In this week’s class, we read the book Franklin’s Baby Sister by Paulette Bourgeois. In this story, Franklin learns about some of the signs of spring. We then discussed some of the signs of spring in Brookline, including that the snow goes away, the days are longer and flowers grow. It was explained to the children that when the daylight hours begin to increase, one thing that we have to do is to change our clocks, by “springing ahead” and that in the fall, as the days grow shorter, we “fall back.” As a craft, each child decorated his or her own clock, complete with moving hands!
Cooking with the Alphabet with Morah Jessica (Tuesdays)
This week’s Cooking with the Alphabet was a lot of fun! The children made elephant ears for the letter E. With biscuit dough in hand, the children were able to form it into their interpretation of an elephant’s ear and, most importantly, put a little cinnamon and sugar on top. Many of them had never eaten an elephant’s ear, however, rumor had it that they were very delicious. For snack and the letter F, the children were able to create their own fruit parfaits! There were a wide variety of berries and granola that the children shared amongst their friends and they were able to scoop it into their own yogurt bowl. 
Amazing Artists with Morah Larissa (Wednesdays)
This week in our Amanut, we studied Marc Chagall. First, the children looked at some images of Chagall’s work. We discussed what we saw in the pictures, and how the pictures made us feel. Then we read a book about Marc Chagall’s life as an artist. We used oil pastels on construction paper to create our own images inspired by Chagall’s work. We talked about drawing something that is from our imaginations and from our feelings. The children came up with wonderful ideas, including a flying cow and a person in the clouds! Be sure to check our their work which is hanging outside of the Owls' Room. Finally, the children had some time to experiment with materials from the collage bank. The available materials and time to work on something open-ended nurture the children’s creativity and enthusiasm for art.
Music and Movement with Moreh Micah (Thursdays)
Ava and Kylan have been wonderful additions to our Music and Movement class. The children practiced singing “Five Little Ducks” and sounded wonderful. There was a special energy to the “Super Kids” song this week as each of the students wanted to show off the special song to Kylan, who had never heard it before. Songs such as “Aikendrum” and “Green Grass Grows All Around” give the children opportunities to insert their own lyrics into the songs. Last but not least, “A Tooty A Too” served as a wonderful and exciting song that reinforces memory and repetition.
A Special Science Giants Day with Morah Kate
On Thursday, we took advantage of the beautiful weather by scheduling a special back-to-back enrichment session. After the children had finished with their Music and Movement class, they were treated to some Science Giants time! Back by popular demand, the children did some ice excavations and sink or float experiments. After we had snack, the Extended Day students talked about how different it looks outside now from when we last saw the beautifully colored leaves, acorns falling onto our playground and squirrels running everywhere. The children noticed that many of the leaves are now brown, some evergreen trees are still green, the acorns have been hidden away by the squirrels and that many of the animals have been sleeping or have headed to a warmer home for the winter. We then took a nature walk to investigate what everything looks like now before we start to see the blooming of spring. We collected such wonderful things on our walk and in our playground. When we returned to the classroom, each child captured their objects in a contact paper collage. They loved looking at everything with their magnifying glasses!
Counting on Books with Morah Larissa (Fridays)
This week, we read two books about sorting. We tried sorting ourselves out in different ways: girls and boys, children wearing different colors, etc. We worked as a group to try sorting various toys. We then worked independently, sorting various manipulatives by color, size, shape and type.
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