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Mystery ReaderThis week's mystery reader was Jack's Dad, Vlad! The Tucker Children enjoyed playing "Guess The Mystery Reader" during snack – a few of them predicted correctly! Vlad read Punky Aloha by Shar Tuiasoa and Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty. Jack shared that he has banana trees growing in his backyard in Hawaii, just like in Punky Aloha. Thank you, Vlad! Next Week's ProjectionsHope you all enjoy the blossoms this weekend, we'll see you Monday!
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The children have been very interested in making compositions using different shapes. Based on this, we added some stencils and tangrams to the light table, as well acrylic markers. Tangrams: Objects Composed of Different ShapesUsing Stencils at the Light TableSome of the children used the stencils to create their visions of the sky and space, while others explored and discussed attributes of the different shapes. Ava and Jack both used the "Pattern Block Template" stencil to create layered compositions using many different overlapping shapes. Combining Tangrams and Stencils to Compose IllustrationsAfter gaining experience with tangrams and stencils, the children began to use the tools in combination. Due to the shortened week and the time that we are dedicating to finalizing narratives for each child, this will be our only full length blog.
Celebrating 27 Years of St. John's PreschoolIf you could give a gift to St. John's, what would it be? Whit: A ginkgo leaf Charlton: A new bell Fay: A new symbol Ford: I’ll give it a joke book Rawls: A video game Bailee: We could give photos of us to St. John’s Ava: We could give ice cream or a birthday cake to St. John’s Cal: A new water bottle Ellie: New clothes Charlton: A new paint color Jack: I would give a bear stuffy Enjoying mini cupcakes for St. John's Birthday! A Successful Alumni Bookmaking EventAlumni, siblings, teachers and families all came together for a joy filled, creative afternoon using various techniques to bind books! Mystery Reader!This week's mystery reader was Bailee's dad, Matt Gugino! Matt read three stories to the children including Bailee and the Tucker children's favorite: The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak. Then he read Duck and Cover by Jackie Urbanovic, which was a perfect springtime story! Finally, Bailee chose her favorite classroom book for her dad to read: The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems. A look at next week...A reminder that there is no school on Monday for our staff professional development day! We hope you all have a wonderful weekend. We'll see you Tuesday! Searching for Signs of Spring in the Outdoor ClassroomBecause there's so much flowers! Ava They don't like the rain, they like the sun. Bailee But they need water! Zari They look like a torpedo when they are closed up. Charlton They look like orchids! Ellie Inspiration from Daffodils and CrocusesMystery ReadersThis week we were lucky enough to have not one, but TWO mystery readers! On Monday, Ford's grandmother, Cindy, or as he fondly calls her, Gigi, read two books for the Tucker children. The first book was Spike the Spunky Hedgehog by Shabi Najafov. The second was My First Book of Hockey: A Rookie Book by Sports Illustrated Kids. Both books were chosen with Ford's love of hedgehogs and hockey in mind. She will soon be having surgery, but wish her a speedy recovery to be able to come back and read with the Tucker Room again! On Wednesday, our Mystery Reader was Fay's mom, Paige! Paige was prepared with a few books for the Tucker children to choose from. The children chose The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett. Both books captivated the children's attention, especially The Gruffalo as it was a favorite from their Brown Room year. Next Week's ProjectionsHave a great weekend, we'll see you Monday! Learning About CalOn the first day of Cal's birthday committee, Rawls and Seon met with Cal for the interview. In Jack's absence, Whit volunteered to help out for the day. He likes to play with Rawls. Whit We play boats. We’re eating meat on the boat and this is my fishing rod. This is me and Rawls building. Play ball. I like soccer and bouncy ball. I like to play with Rawls. This was the day my hair was crazy. Cal Cal, what’s your favorite color? Seon Red and gray and gold because gold is shiny. I like shiny stuff. And gray is a little shiny. Blue and red and gold and gray. I like to eat meatballs, too. Cal What’s your favorite animal? Seon A lion, a jaguar, a seal, a shark and a sea monster. Cal The Photo Shoot Say Sonic! Rawls Say cheese! Seon Working on Cal's GiftJack and Seon collaborated to add details to Cal's portrait, while Rawls focused on the smaller drawings for the gift. I’m doing my best. They’re (his nostrils) basically just black. Seon Okay, I will do his mouth. Jack There’s basically just a few teeth Seon Then Seon can do the teeth. Then I’ll do the feet and then well, we’ll be done. Jack Rawls drew a full body portrait of Cal, then decided he’d like to draw a lion, one of Cal’s favorite animals. Cal's Portrait and Favorite ThingsCelebrating CalCal's mom Kate and dad