Fall is in Full Swing

 Mrs. Snyder's and Mrs. Wightman's classes began the week with spending a perfect day at the zoo.  Wow..did they luck out with the weather!  

Apple Investigation

 We spent all week breaking down our 8 Key Concepts (5 are listed to the left) as we took a good look at apples.  We are absolutely amazed at how our students are able to make sense of these "Fancy Nancy" words, and apply them to all aspects of our learning.

Perspective and Change provided very yummy learning experiences! Perspective was represented in a graph as we taste tested various apples.  We were surprised by our results! 

After following the life cycle of an apple seed as we introduced Change, and reading many books on apples, we thought it would be fun to make applesauce.  It was so yummy! Change happens in lots of ways.  

Writing

The power of the mighty pencil!  Putting our voice on paper is a big step as we learn many ways to express ourselves. 

Here our students are responding to literature (The Scarecrow's Hat):

 Take a look at the amazing progression of writing our Kindergarteners will make:

An Explorer created this word and surprised us all!  We love to write in all ways!

Thank you to our Mystery Readers this week!

So Caring!

I was so glad to be be able to capture this moment on film!  Our Explorers are so very Caring. They are always looking out for one another.  Here a student noticed another child did not have their coat zipped and didn't want him to be cold, so without being asked, put his things down and started zipping! 

Things to Remember:

*Fall Festival is today from 2:00-4:00.  See you there!

*Book Character/Learner Profile Attribute Parade on Wednesday.  This will be in the afternoon (depending on the weather we may keep it right at our school).  Please send the costume and book with your child on that day.  

*Field Trip to Playhouse Square on Thursday for the entire school to see Snowflake (Hopefully, that is the only snow we will see this week).