We met J. Page!

Today we had a special visit from local La Jolla author, J. Page.   We had  a wonderful time with her. J. Page read us “The Bullfrog Story,” spoke to us about courage and safety, and brought goodies!  We got to … Continue reading

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Tyler Time at Ten Months!

Tyler visited us for the eighth time this year.  What a change from the 3 month old baby whom we met in September! First of all, he did NOT stay in one place in the middle of the circle. He … Continue reading

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Greater Than and Less Than

We are beginning to use the symbols for “greater than” and “less than.”  To aid in our understanding, we created hungry alligators that are anxious to eat our precious fish!

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Eric Carle Painting

Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other spectacular children’s stories, can teach us a lot about art!  We are busy painting paper in his style to create our own pictures.

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Thanksgiving Feast

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The Scarlet Macaw

We use an environment to learn about the animal kingdom.  This year, the kindergarten is focusing on the environment of the Ya’axche’ tree in the tropical rain forests of Belize.  During our study of birds, we focused on the scarlet macaw and created beautiful … Continue reading

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We have a new student!

In November we had the pleasure of welcoming a new student!  So here is a new class picture with all 9 students.

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Planting our Garden

In Kindergarten, we are constantly building our understanding of growth.  What things grow, how things grow, how long it takes for things to grow, and part of that discovery is faciliated by our garden.  We planted sweet pea seeds, water … Continue reading

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Building the Ya’axche’ Tree

Soon, our classroom will host a very large, very important tree!  We are busy planning, painting and building our Environment.We can’t wait to meet the animals who come to visit! Stay tuned to see all of our hard work as … Continue reading

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We know our Environment!

After weeks of hints, clues, and guesses, we finally found out that our environment is the Ya’axche’ (pronounced yash-chay) Tree in the Belizean tropics. THE YA’ AXCHE’ TREE The Ya’axche’ is a magnificent tree with an abundance of flora and fauna … Continue reading

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