If your Kinder has come home this week sounding like a Germophobe, it's because we've been studying all about germs, and how to stay healthy!  We looked at real pictures of bacteria and viruses, learned about how they are everywhere, and that some are good for us, and some make us sick.  We practiced sneezing into a tissue with a spray bottle, and used some Glow-Germ lotion to practice washing our hands really well!  We were all surprised how many "germs" were left still on our hands!

We've been enjoying Kinder Tech. We got to visit the MakerSpace this week, and had lots of fun  building cubelet robots that could roll, spin, beep, and flash depending on how they were put together!  

The kids built some great things out of legos...

They also created an ice cream store... Makerspace is great for the imagination in more than one way!

We focused on the awesome writing trait of "ideas" this week.  We talked about having a "brainstorm" so here is our literal "brainstorm" of ideas for our Halloween costume journal page. 

We had time later in the week to play with our Bee Bots again during KinderTech time.  This time they figured out that they have a "memory", so you can tell them exactly what to do and they will do it. (Precursor to computer coding 😊.) The kids built mazes and programmed the Bee Bots to go through the mazes!

Friday afternoon is always a great time for a messy, fun art project.  We are learning about the four seasons, and created handprint trees to represent each season!

Don't forget that Monday is an early release day, and Parent-Teacher Conferences begin Monday afternoon at 2:15.  Please contact me if you won't be able to make it or forgot your appointment time.  I am excited to share your child's progress with you!