Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Happy 5th Birthday, Palmer!

Today was Palmer's actual birthday and his school birthday!  Pod A worked diligently to create a plant container that featured his three favorite colors, two trash trucks and jet, as well as some sparkly glitter.  Palmer loved it and carried it home ever so carefully! Of course, there was time for cupcakes and a favorite book.  Happy birthday to our cool construction expert, Palmer!  Have a great time being 5!

Pod A                                  All about our Eggs!

Our eggs that we dyed yesterday came out beautifully.  We used a combination of natural dyes (onion skins, turmeric and beets) and food coloring for the blue.  Aida, Andy, and Olivia helped open up the stockings that we tied to the eggs to keep the cilantro leaves stuck to the egg’s surface.  It worked!  Aida held up a blue egg and said, “It looks like the Earth."

A Quick Look at Pod B                              

In addition to chapel and the birthday celebration, here's some of the fun that took place in Pod B:

• We started the morning by drawing some signs of spring.  Children thought of birds, blossoms, and bears coming out of hibernation.
• Jen worked with Lane, Cannon, and Gigi with tube watercolors today.  The children also sued drawing tools such as a compass and protractor to create their designs.  Lane noted, "If you add water, it will make it a super light green."
• As always, we had a great time in construction and outside!

We look forward to meeting with you tomorrow and Friday.  Have a wonderful Spring Break!