// Weeks of Feb 25 & March 4 //
For any Birthday Celebrations.... please be aware:
// Curriculum Update: Week of Feb. 18 //
Yellow room continued to talk about President’s day and this week children learnt about our previous Presidents and also about important places like The White House, Mount Rushmore and The United States Capitol. We read a few books on President’s Day and learnt about how the President gets elected and that every four years we vote and choose a new one. We also discussed that a person can be a President only for 4 years but can sometimes be a President for 8 years if he/she gets chosen again by the people who live in this country.
This week we welcomed one of our class parents to celebrate Chinese New Year with us. Yellow room children were thrilled to learn more about this special celebration and see pictures of their friend celebrating with her family in Taiwan. They also got to decorate their own lanterns.
Lastly, thank you to all of you who made time to attend our ‘Family Fun Night’ and make it more fun. It is always a pleasure to have you all.
“We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.” - MM
// Presidents' Day Week //
// Week of February 11 ❤️ //
This week...
Yellow room welcomed February with the theme of love and hearts. Children are working with different and new materials on the shelf like sorting different colored hearts, using dot markers to make a heart, cutting heart shapes and even playing heart tic-tac-toe. We also talked about the Chinese New Year also called the Lunar New Year during circle time. We learnt about the festivities and the importance of this day to some cultures in our world.
Yellow room also had a successful ‘Kindergarten publishing party’ this week where each of our kindergartners wrote and illustrated a story, published it and then read it out loud in front of an audience which included their parents. Thank you to all our kindergarten parents for coming and encouraging the children. It was lovely to have you all.
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” - Lao Tzu
// Week of Feb 4 //
// Curriculum Update: Week of Jan 28 //
This week in Yellow Room we started exploring different rocks, geodes and gemstones that are naturally found in the layers of the Earth. Yellow room children were mesmerized to see shiny, smooth, hard and sparkly rocks and were amazed to know that they were actually a part of our planet’s inner layers and crust. We talked about why rocks look different and discussed that rocks can be found everywhere.
We created works on the shelf for children to explore this topic more where they can examine different rocks under a magnifying glass, look at different rocks and spot them ina book all about rocks to learn their names and also a work where they can touch and feel different rocks in their hands.
“The Earth is what we all have in common.” - Wendell Berry
// Week of January 28 //
// Week of January 21 //
Yellow room continued to talk about peace this week and extended our study to learn about kindness towards others. We spoke about how we all can be kind during circle and children took turns to share their thoughts on the same. We also introduced the children to the ‘kindness jar’ where children drop a pebble into a bowl of water each time they perform an act of kindness in the classroom.
This week children were also working on new materials that can help them to be peaceful. Some of the works include working with the Rubik cube, listening to the sound that a ‘Buddha bowl’ makes and painting with water. Yellow room also enjoyed books on peace and kindness all week long.
“The consciousness of knowing how to make oneself useful, how to help mankind in many ways, fills the soul with noble confidence, almost religious dignity.” - MM.
// Week of Martin Luther King Day //
// Curriculum Update: Week of Jan. 14 //
With Martin Luther King Day approaching, yellow room discussed who Dr.King was and what made him so famous. After reading a few books on Dr.King’s work, children shared their ideas on what they would want to do to change the world. Being kind to each other, no hitting or pushing anyone and helping everyone were a few of the ideas that came up.
In conjunction with Martin Luther King day and how to make the world a better place, we also talked about peace. Yellow room children painted peace symbols and also learnt how to do Yoga to keep the body calm and peaceful. We introduced a new yoga work on the shelf which the children have been taking turns to work with.
Lastly, we appreciate yellow room parents for taking time out and coming this week to work with their respective children. It was a pleasure having you all.
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?” - Dr. Martin Luther King.
// Enjoy Photos from the week of Jan. 14 //
// Curriculum Update: Week of Jan 7 //
This week in Yellow Room we talked about ‘fire safety’ and why it is so important. We read books on firefighters and learnt how they serve as our valuable community helpers. We also looked at some important dos and don’ts in case of fire and how we can keep ourselves safe in such an emergency. Children were excited to get an opportunity to dress up like a firefighter and also got certificates saying that they have learnt about fire safety.
We also continued to talk about the weather and how the sun, wind, rain and snow can change how we feel outside during winter. Children have been paying attention to the these weather changes every time we go to the park and are able to identify them.
“We cannot create observers by saying 'observe', but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses.” - MM
// Week of January 7 //
// Curriculum Update, New Year! //
Yellow room children walked inside the classroom with a bright smile this week, eager to meet their friends and teachers after the Holidays. We welcomed the New Year by changing the year, month and date on our classroom calendar during circle time. Children were thrilled to know that Ms. Jaclyn gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and named her Luna! Ms. Jaclyn also stopped by at the end of the day to say hello to all of us and received hugs from all the children. Yellow Room also welcomed Ms.Tia who will be helping us and covering Ms.Jaclyn’s maternity. Children took turns to share about their Holidays and how they celebrated with their respective families.
We took some time this week to enjoy the weather in the park and talked about winter in the classroom. We learnt that snowflakes have different shapes and read a book about them which had beautiful pictures of snowflakes in it. As an extension to the same, we also added winter related works on the shelves which the children can use to paint mittens, punch snowflakes and even cut paper to shape it like a snowflake.
”As this New Year approaches find inspiration around you, and motivation within you, to be all that you can be.” – Kate Summers
// HAPPY NEW YEAR! //
// Hibernation Week: Curriculum Update //
This week we celebrated Hibernation day as our last day before the Holidays. It was a great way to bring in the Holiday spirit. We sang songs, danced and elementary children visited us and performed hibernation songs for us. We also hibernated in our classroom wearing pajamas and ate pizza for lunch.
Yellow Room children were excited for the upcoming holidays and some of them shared their holiday itinerary with us during circle. We at the Yellow Room wish everyone very Happy Holidays and look forward to seeing everyone in the New Year!
“The Holiday Season is a perfect time to reflect on our blessings and seek out ways to make life better for those around us.” - Terri Marshal
// Hibernation Week //
// Curriculum Update: First Week in December //
Learning about the Solar system has been a topic of interest in the Yellow Room since the beginning. To extend our study on the same we talked about the ‘Big Bang’ where it all started. Yellow Room students were eager to listen and learn about how our space came into existence.
Yellow Room students are finishing up their art projects for the upcoming ‘Night Of The Arts’ event. Their artwork will be seen next week displayed outside the classroom.
We also continued to study Bubbles who is our classroom pet and took him out of his tank time to time for Yellow Room friends to interact with our tortoise. We also reviewed our lesson on migration, hibernation and adaptation and are continuing to study that further.
“Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world.” - Maria Montessori.