Dear Parents,
This week we made pretend binoculars using toilet paper rolls. We painted, taped, and added strings. Then we set about looking for birds to observe. We lay in the grass looking up at the trees. The children spotted a mourning dove, two pigeons, and lots of sparrows. Some decided to play I Spy.
On Wednesday Frank the Bug Man visited our classroom. He showed us a golden Indonesian praying mantis, a giant cave cockroach, scorpions, a giant bearded centipede that was more than 10” long, and a giant golden orb spider whose web is 8’ across. The children commented: “He looks like a manta ray.” “Why don’t they like light?” And “Why don’t you have dead animals?” The class looked and listened for thirty minutes. Frank was impressed by the children’s knowledge of insects.
On Thursday we had a bubble expert visit, aka Carolina’s grandma. The children chose between vials of many colored potions to mix with water and experimented to get the best, longest lasting bubbles. We counted, to time the length of life of each bubble. Some chose to mix the potions to get a rainbow effect. There was a flurry of activity in the end, when we added “magic potion” for stronger bubbles. Who knew we had such mixologists? Everyone especially liked wearing the protective goggles.
Friday morning we watched several birds hopping around eating insects. We tried to sit quietly as one bird landed nearby. Someone noticed that the birds like to sing in our tree and on the wire between the buildings. After class with Alex, we went around the circle and shared one thing we like about music. Many said they like the name game, the hello and goodbye drum song, and the part where you have to shake your hips.
Have a great weekend,
Therese and Nicole