Pod B

Happy Thursday!

It has been a great and eventful second week in Pod B! Last week we brought in caterpillars to the classroom to watch them progressively become butterflies; there has been much excitement over them this week as they have finally become chrysalises. They have been counting each day until they finally become butterflies; they also are trying to be very cautious so as not to knock down the chrysalises because then they know they may not become butterflies then. They enjoy looking at them up close using magnifying glasses, and also are able to see replicas of them with plastic figures that show the life cycle of a caterpillar. 

  

Today was one of our sack lunch days, but it was too rainy to eat outside. Instead we ate inside of the Pine classroom which was new and different for the children; fortunately we were able to go outside after lunch with rain boots and raincoats on because it was only sprinkling at that point.

 The children also are getting really excited for the “Rainbow Garden” that is starting to come together really nicely; they were supposed to do some planting today, but the weather made it so we were unable to. However, the children are still very excited about all that has been done with it and are eager to show the teacher’s what they have been working on.

During free choice in the afternoon there were several children playing outdoors; Liam, Caleb, and Jonny were playing with the basketball hoop, and seemed really engaged playing with each other. There were also several students playing in pretend; Cormack was working on drawing different items for the pretend area while Jenny and Yuna were pretending to be dogs, and Alea was taking care of them. 

To end the day, we had a music and movement activity led by Ms. Peters, that let us shake our sillies out, and the kids seemed really engaged and like they were having fun, which is always nice to see. After we did the hokey pokey which was also very interactive, and a great way to end the week!

I’m looking forward to having more opportunities to interact with your children next week, and will try to make it as great as possible for them!

Until next Thursday,

Kyra Ziehmer

Pod B Student Teacher

Michigan Standards of Quality for Pre K: Early Learning in Science 1.3

Children develop positive attitudes and gain knowledge about science through observation and active play.