Well, this was quite the week in kindergarten! Benny had a short trip from New Jersey to present the letter Jj to the children. He was in a jolly mood and wanted to show them how to juggle, but unfortunately he was still wearing his cast from last week's disaster. The children learned to write the letter in its upper and lower case form and do projects and activities to reinforce the letter and its sound.
We were all jumping for joy Monday morning when we heard chirping in the incubator and found one little black chick had hatched! The children were fascinated, and they have enjoyed watching him eat and grow this week. He also loves to listen to stories, although he peeps rather loudly without raising his wing to ask a question! He also stands very respectfully for the Pledge of Allegiance! The children have held him and practiced be very gentle. Some children decided to make a lego house for him, and he seemed pleased to play in there this morning.
This was not a good year for hatching, however, and unfortunately one chick couldn't make it out of the shell. He tried desperately to stay alive, but he did not survive. We had a long discussion about how things don't always work out the way we want, and that sometimes when things grow, they don't develop properly. We will continue the discussion on Monday.
The children have been practicing with number lines and skip counting. They have also done projects to reinforce short and long vowel sounds.
In math, they have been working on more challenging combinations and practicing counting up using paper money.
Of course we have been practicing for our kindergarten breakfast on June 16th. The children are so excited to be performing for all of you!
Shabbat Shalom!
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