This week was all about apples. We learned the parts of the apple- skin, flesh, stem, leaf & seeds. We read that apple seeds can be called pips!! So funny! We also discovered that if you cut the apple’s top off (horizontally), there is a star inside!! And we were being scientists when we examined what happens to the apple flesh once it is cut open. We put 1 piece in water, put one in lemon juice, and left one out exposed to air to examine later. We checked on the apples throughout the week to see what changes were happening. I wonder what they will look like NEXT week.
We used the apples to make apple print paintings and played a pass the apple game at circle time. We also built apple trees with toilet paper tubes, green craft sticks and pompoms. It took patience & control to balance the sticks and pompoms. Our apple theme extended to our dramatic play area where we pretended to be chefs and baked apple pies.
But the most exciting activity was making our own applesauce!! All of the children used plastic knives to help cut apple slices into small pieces to add to our pot. It was a challenging task that required good fine motor control, but we saw that some of our Ladybugs must be practicing their sous-chef skills at home. They were so proud to be able to help! Then we read our recipe and added some water, cinnamon & a bit of sugar to the Insta-Pot and set it for 8 minutes. The hardest part was waiting for it to cool, so that we could try it! Almost every Ladybug gave it a taste. Some gave it a thumbs up and gobbled it up, and some said “thumbs down” and threw it out. We told them we were just glad they were brave enough to try something different.
We had a blast using the parachute to move with the tempo of the music in music class with Miss Vicki this week! And Pastor Lee brought his favorite blankie and taught us how God’s love is like a blanket wrapped around you whenever you need it.
We celebrated Palmer B.’s 4th birthday on Friday with a reading of Room on the Broom and cupcakes!
Happy Birthday Palmer!!
We’d love to paint pumpkins with the class, so we’d like to request that you send a small “pie pumpkin” (they are usually about 6”) with your child by October 18th. Thank you!!
I look forward to meeting with you at conference time next week! Ladybug conferences will be held in the Disciple Room off of Ascension Hall. You will need to ring the bell to come in at that time, but I will try to be on the lookout (there is also a direct entrance into the disciple room to the left of the church front doors, if you’d like to wait there).
REMEMBER:
Miss Jenn & Miss Kelsi and a substitute will be with the class on Tuesday & Wednesday during our conferences.
School will be CLOSED on Friday, Oct. 11th
Picture Day will be on Tuesday, Oct. 15th and Wednesday, Oct. 16th, with family pictures on Saturday the 19th.
Send a pie pumpkin to school by October 18th.
Have a wonderful weekend with your Ladybug!