Welcome back, Owl relations! Happy, healthy New Year to all!
We settled back into the AFS routine very quickly by taking a trip right away to visit Jason, our music teacher, who introduced us to hand drums. We tried out the different ways to use the drums: exploring hard and soft palm hits, finger taps, circular and up-and-down rubs, and more. We also practiced following rhythms, first by drumming together in (relative) unison, and drumming to the rhythm of songs. We also watched a video clip of Buster Williams, who is a renowned jazz bass player, and who is coming to visit our school at the end of January! He is giving a special performance to Early Childhood, and we are certainly very excited!
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| Buster Williams! |
We worked on some science experiments in our classroom, discovering what happens when you mix vinegar (that had a little color added to it) and baking soda. We'll spoil it for you-it bubbles! Not only was this an activity that taught about how things can change, creating chemical changes, but because the colors were incorporated, it became a color mixing activity as well.
We also became involved in various book-making, wooden train-playing, magnatiling, and big playgrounding. All in all, we are back in full swing!
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| Moon Seed |
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