Week of January 27 - 31!

Hola, Bonjour, Dia dhuit, Cheerio!

We had an exciting week in EDK! We started the week by reviewing the countries in North America and learning all about Mexico! The students created sombreros and learned about Cinco De Mayo and Dia De Los Metros. We also discussed how Canada is also a country in North America and the languages spoken are primarily English and French!

  

Next, we dove into the continent of Europe! We visited France, Ireland, and England through reading various stories, watching National Geographic Kids clips, and studying the cultural traditions!

The students recognized that France is known for its artwork, delicious pastries, and the Eiffel Tower! They created glittery fireworks after learning about Bastille Day and even learned a few French words! Ms. Tsevis taught a lesson about the French artist, Claud Monet, and led the class in recreating The Bridge Over a Pond of Lillies painting. 

  

In England, the students traveled through London and admired their wonderful architecture. They visited Big Ben, the London Eye, the Underground Tube, and even Buckingham Palace, where Queen Elizabeth lives! The students designed their own Royal Crown and worked on their own Big Ben drawings!

It is bittersweet to announce that Ms. Tsevis will no longer be at EDK after this week! After 28 years, she has decided to retire from Jefferson school! We are so grateful for all she has done to help the EDK students grow. We wish her a wonderful retirement and hope to see her again soon!

Have a great weekend!

Week of January 21-24!

Hello Families!

This week the EDK students began our Cultures Around the World Unit! 

We first created handprints that represented why we are each special individuals and different from our classmates. 

We continued the week with discussions about what culture and traditions are. We said culture is a way of life for a certain group of people and discussed our favorite family traditions. 

The kindergarteners then learned that there are seven continents and that we live on the continent of North America in the United States of America. The students explored a few important landmarks, national parks, and sites throughout the United States while reading Our Great Big Backyard, by Jenna Bush Hager and Laura Bush. 

We read The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, by Tommie DePolo, and learned that the Native Americans were the original settlers in North America. The students painted sunsets similar to those they viewed in the story. 

  

We ended the week with exploring many bridges seen around the United States and the students worked in groups to build bridges with various building materials. 

  

Enjoy the weekend!

Week of January 13-17!

Happy Friday!

This week we completed our Force & Motion unit through exploring magnets.  The students discovered that magnets have a north and a south pole and we investigated what would ”attract” or “repel” a magnet and why. The students worked together to sort materials that were magnetic and materials that were not magnetic. 

  

On Thursday, we participated in Alphabet Day! We reviewed the letter sounds the students are learning at their home schools and learned a song that reviewed digraphs. We played a Who Has alphabet listening game, read the story LMNO Peas, by Keith Baker, and played Alphabet Bingo! 

  

Lastly, we had fun listening to Ezra Jack Keats famous story, The Snowy Day, before the snow filled weekend arrived!  We discussed what we see when it snows and shared what activities we enjoy on a snowy day! The students created their own snow using glue and shaving cream to create an illustration from the story. 

Reminder - NO SHOOL MONDAY, 1/20.

Have a great weekend! Stay Warm! 

  

Week of January 6 - 10!

Welcome Back to EDK! 

Happy New Year!

 We started the week by reviewing classroom rules, the Jefferson 3Bs, and taking a walk to the courtyard! We completed another page in our Tree Journal and drew our winter tree! The students have been excited to observe how the tree changes throughout the seasons!

We then jumped back into our Force and Motion unit through exploring simple machines! The students learned that there are six types of simple machines and that each one helps to make work easier! The students designed and created catapults, ramps, wheel and axels, and pulleys throughout our lessons and center time each day.

  



  

Next week we will wrap up our Force and Motion unit and discuss Magnets.

Please don't forget to fill out the Around the World 2020 survey that was emailed on Tuesday! This will help us when teaching our Cultures Around the World unit starting Tuesday, January 21!

Have a great weekend!