Grandparent/Special Friends Day

Before our guests arrived on Friday, we spent some time with our  math mentors.

Today the kids used dice to work on number recognition, one to one correspondence and simple equations.  (and they thought it was just a fun game!) 

The Ladybugs loved having visitors in our classroom for Grandparent/Special Friends Day.  They were so excited to show their guests around the classroom, get their pictures taken, visit the Book Fair and share cake with them.  A big thank you to all of our guests for sharing this special time with our children.

Bike Day!

This picture seems so full of promise to me.  I love all the bikes waiting for the kids.

 

She was getting very brave!

 

 

We love bike day at Seabury.  It was a beautiful morning full of laughter and lots of "watch me"!  This was a perfect opportunity for playing with our classmates and the Bumblebees in the sunshine.  When we were finished riding, we graphed the different kinds of wheeled vehicles, bells and horns, and helmets.

Apples!

We're working on number sense in the Ladybugs,

we're learning the skill of recognizing quantities without counting,

turns out it's more fun to do this if you make it into a pattern!

"Dot Day", one of my favorite celebrations of children's literature,

we love the opportunity to work as a community and build relationships

that include all of the children and adults at Seabury.

Our investigation of apples includes a tasting of 4 varieties of apples,

Honey crisp was the clear winner!

Our investigation of apples is in full swing!  We are learning about the life cycle of apples, the different kinds of apples, what you can make with apples and our favorite-tasting apples!  We use the model "I think", "I wonder" and "I discovered" as a way to encourage more thoughtful observations and critical thinking.

Week Two in the Ladybugs

It's been a busy week as we continue to get acquainted and learn the new routine.  We've been to all of the specialists now and worked with our mentors twice this week.  We did our first scientific observations and had First Friday.  We even had time to try out the sandbox.


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New Ladybugs!

 It's been a busy few days of getting acquainted in the Ladybug class.  We're learning the routine and getting to know new friends.  We've painted our feet, had our first performing arts class and met our math mentors.  We went to gathering and learned the "Seabury Song" and "Banana Slug" (both classics).  It promises to be a great group of kids and we're very excited to be getting started!

Final post of the year!

September 2015

June 2016

                                                      See how much we've grown!

Volcanoes!

We are finishing up our year with an investigation of Hawaii.  Today we exploded volcanoes  just like we might find in Hawaii.  Nothing better than a little baking soda and vinegar!