Hello all,
“Letter B is for Birds Week” was By far the Best week of the 2014-2015 school year yet! The students entered school each day with a bountiful amount of Letter B shares! Everything from Ballet slippers, Bowling pins, Baby Bottles, and Baseballs was sent in and shared! There were Bulks of Letter B Books that came in as well! To help explore the letter B, the students also studied all about birds! Well, “Letter B is for Birds Week” has come and gone. Read on below to discover the learning that took place and fun that was had throughout the week!
The students spent both Monday and Tuesday morning working one on one with the teachers to complete their Letter B tracing/identification/fine motor activity sheets. The teachers were so impressed with how easily the new students recognized the letter B and also how well the older students remembered all things “B” during their morning work! In the afternoon on Monday and Tuesday, the students created the second letter list of the year! Naturally, the letter B list was a Big one! As a whole group, the students took turns brainstorming and contributing words that begin with the letter B! Be sure to watch the students during their “Letter B Hunt” around the classroom!
How many B shares do you see?
Answer: Bear Book, Ballerina, Bears, Blocks, Banana
Wednesday began the students art exploration of the letter B as well as the theme of the week – Birds! For their morning work, the students created Beautiful Bird Puppets! First, they decorated the birds face using crayons. Next, the bird needed a googly eye and a beak, of course! Finally, the students added the most beautiful part of the bird – the feathers! Take a look below to see the spectacular birds that the students created!
The art exploration of birds continued on Thursday morning as the students, with the help of a special mask, transformed into real live birds themselves! Here is how they did it!
In the afternoon on both Wednesday and Thursday, the students participated in Spanish class where they continued their exploration of the new Greetings vocabulary and also were introduced to another unit of study – Los Numeros (numbers). Here is the vocabulary they learned.
Gracias – Thank You
De nada – You’re Welcome
Uno – 1
Dos – 2
Tres – 3
Cuatro – 4
Cinco – 5
Seis – 6
Siete – 7
Ocho – 8
Nueve – 9
Diez – 10
Keeping it simple at the start, the students worked on reciting the numbers 1- 5 while moving their bodies. Would you like a turn?
Clap your hands – DOS (2) – times!
Jump up to the sky – TRES (3)- times!
Flap your arms like a chicken – CUATRO (4) – times!
Way to go! You are great at understanding Spanish!
Friday afternoon was the Park Prep Academy Pumpkin Picking Party at the Park! One by one, the PPA parents began to arrive. Needless to say, the students greeted them warmly! Once everyone had arrived, the students headed over to the pumpkin patch and began selecting their pumpkins! After all the pumpkins had been picked, the students and their parents made their way back to school to begin decorating! Using felt pieces, sparkly sequins, feathers, pompoms and more, the students and their parents transformed the regular pumpkins into sparkly masterpieces! The pumpkins were set aside to dry before the party wrapped up and the students headed home to enjoy the weekend! What an amazing day it was!
Well, that is all for “Letter B is for Birds Week”; it sure was a Blast! Thank you to all of the Park Prep families that attended the Pumpkin Picking Party on Friday. We hope you had as much fun as we did! Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post to view all of the photos from the PPA Pumpkin Picking Party. As always, thank you for reading and have a fun and safe (long) weekend!
-PPA
Reminders:
SCHOOL CLOSED MONDAY
October 13th
Observation of Columbus Day
School Picture Day
Friday, October 17th
ALL STUDENTS (regardless of enrollment schedule) should arrive by 8:45 a.m. Individual portraits and class photographs will be taken. Students who do not attend school on Fridays (2 dayers) will be picked up before lunch at 11:45 a.m. Students who attend school on Friday will stay for the full school day.
PPA Halloween Party
Friday, October 31st
(2:00-3:00 p.m.)
All PPA students and parents are welcome to attend this event.
School ends at 3:00 p.m. today. Aftercare is not available.
Theme for Next Week:
