Merry Christmas!

Mrs. Magee and Mrs. O'Connor wish you a very Merry Christmas filled with treasures and love and laughter!

Peppermint Experiment

We did a fun experiment this week. Mrs. O'Connor explained that we would be putting peppermints in water to see what would happen. The kids had some good ideas about what would happen such as, it would float or maybe sink, it would go away, it would get wet, it would be cold. After the children generated some predictions, each got a cup and a peppermint to unwrap.
Each Bunny put their cup on the tray and Mrs. O'Connor filled each cup with water. Right away, we began to notice some changes. The peppermints floated and everyone saw tiny little bubbles. We set the tray aside while we had our music time with Miss Cruise.

After music, we checked the tray again and what a big change! The water was bright pink and the peppermints were almost gone. One Bunny suggested they melted, so we had a brief conversation about the difference between melting and dissolving. The peppermints needed a little more time in the water so we headed outside to play.

When we returned to the room, the children discovered that the peppermints were all gone! They got their cups to smell and taste what was inside. It was peppermint water! Sweet and tasty!

Is this science? You bet! We followed the scientific method - hypothesizing, observing, concluding.

The Great Pumpkin Experiment Update 3

Here is our great pumpkin happy, happy in Mrs. O'Connor's yard. It was growing so well until...

...the snow.

So sad.

Will it come back? Stay tuned...

Christmas Fun

We have so many ways to celebrate and prepare for the coming of Jesus. We have a nativity set with lots of pieces. As a group we have read the Christmas story in several books, and the children are able to re enact the story with the Little People. We even have a little song we sing called "A Stable Warm and Dry".
We read a story called "Jesus, Me and My Christmas Tree". It is a vibrant book in the shape of a tree that explains why we put certain decorations on our trees. This story is represented with one of the amazing story bags from the book fair, so we got to act out the story. Each child had a component of the tree and added it as the story progressed.In our office center, there have been quite a few children making their own Christmas cards. We have cards from Christmases past donated to the school and the Bunnies "enhance" them with a personal touch by using stickers, stamps, markers, or whatever the decide they need.

If you have old Christmas cards at home, consider letting your children have them along with some scissors and other simple materials. They will transform those old cards into something completely different in the blink of an eye!!

Boxes of Fun

Seen and heard in the Bunny class last week:
"Huuunh. What's this big box for?"
"Can we get in it?"

"I can hide in it."

"There's one boy in the box."

"Heeheeheehee!!"

"Now there are two boys in the box."
"Can you see me?"
"Close the top."
"Heeheeheehee!!!"

It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas

In Bunny Rabbit class, we began our Advent season by making some decorations. The children used utensils and cookie cutters to decorate big trees. Since trees are something most children recognize from their homes, it's a good place to start. We have also begun to talk about Mary and Joseph and their baby boy, Jesus. We discussed the three gifts that the Wise Men brought to Jesus and we asked the children "If you could give Baby Jesus a present, what would you give Him?" Their responses are posted in window of the classroom. I promise you'll smile when you read them!!

Scarves

This week in music Miss Cruise brought scarves. It was a big hit!! The Bunnies loved dancing around with their fancy, colorful scarves.