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Grandparent's Day in JK

11/26/2019

The girls had a wonderful morning spending time with their grandparents and special friends. We enjoyed meeting your families.
We are very thankful for you and your families.
May you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving blessings...

11/20/2019

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We have spent a lot of time over the last few weeks talking about Thanksgiving and being thankful. From reading stories about how different families celebrate the holiday to why does a turkey have a waddle? We have learned more about ourselves and each other.

Our study of Thanksgiving began with posing the question above. The girls responses show a strong understanding of gratitude. After discussion of the topic of thankfulness, the girls then illustrated in a mini-book the parts of their life that they are thankful for. The pictures represent one item from each girl's book.

The red part on the turkey's nose is called a snoodle! (snoot)
- Emilia

In Movement with Mrs. Parsons, the girls loved participating in the Turkey Tango!

Thanksgiving Chapel

We were able to share Thanksgiving chapel with the lower school this week. The JK girls were asked to sing at the beginning of the program. We were so proud of them. They did a wonderful job!

How to cook a turkey...

We always enjoy asking the girls about cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving. They come up with the most clever ideas. Our little chefs have given explicit details on how this year's turkey should be prepared. Enjoy these recipes from our class!

May you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Experimenting with pumpkins!

11/8/2019

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The girls have been so excited about their pumpkins that they brought to school. We have been using the pumpkins to explore everyday math and science concepts. We measured height, weight and length of our pumpkins and used them to introduce estimating and how to form a hypothesis. The girls learned that making an estimate or forming a hypothesis is the way mathematicians and scientists make a guess about a possible outcome to a problem or question. They loved guessing how much their pumpkin might weigh, counting the lines on their pumpkin, measuring with string around their pumpkin and most of all, watching to see if would their pumpkin 'sink or float' when they dropped it in a tub of water.

My pumpkin is short!
It is only 2 blocks tall.- Lizzie

What makes a pumpkin float?

The water holds the big part on the bottom up
-Carrington

The pumpkin has seeds, pumpkin goop and air inside of it. The pumpkin floats because it has air in it like a balloon! -Emilia

What are some ways we could sort our pumpkins?

by the big ones and the little ones- Blair

some have stems and some don't -Brianne

by the colors- Nora Cait

Where do pumpkins come from?

I think they come from a pumpkin patch. - Emilia

Pumpkins come from Target- Ruthie

I think a pumpkin grows from seeds. - Lizzie

What is inside of a pumpkin?

In science lab, Mrs. Wesson carved out a pumpkin with the girls. They were able to feel the insides and observe the pulp and seeds. Next, the girls worked together to count out the seeds inside our pumpkin. They each put 10 seeds in a cup then reported to Mrs. Wesson and she marked a tally mark on the smartboard. After all the seeds were counted, the class counted by tens to determine the number of seeds in our pumpkin. We had
478 !! The girls couldn't believe it!

The pumpkin feels slimy, soft, gooey, yucky and it's juicy!
-observations by the girls