Good Afternoon!

Maps and globes are our main focus this week but today in K group, we spent some time discussing cities and various things that make up a city. We read, ‘In The City’, which is an interactive book where you shine a flashlight (or the light on a phone!) to see things that are hiding within the illustration.

Places that we learned about in the story were construction buildings with construction works, various forms of transportation like buses and subways, and parks.

As we wrapped up group, each friend shared the city that they live in: we are a ‘South Bend’ heavy group .

Dinner chat opportunity: ask your kindergartener if they can remember the city that their peers live in! Talk with them about other cities that you’ve been to!

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand differences between a map/globe.

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In PREK2, children explored a map that Miss Annastecia had drawn a while ago. It’s of our backyard environment here at school! Since they know the layout so well, Miss Kim asked them questions about various spots in the backyard pertaining to the map!

Franklin and Daniel explored the welcome activity. They used wooden tongs to place colorful fluff balls throughout the wooden rainbow. This is a newer activity that we put out into the environment for friends to explore. Some children decided to make a colorful rainbow, scattered with random colors while others choose to implement some sort of pattern to their creation.

What a warm one this morning! We’re ready for a little bit of a cool down . We’re thankful for shaded spaces, bikes that allow us to go really fast in the wind, and the water fountain!

Breakfast– Quaker Oatmeal Squares with fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh strawberries/oranges, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a lovely evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/25