Pumpkin Exploration, Celebration of Community, and More!

This week the Whales dived into their unit of study on pumpkins. On Tuesday they explored and investigated their own pumpkins. They drew scientific illustrations. They measured the height and circumference of their pumpkins. They also made predictions about how many pounds their pumpkin would weigh and how many seeds they would find inside. They then weighed and opened up their pumpkin. The Whales did some big math, counting all of the seeds in their pumpkins. Some Whales counted each seed individually, and other Whales made groups of ten and counted by tens. Whales discovered that some pumpkins had just a few seeds, whereas some pumpkins had up to 100 seeds. They were so excited to take home their pumpkins and share their findings with you.

The Whales finished their Matisse Apple art. They used shadow to make their apples look like they are coming off the page. Their Matisse Apples are now hanging in Kinder Corner, right outside the Whale classroom. Make sure to check them out!

It was lovely to see so many families back at the ELC on Thursday evening for the Celebration of Community. It was exciting to see friends and families come together to play games, read our Whale Authors published books, create community art, and celebrate what we are together. Each of you are a huge part of making our community a loving, kind, and exciting place to be. The Whale classroom looks forward to more moments of celebration!