Going Batty!

Our week has been batty! We have learned a lot of interesting facts about bats and have read great fictional stories about bats too. We know that the smallest bat is called the bumble bee bat, the largest is the flying fox bat. Most bats eat insects, some love fruit and nectar and yes, the vampire bat likes to drink blood! We played a partner game during Literacy where we are learning to read "-at" words such as bat, hat, vat, cat.  During Math Workshop, we are practicing lots of counting with bats!

Walking Field Trip to the Fire Station

This Friday, October 14th is our first Kindergarten field trip. We will be leaving TBPS at 8:45 and return by 10:15. Parents are welcome to join us. Meet us in our classroom at 8:45 or down at the station at 9:00.

Insects

Children loved designing their insect headbands. We are learning all about insects; that nearly all insects have a pair of antennae on their heads. They use their antenna to touch and smell the world around them. We also learned that insects have six legs and three body parts: head, thorax and abdomen.

Apples Apples!

Our new theme this past week has been Apples! We have read non-fiction books about apples, and silly books such as Ten Apples On Top! We made paper collage apples for our tree and discovered whether apples sink or float. It was fun to cut an apple in 1/2 horizontally and discover the "star" inside. Do all apples have 5 seeds? How many petals do apple blossoms have? Can we stop apples from browning? These are some of the Apple questions we will explore in the coming days.