// Curriculum Update: Week of November 5 //

The Yellow Room continued their studies on birds by reviewing the lifecycle of a bird, specifically, as a chicken.  We learned that an adult female chicken, called a Hen, lays her eggs and keeps her body on them for approximately 21 days to keep the eggs warm.  If the eggs are fertilized (a new word for many yellow room students!) then a baby chick starts to grow inside the egg during those 21 days until it is ready to hatch.  When the chick hatches, it will grow up to become a Rooster (adult male chicken) or a Hen (adult female chicken). 

Also, we wanted to wish all of our celebrating families a very happy Diwali!  We are thankful for the families that came into the classroom to help share their culture with us and allow us a learn and experience a little bit about the beautiful Festival of Lights.

Finally, during circle we discussed the midterm elections from Tuesday.  We asked if anyone had joined their families to vote and if they knew why it was important to do so.  We discussed Susan B. Anthony, and her fight to secure women the right to vote, and well as a general overview of how an election and voting works. 

“Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.” - Roald Dahl