Henry, joined the Tucker Room for a snack of Star Wars-themed doughnuts and shared the story Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison before the children sang "If It's Your Birthday and You Know It!" Cal walked around the birthday table and blew out his candle. Lastly, Cal was presented with his gift. A Goodbye Book for SeonSeon’s moving. We want to say goodbye. Fay In preparation for Seon's move to South Korea, the Tucker children wanted to create a parting gift for her. They chose to reflect on their favorite memories with Seon through drawing and conversation. Printmaking Seon's Book Cover The Finished Book Preparing for the Goodbye PartyHow should we make the invitation? Fay: Make a big ginormous one so that all of can help. Ford: We need to tape it up so we won’t forget her. And we’ll put it on the wall. Fay: We want to remember that she’s our friend. Isabelle: Ooohlala. Ford: That’s an S for Seon. Fay looks onto the children working on the invitation at the outdoor easel. Fay: That looks really good. She leaves to play tag and comes back a little later to see the children’s progress. Fay: That looks even better. Fay joins in to paint. Fay: I made waves. Charlton: I added a flower. I added details. Zari: I made a flower and a sun. What should we title the invitation? Bailee: A party to say goodbye to Seon. Bailee wanted to use Seon's favorite colors to write the title for her invitation. Bailee: What are her favorite colors? Emma: I think red, pink, and orange. Seon's Goodbye PartySaying goodbye is never easy, especially when it is such a special friend as Seon, but the Tucker children wanted her party to be a happy event. Upon the children's request, parents, teachers and friends of Seon gathered in the Tucker Room on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024. It was Seon's last day in the Tucker Room and in the United States, as her family boarded a plane to South Korea the very next day. The children presented their gift to Seon and she was also given her butterfly symbol necklace, which each child receives when they move on from St. John's. Presenting Seon's Book When presented with her book, Seon exclaimed: I love it. Seon Alongside her mom and aunt, Seon then passed out her parting gifts for the Tucker children. Stationery and a butterfly bookmark from South Korea. We enjoyed delicious cookies made by Karen and said our final goodbyes. Keeping in Touch
If your child would like to keep in touch with Seon, her family has graciously shared their new address in South Korea: 102-403, 31, Dogok-ro 4-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea We wish you well, Seon! Blog Technical DifficultiesThere was going to be a more substantial blog today for Seon's Goodbye Celebration, but unfortunately during the publishing process it was erased and will have to be redone. Please be on the lookout early next week for that blog! Next Week's ProjectionsMystery ReaderThis week's mystery reader was Isabelle's mom, Jessie Sterchi. Jessie read two of Isabelles favorite books by Dominique Roques: Sleep Tight, Anna Banana! and Anna Banana and the Chocolate Explosion! The Tucker children were captivated by these stories likely because they centered around their most cherished possessions: lovies! Thank you, Jessie. A Small Group ConversationEllie, Ford and Zari met in the middle room to talk about next year. They all have an idea of where they are going when they leave St. John's. St. Patrick’s, we're going to do math and mom and dad signed us up. Ford There’s already food there (at St. Patrick's) . You don’t get to bring your lunch. Ellie I’m going to my school in my neighborhood, near my house. Zari
Sharing at Morning MeetingAfter the small group met, they shared their ideas about making "stuffies" or "lovies" for the incoming Brown Room children at a morning meeting. We could make stuffies for them. For Dru. Ford For Jake and Iris. Ellie For my sister, Susan. Cal Karen and Emma asked, "Why would we want to make stuffies for them?" Making them not feel worried. Fay Maybe a dog stuffie, because Susan likes dogs. Cal Jake likes puppies. I’m going to make a puppy dog stuffie. Ellie I would make Dru a watermelon, because she like a TV show. Ford There’s that one show that has a watermelon. Cocomelon. Rawls Yeah, that's the one! Ford Working Together We could make a ginormous stuffie and we could work together. Fay We could all work on different parts and put it together. Ellie The stuffie would be so big that it could take over the whole school! Seon We could make a big, giant whole school stuffie. Bailee And the next day, the work on a pattern for a "ginormous" stuffie began. Now that we have our pattern, we will move onto sewing the stuffie!
Mystery ReaderFay's grandmother "Mimi" was our mystery reader on Friday. She read Big Truck, Little Island by Chris Van Dusen and Don't Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems. A Look Ahead...Seon's Goodbye PartyPlease join us in wishing Seon and her family well as they move to South Korea. Seon's last day will be Thursday, February 22nd and we will celebrate her time with us at 12 pm in the Tucker Room. We need your help!
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