Thee Buckeye Bulletin
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Reptiles:
We slithered into learning about reptiles and what makes a reptile, a reptile. First, reptiles are vertebrates as all the animals we will discuss. They are cold blooded and are born from hard shelled eggs. Many people think snakes are slimy but they are dry and scaley as all reptiles are. Our classroom reptiles are Crusty (Crested Gecko), Spots (Leopard Gecko), Pumpkin (Corn Snake), Milky Way (Ball Python), and the class favorite George (Bearded Dragon).
Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: G g
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bid
A Word From Mr. John (Time, time, time to the tune of Hazing Shade of Winter by Simon and Garfunkle or The Bangles):
The scientific explanation…. Yes, a toilet paper roll seems to run out faster near the end because the radius of the roll gets smaller, meaning each full rotation dispenses less paper than before. While you pull off the same length of paper each time, the roll must spin faster to compensate for its shrinking size. This effect combines with a change in rotational inertia to make the paper feel like it is disappearing more quickly.
Cultural Subjects:
Did You Know (Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust)?:
Here’s an interesting (and gross) science fact for you: According to researchers at Imperial College London, humans shed around 200 million skin cells each hour—and they have to go somewhere when we’re indoors. If the idea of skin dust isn’t sitting well with you, you should know that a report from the American Chemical Society found that a skin oil called squalene naturally helps reduce indoor ozone levels by up to 15%—so it’s not all bad.
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 9 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with Lebanese dialect).
Know Your Languages (Arabic with Lebanese dialect):
Specials Spot(ASL, American Sign Language):
Peek In Our Week:
She is working on the Knobless Cylinders. The purpose of Montessori knobless cylinders in a “matching” context is to develop a child’s capacity for visual discrimination of dimensions, such as height and diameter, by requiring them to independently identify and order cylinders from thickest to thinnest or shortest to tallest. This challenges the child to use their own judgment rather than a physical knob or slot, fostering concentration, independence, and spatial awareness.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Amphibians
Letter Of The Week: H h
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bit
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten:
Landforms
Synonym Of The Week: ACTIVE: lively, energetic, dynamic, vigorous
Sight Words Of The Week: you his
Next Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time; To the hour
Synonym Of The Week: CALM: peaceful, quiet, inactive, serene, slow
Sight Words Of The Week: for wish
Future Happenings:
*NO SCHOOL: Friday October 10th through Monday October 13th
*Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th
Friends, Frolic, And Fun:
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Food):