During the last couple of weeks, we have started to learn about patterns. We can make patterns out of everything! We learned about AB, ABB, and AAB patterns. Some of us made other patterns like ABC patterns!
In September, we learned that apples come from seeds. A lot of other plants come from seeds too! We explored different kinds of seeds and tried to guess which plant it came from.
We learned that plants are very important. Some plants are good for eating like fruits and vegetables, but we found out that plants have other uses too! We got to explore different plants by smelling and feeling them. Some plants we learned about include:
- Cinnamon bark: smells like yummy desserts and is good for adding to our baking.
- Muna: a special plant from the mountains Peru that is used to make our tummies feel better and it helps with headaches and nausea.
- Basil: we use it for cooking foods like pasta!
- Tea leaves from China: used to make a hot drink that Chinese people love to drink with their meals.
- Sage: important for Indigenous cultures--it is used in smudging- a special ceremonial burning of sage that is believed to be cleansing of bad spirits. Aboriginal people smudge their faces, body, and even their homes!
The apple we dissected in the first week of September has started to change. We made predictions of what will happen to the apple after leaving it out for a few weeks. Then we saw the actual apple and confirmed if our predictions were correct! We noticed that the same thing was happening to our avocado!
We played "What's the Rule?" when sorting our garbage from snack time into two piles. There was one pile with garbage that comes from nature, and one pile that has plastics and other things that aren't from nature. We buried each pile into the dirt and made predictions of what will happen to the different kinds of garbage. A lot of us guessed that the organic pile will turn brown, yucky, and smelly. Some guessed that nothing will happen to the plastic garbage. We will keep checking on our science experiment to see if we're right!
Important Dates:
- October 8- Thanksgiving NO SCHOOL
- October 9- EyeCU coming to the daycare for eye exams (please return consent form if you would like your child to have a comprehensive eye exam covered by Alberta health care)
- October 24- Field Trip to Butterfield Acres (we are still looking for parent volunteers! Please return the parent volunteer form if you can participate)
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