We had a fantastic trip to the Apollo Theater, downtown Chicago, to see the play, Diary of a Worm, Spider and Fly!  The kiddos were troopers and great listeners during the performance. 

The theme this week was based on the stories, Diary of a Fly, Diary of Spider and Diary of Worm by Doreen Cronin.

For Art, the Pre-k kids painted with worms (noodles).  The goal was to find the mystery color.  We learned about what two primary colors mixed would form a secondary color. They had fun mixing colors and getting messy!

Also, we discussed the characters in the stories; Spider, Worm, Fly, Ant, and the Boy and what roles they played. The children picked their favorite character and made a puppet.  

After seeing the show, the Pre-K kiddos were asked to journal about their favorite part of the play.  We had a variety of answers that included- “My favorite part was when there were flashing lights on stage and the story characters came to life and started to dance! Also, “Worm was my favorite character because he had no legs like spider. Spiders have eight legs. “

 For the fine motor center, the children used rigatoni noodles to string together making a worm necklace. 

Fun with the 5th grade reading buddies.

  

 Spanish- The children played animal bingo and learned how to say clothing items in Spanish! 

 

The children enjoying playing outside with friends.  

Grandparents Day!

We were fortunate to have new faces visit our classroom and spend time with the kiddos to see the activities around the classroom.  The kiddos put on a terrific performance and were a delight to watch.   :) 

This week in PK we focused on Thanksgiving.  We made a list of things we are thankful for!  We learned about the Pilgrims and Indians and how the Thanksgiving Feast came about.  The children learned a new turkey song and poem to complete their week! 

Language Arts - Completed I am Thankful For books and drew pictures of what they were thankful for. 

Math - The children counted turkey feathers!

Art - The kids were not afraid to get messy, painting with their hands to make the turkey’s feathers. Take a look at the bulletin board inside the classroom to see their artwork.

The children had fun presenting their Tom and Tina Turkeys.  They used their imagination to create a costume or disguise for their turkey.  The kids had fun trying to guess the disguises! We saw turkeys dressed as a Ninja turtle, Darth Vader and a firefighter.

The PK children were enthusiastic this week showing their Roycemore school spirit!

We made pompoms to cheer for at the school pep assembly!

We also learned about the author Mo Willems and read a variety of the Piggie and Elephant books.  Our activities were based on these stories.  In art the children made Gerald or Piggie hats.  

To practice our fine motor skills we cut on straight lines to make pom poms.

Spanish- This week in Spanish the PK kids finished their Dia de los Muertos lanterns. They also contando en espanol calabaza semillas(Counted in Spanish pumpkin seeds). We even learned the Itsy Bitsy Spider in Spanish!

La arana pequenita subio, subio, subio.

Vino la lluzia y se la llevo.

Salio el sol y todo lo seco.

y la arana pequenita subio, subio, subio.

We met our 5^th grade reading buddies this week! They visited the PK classroom and the children were excited to show them around and pick out their favorite book! We will meet with our buddies every other week. 

Reminders

Turkey Tom and Tina are due this week! Please return to school so your child can present to the class.

Grandparent’s Day- Tuesday, November 22^nd

No School- Thanksgiving Break- Wednesday, November 23-25