The Auto Shop

Thanks to those who sent in supplies today. Tomorrow we tackle some of the difficulties with the axles and wheels. 

A Week At The Car Wash

This week we:

• communicated, negotiated, responded to one another
• problem solved what materials would sport building cars and a car wash
• researched to see what a car wash looked like
• sequenced events
• built using 2d and 3d shapes
• played designer/artist
• failed, innovated, and perservered
• moved our entire room around

Next week, please send in ONLY if you have already at home:

• water bottles, (especially caps)
• paper towel rolls (not toilet paper)
• kleenex boxes/cereal boxes (nut free)
• BIG straws 
• wooden dowel sticks (thin sticks)
• Milk Cartons (clean)
• Plastic jugs (e.g. 1 L like a Tropicana juice jug)
• scratched, unusable CDs/DVDs

Thanks!

5 Year Old Administrators

A student who keeps me on track with time, decided it was time to co-create a daily schedule. Not a bad looking day. 

February 6th @ 11:03 am

Everywhere I turn, I see kids learning. Last week, at 11:03am, I saw:

• spatial reasoning
• non-standard measurement/volume/capacity
• Number Sense
• constructing and deconstructing shapes/figures

"Play" is not a bad word. Play is work. Work should be play. 

Thoughts Are With The Community...and Humanity

"Why is the flag down?" "People got hurt."
"Was it a bad person?" "Sadly, yes."
"Why does the bad man do it?" "Not everyone is wants people to feel safe."
"There's a plane!"

I love 5 year olds.


A few of your kids may have some questions about what happened last night. Please let me know if you have any questions, would like some resources to deal with difficult discussions with children, and/or just want to talk.

Shared Writing Strategy

Take literally any thought they have on their mind and make boxes that are sized for the letters needed. Support your child (who knows letter sounds) by stretching the word out slowly. A great chance to teach about the "silent E", "bossy E" and all the other interesting sounds some letters make. The adult writes the words on top, the little one rewrites their sentence below. 

Carnival Games

A classic carnival game that involves problem solving, number sense, graphing, patience, and a whole lot more. Collecting data and graphing is a big focus in our play this month.