Pumpkins and Squirrels
We made a smooth transition from pumpkins/Halloween into squirrel activities this week. On Monday the children who wanted to assist gave Mrs. Dotivala a helping hand and carved our large pumpkin into a beautiful Jack-o-lantern. When it was lit from the inside, the children’s faces lit up on the outside. The class enjoyed having the Jack-o-lantern again on Tuesday while eating their special Halloween snack.
The children made squirrel art projects, some of which are on our bulletin board looking for acorns.
Some of the play choices are seen below:
A special visitor came to visit our class this week. Reggie, Mrs. Reiss’s dog was at school waiting for the mobile grooming van to give him some spa treatment. We always enjoy his visits. He is very calm, sits on Mrs. Reiss’s lap and allows pats from any of the children who choose to. The children were able to come up one at a time and give him a gentle pat. The spa treatment was very successful - he is very white again with a beautiful haircut.
This week the children enjoyed making designs on our large easel magnet board with these geometric shapes. The idea came to me to take the tiny pictures I have of all the teachers in our class, adhere them to magnet strips and add them to the board. It was a big hit. The children were very creative in the things they had the teachers doing in their designs.
The children grew squirrel tails when we sang the song “Gray Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, Swish Your Bushy Tail”. So did the teachers but no picture here!
An entire squirrel family visited during Circle Time this week. Your children know the names of each one….ask them to find out who they are.
