Extending Writing Experiences As children have become more familiar with materials and experiences in the writing area they have been extending experiences as they create their drawings and tell stories about them. The children are aware of the expectations of the writing area and know that after they draw they talk about their work and write their words. It has been a great experience working with the children at this table as I can see their work evolving and their knowledge of literacy flourishing. Each child takes their time with their drawings and is excited to write their stories to explain their pictures. We often revisit their drawings and writings in the children’s portfolios and they have a deep sense of ownership of their work because they can see the respect that the teachers have of their work. We encourage parents to visit their child’s portfolios and file folders to also respect the amazing work t...
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December has arrived! We only have two weeks of school left. These last two weeks of school we will be working on our top secret Christmas gift for families, making ornaments, and practicing for our holiday performance on Tuesday December 13! Some of the highlights of the past couple of weeks: Preparing for our Stone Soup Party! Thank you to everyone who brought in vegetables to create our two delicious soups. The kids were so excited to go into our brand new kitchen and help chop the vegetables. Liane (Jack's mom) assisted the children in cutting the vegetables. Our Stone Soup party was a success! On the menu that day was a butternut squash based vegetable soup and a spicy meatball soup! Thank you Teacher/Utopia Chef Jenny for putting them both together! Christmas Present Wrapping Last week Mia, Benny, Aditi and I decided to go over to Little Utopia to get some Christmas books. Mia noticed we had Christmas wrapping paper and asked if we could use it. I told her we could come back ...
Utopia October-November
Over the past couple of weeks we've had many exciting things happening at Utopia: We re-started our Chef of the Week in October! Parents have signed-up to come in on a Friday and with the assistance of the children whip up a delicious dish! On October 21 Michelle (Sasha's mom) came in and made turkey tacos with the kids! The children cut the tomatoes and lettuce while Michelle cooked the turkey. Then they put the turkey, taco shell, lettuce, tomato, and cheese together to make a taco! On October 28 Robert (Mateo's dad) came in and made Halloween cookies with the kids! You will be able to see some of the pictures on the slide show at school on Tuesday November 22. On November 4 Ivon (Elisa's mom) made ice cream yogurt with the kids! The kids each cut their own fruit into small pieces. When the ice cream yogurt was ready they topped it with their freshly cut fruit! On November 11 Charles (Gaby's dad) made different kinds of roll sandwiches accompanied with apples, ora...