We went on an amazing "journey" to the Antartica to visit the penguins. The children learned several facts about penguins such as: Penguins can't fly but are excellent swimmers. They are the only bird in the world that can not fly but can swim under water. There are 17 different species of penguins. The largest penguin is 4 feet tall (emperor penguin) and the smallest is 16 inches tall (the little blue penguin). The children enjoyed listening to the "Penguin Story," by Jane Arlington and Sharon Langon. After reading about penguins, the children created their own. First they painted egg cartons, then cut out wings, feet, and a beak and glued them all together to make an adorable penguin colony, which even included snow and icicles.
We had a great time in music this week. Lisa came back from a Music Mind Games Workshop with lots of new music theory games. Today we learned "Daily Do" (part one) and worked with the rhythm puzzle to make whole notes, 1/2 notes, 1/4 notes, 1/8 notes, and 1/16 notes. The new song we learned this week was called "A Penguin's Dash."
Yuting taught the children how to count to ten in Mandarin. She also taught them a couple of new songs such as: "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," and "Where are my Friends?"
Working on our math skills:
Other fun areas in our classroom:
We finished off our week by having a good bye costume party for Ritsu. The children looked adorable in their costumes. We wish Ritsu the best of luck in his new school.
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| Good luck Ritsu! |
Love,
Ms. Bonne and Ms. Barbara
