let our butterflies go, had fun finger painting and enjoyed learning about magnetism by using magnets and paper clips.

Saaanvi was Maple Leaf of the Week.  Last Tuesday she brought in her poster and shared it with us. On Thursday her mom came to class for a visit.  She showed us the story of The Tortoise and The Hare on her ipad.  The kids loved it!  After we heard the story she gave each of us a bunny (hare) that had wheels on it. The kids had so much fun pulling the bunnies backward and then releasing them to see how far they would go.   Saanvi also brought in cupcakes for a special treat to share with her friends.  Thanks so much Saanvi for helping to make our week so special!!

Saanvi brought in cupcakes to share with her friends.  They were delicious!

Thanks for the yummy treats!!

 How far and fast our bunnies will go?

It was fun to visit with Saanvi and her mom and
 to watch the story of the Tortoise and the Hare!

We had a beautiful day last Thursday so we released our butterflies.  We all felt so happy as we watched them fly out of  our butterfly garden!

The kids loved telling us their favorite things about their own dads, then we had fun listening to stories about other terrific dads!  I bet your child would love to tell you what they love best about you!!  

Mascots and Mothers Day

The week before Mother's Day was a busy one!  It was Liam's special week and his birthday celebration!!  Tuesday morning Liam invited several visitors to class.  His dad came in and read some of Liam's favorite books to us.  Anne and her granddaughter came to visit too.  Liam's Dad also brought in the head of the mascot from Starting Point and let us try it on!  The mascot's name is Champ.  Liam helped pass out coloring sheets of Champ and gave us each a baseball card with Champ's picture on it.  If you want to see Champ sing and dance here's a link to check out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYdm4PJ16JA

We loved hearing Liam's Dad read us stories and meeting some of the special people in Liam's life!

When we tried on the mascot head it was sort of hard to see...but lots of fun to wear!!

We sure enjoyed the special treat Liam sent in.  Thank you, Liam!!

Of course we had to sing Happy Birthday to Liam in English and Spanish!!  Feliz Cumpleanos, Liam!! 

We also heard several good stories about Mothers during circle time.  We made a special present for our moms, then we decorated a bag and Mrs. Chyko helped us wrap our gift!

We loved using our fingerprints to make a pot for Mom!

Our other big news is that two of the butterflies emerged from their chrysalis.  Caden noticed it while we were reading a story.  We immediately had to stop reading and look at our butterfly garden...we named our butterflies Max and Ruby!