This Week in the Oak Room

What a busy week!  The children have been very active in the classroom and also very willing to try new things.  Making our own snack every morning has given all of us the opportunity to prepare and try many different items.  Least favorite of our class so far: grape tomatoes (kudos to the kiddos that tried them!).  The big hit this week was watermelon. We used a melon-baller to prepare the fruit, which a lot of the kids enjoyed.

We celebrated Celia’s birthday this week. She turned 6!

And we also had a celebration for Maria Montessori. She was born 143 years ago. We made muffins and talked about what she accomplished in her life and how her work still helps children today.

We have wrapped up our study of the solar system and will move on to learning all about the world and the continents that reside there.

September is right around the corner, which means we will be focusing on trees and leaves and their components and what they mean to our environment.  Soon we will see all of them change, which is an excellent time to bring the change of seasons to your child’s atttention.

Thanks to the parents that took time out of their evening to come to the parent volunteer meeting.  We are looking forward to working with all of you this year.

Please Note:

Don’t forget to return those Thursday folders! We have several children in after care, so it is difficult for us to see parents on a regular basis.  The Thursday folder is our best opportunity to communicate classroom news, snack cards and other information to all of our families. Why Thursday? For those children that do not attend Monday and Friday.

Child quote of the week:

Diana: “Miss Holly, I won’t be staying for nap today. I’ll just go home right now.”