November and December

Hello all,

Thought I'd share with you what kindergarten has been up to during the month of November and December. We have been delving into the themes of family and thankfulness, as well celebrating the impending winter season and beginning our exploration of sound and music. There has been many, many chance to take our important work of play and art into the realms of math and literacy. Here is a small sample:

Portrait drawing.

Finger knitting! The sheep jumps over the fence.

Silliness!

Many ways of practicing our names.

Drawing landscapes from observations.

Play and literacy meet with the creation of the cake shop, 'Dessert Island.'

Playing with color and sound through food coloring and water levels.

Learning about the creation of sound through vibration with the tin can telephone.

Excitement for the solstice spiral walk resulted in many spiral creations!

Our thankfulness tree.

Pointillism with Colleen in art.

Pattern making.

Sorting and comparing collections.

Number sense and fine motor skills work,

Practicing number sense with classroom objects.

The favorite class game, the candy cane shop. This shop lasted many weeks and was an amazing opportunity for narratives, math and literacy work.

Sorting and more sorting.

Leaning tower of Sam!

There was some initial confusion to the addition of an old landline telephone to the playroom.

Buddy reading in the 'hot tub' next to a blanket fort.

Candle dipping.

Some of our fall poems.

Family portraits.

A motivated speller!

Our lovely music teacher, Ms. Mandy.

Learning to draw stars.

Acting out and thoroughly enjoying Peter and the Wolf. Take a listen at home here!

Enjoying our new outdoor classroom space. Thank you so much Edington/ Seiler family!

An olfactory sensory potion making experience. 

Drumming and singing, while practicing the difference between rhythm and beat.

Two young princes hard a work.

Partner reading in the winter sunshine.

Stringing popcorn and berries for the birds at our new outdoor table.

 

Rada enjoying the angel chimes at lunch.

The children's' Secret Santa gifts and their printed cards.

Our annual tradition of an all school gift exchange. 

Thank you all for making 2017 a wonderful year at Salmonberry. Here's to many more.

Emmy and Kelley