KD students continue to learn about fish this week as we make our way through the ocean food chain. We created these fish on acetate. We were careful to account for all fins, the eyes, mouth and gills too! Just wait until you see these hanging from our ceiling!

Thank you to Bennett's mom for being one of our first guest readers for the Spring quarter. If you are interested in becoming a future guest reader, please return the form we sent home earlier this week with your preferred time.

KD students used a technique called pointillism to give this manatee more texture and color. We used Q-tips and shades of gray to give this new friend a Georges Seurat make over! Look for him in our Kindergarten common area.

Visting the wax museum with our buddies

Ocean this week...

Finger painting an ocean scene for our upcoming Splash in the Ocean class book

Happy Half Birthday, Harmon!!

Water beads in the sensory tub! KD students were asked to find ocean animals whose names begin or end with a specific diagraph or begin with a vowel. Once they completed the list of endings and beginnings, they were able to play in the slippery, wet, beads.

We also introduced the beginning of our ocean food chain talking about plankton. Students were asked to draw different types of plankton so we may begin building our classroom ocean. 

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish...

 Students honor Dr. Seuss' birthday by practicing EEKK!, partner reading elbow to elbow and knee to knee, his most favorite titles.

Do YOU oobleck?

OOBLECK!!!
This is actually a recipe for flubber.  We called it ooblek and made it after reading Bartholomew and the Ooblek in honor of Dr. Seussís birthday that was this past Saturday.  Ooblek is a non-toxic, gooey substance that has no practical purpose, aside from being a fun craft project for children. However, adult supervision is recommended during creation and play.  Ooblek can be made in only a few minutes using a combination of borax, glue, and food coloring. You can make approximately 12 ounces of Ooblek. 
1.   Empty a four ounce bottle of non-toxic glue into a clean, empty bowl and stir in ten drops of the food coloring of choice using a wooden spoon. Act quickly before the glue can begin to dry.
2.   Add one teaspoon of borax into one cup of lukewarm water. Stir with a wooden spoon until all of the borax dissolves.
3.   Add the borax solution to the glue mixture, stirring continuously with the wooden spoon. After five to ten minutes, the mixture will thicken into a glob.
4.   Knead the Ooblek with your hands until it becomes smooth and dries completely.
5.   Store the Ooblek in a zipper lock bag. Leave a small hole in the seal and press all excess air out. Seal the bag until the next use.

Enjoy!