Dear families and friends of Room 104,
This past week we enjoyed new books from the public library as well as a few shared from our school's book fair. Out of all of the books shared, "Anansi the Spider", was the most popular. This folktale from Ghana is one of many that will be shared this month. We also enjoyed looking through a book about Ethiopia and sharing some amazing photos taken by one of our classroom parents! Many thanks to the family that shared their pictures with us. If you have other pictures, books, or cultural items from any African country or African-American community, please share them with us this month. We can't wait to see what Ms. Jane will share with us from Nigeria.
A special thanks to all of the donations during the 100th day of school. We were able to collect 50 non-perishable items for a local food pantry and raise a third of our goal for our "Save the Rain" project. The children enjoyed counting their 100 coins on paper grid. A few older children calculated the total by separating and counting all of our pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
This Tuesday children are welcome to share Valentine's with one-another. We have 30 children and 3 adults in our classroom. Please encourage your child to write his or her own name or a note for each card. As a sugar-free school, do not bring any candy on Tuesday. Children in the past have shared pencils, bags of popcorn, and favorite shells in addition their cards in lieu of sweets.
In order to make the color pink, we have examined the tints of red by carefully adding a drop of white paint to red and mixing on our painting palette. Children have enjoyed making tints in our art area as well as looking at the shades and tints of black with our cultural studies. In the book, "Shades of Black" by Sandra Pinkney, we were able to compare various shades and tints with our own skin color and talk about melanin as the pigment that colors our skin and hair.
We have enjoyed this past month's closer look at mammals and look forward to hearing more about birds next week. On Thursday morning, we had a guest star appearance of a sugar glider! This Australian marsupial reminded us of the book, "Flying Squirrel at Acorn Place", and allowed for another discussion about how marsupials carry their young in pouches.
Wishing you a bright and colorful weekend,
Ms. Joanna Boone
This past week we enjoyed new books from the public library as well as a few shared from our school's book fair. Out of all of the books shared, "Anansi the Spider", was the most popular. This folktale from Ghana is one of many that will be shared this month. We also enjoyed looking through a book about Ethiopia and sharing some amazing photos taken by one of our classroom parents! Many thanks to the family that shared their pictures with us. If you have other pictures, books, or cultural items from any African country or African-American community, please share them with us this month. We can't wait to see what Ms. Jane will share with us from Nigeria.
A special thanks to all of the donations during the 100th day of school. We were able to collect 50 non-perishable items for a local food pantry and raise a third of our goal for our "Save the Rain" project. The children enjoyed counting their 100 coins on paper grid. A few older children calculated the total by separating and counting all of our pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
This Tuesday children are welcome to share Valentine's with one-another. We have 30 children and 3 adults in our classroom. Please encourage your child to write his or her own name or a note for each card. As a sugar-free school, do not bring any candy on Tuesday. Children in the past have shared pencils, bags of popcorn, and favorite shells in addition their cards in lieu of sweets.
In order to make the color pink, we have examined the tints of red by carefully adding a drop of white paint to red and mixing on our painting palette. Children have enjoyed making tints in our art area as well as looking at the shades and tints of black with our cultural studies. In the book, "Shades of Black" by Sandra Pinkney, we were able to compare various shades and tints with our own skin color and talk about melanin as the pigment that colors our skin and hair.
We have enjoyed this past month's closer look at mammals and look forward to hearing more about birds next week. On Thursday morning, we had a guest star appearance of a sugar glider! This Australian marsupial reminded us of the book, "Flying Squirrel at Acorn Place", and allowed for another discussion about how marsupials carry their young in pouches.
Wishing you a bright and colorful weekend,
Ms. Joanna Boone