April 30- May 11

Wow, I need to catch up on the blogging!!  The past few weeks here at Elm Park have been fun and educational.  We learned about the letters Y and Z and continued on our themes of life cycles and gardens.  We've monitored our plant growth daily and learned what it takes to grow a plant.

We've learned about all of the creatures of the garden, both good ones and pests.  The children learned about butterflies, bees, moles, rabbits, and crows.  We discussed which plants grow as roots (carrots, turnips, potatoes, radishes) and which ones grow above ground (and on vines).  We also discussed the difference between fruit and veggies and the children grouped foods.

The children wrote the letters Y and Z in rainbow writing, in snack foods, and on white boards.  The older children continued to read their books, 'The Plant', 'Spring Weather Book', and 'What do they find?'

writing the letter Z in goldfish

The kids played many games with fruits and veggies (a deductive reasoning guessing game, matching games, feed the crow, & dominoes).  They also played 'mole math' and made a bunny basket and filled it with veggies that they made.   They made a butterfly picture too. 

Last week we focused on making Mother's Day cards and bracelets.  I hope you all enjoyed your lovely cards!!

Please welcome our new student Tyreek (and his mother Miharu).  Tyreek is 4 years old and will be with us until the fall when he will move on to PEPP.

Tyreek

Happy Birthday to Rowan who turned 4 years old last week!!

Rowan

I am keeping many art projects for our Art Exhibition on May 25th.  If you hear about projects but don't see them coming home, this is why.  Please join us on May 25th at 6 PM as we celebrate our little artists!