Series of changes

What an exciting week it has been for the Perky Preschoolers!

A wonderful time to delve into learning about life, change and growth.

We started off the week with 'hanami' together with some of the Preschool moms.

Appreciating the time

to be out there under the warmth of the beautiful sun

surrounded by the the colorful sakura flowers

children running after the birds, thee bees, and the butterflies

It was such an amazing feeling!

Being present, being in the moment.

Back in the classroom, they continued with the "See, Think and Wonder" chart from their hanami experience.

As we continue to learn about how all living things go through the process of change, we have been fortunate to be visited by Ms. Faye's friend Tamami and her lovely daughters Aira and Rina.

They explained to us the process of the chicken's development.

They brought with them "Henrita", the hen, who gave away her 12 eggs for the Preschooler's safe-keeping.

The preschoolers gently put the eggs inside an incubator - a machine that creates the perfect conditions for an egg to develop and hatch successfully. Since "Henrita" laid many eggs we decided to adopt a few and the incubator will recreate the role that she' supposed to play.

Since the preschoolers also identified that animals need love and care, they made sure that they are creating a peaceful and quiet environment in the classroom for the eggs to grow. They have been responsible to quietly talk and say "hello" to the eggs everyday.

We continued collaborating with each other and talked about our wonderings and some of our AHA moments.

We did a BOOK WALK and used our different skills of a good reader, such as: looking at pictures, reading, making connections, and using context clues to ask or get information.

This week, we also celebrated the growing up of Taichi turning from 5 to 6 years old!

And sadly, we also celebrated change with our warms big hugs as we said good-bye to our dear friend Mana, and welcomed Shunki in our Perky Preschool class!

Is it just Ms. Faye that sometimes feel that these little ones started Preschool just yesterday?

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