This week we went on an amazing journey down south to Antarctica and learned all about penguins. The children learned several facts about penguins:
-There are 17 different species of penguins.
-The birds can't fly but can swim under water.
-The largest penguin is 4 feet tall (emperor penguin) and the smallest one is 16 inches tall (little blue penguin).
-Rockhopper penguins have yellow feathers on top of their heads.
-As soon as a mother penguin lays her egg or eggs, the mother dashes out to find dinner, leaving the daddy penguin to watch the nest. Then, they take turns looking for food.
Some of the stories the children listened to were: Penguins, by Penelope Arlon and The Wonder of Penguins and Polar Creatures, by Fog City Press.
The children created their own winter scene by painting with circle foam stamps. They each decided to paint their picture their own way using swirls, finger tips, and by stamping wintery circles. To add some texture, the children sprinkled some salt. We then glued on adorable pictures of the children in their winter gear. They look phenomenal!
In math this week we counted penguins and matched them up
with the appropriate number. We also created a web which stated facts about penguins.
Music with Ms. Lisa:
~Lisa played the drum while the children marched, and froze when she stopped. ~Lisa played the xylophone and the children stood up when she played a high note and sat down when she played a low note.
~The children sang "Little Tommy Tucker" while each child took turns playing the wood blocks.
~Everyone held hands while marching to the beat of "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "Michael Finnegan."
Lucky Bob the magician visited our school on Thursday. He put on a phenomenal show. The children were giggling throughout of the 45 minute performance, and that is quite the accomplishment for a group of 3-5 year old children.
We started making a winter snow scene with a mountain, a snow person, and a tree. The children decorated the snow people with markers and stamped on snow balls in the background. Then, we filled it with "snow" and added a plastic cover on top.
Notes from Ms. Peishuan:
Some videos to share with you about lion dance. You can watch with your kids during snowstorm weekend:)
When I was little, we kids went outside on the street to watch the lion dance and dragon dance on Chinese New Year Day (Lunar New Year). This is how it looks like.
Watch how amazing the lions dancing on 10 feet high poles!!
Some secrets behind lion dance.
https://youtu.be/9rKcXN_axqE
Peishuan
Peishuan
We concluded the week by doing several science experiments. The first experiment we did was mixing oil and colored water together. We discovered that oil and water do not mix because all of the oil separated and went to the top of the test tube.
We did a color mixing experiment. In the first one, we mixed red and blue food coloring and it turned into purple. The next test tube turned orange after we put in red and yellow food coloring. In our final science experiment, we created an erupting volcano by adding baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring into a beaker. The ingredients caused a chemical reaction and bubbled out of the beaker. The children were so excited that they screamed and clapped with joy!
Love,
Ms. Bonne and Ms. Denise
Little scientists having great fun....
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