Week 3 - Gardens and Bugs!!

Gardens and Bugs!

Week 3 - June 15 - 19  Exploring the Garden and Identifying Bugs

This week we go into the garden - not for fruits and vegetables that we explored in Week Two; this time for bugs - those creepy, crawly insects that live among the plants and thrive in the soil under rocks in the garden. We'll build upon our 5 senses that we explored in Week 1, as we examine all we find. 

The Botanic Gardens will visit on Tuesday AFTERNOON! If your child would like to participate in the presentation on Butterflies, please be advised of the following times: 

2:15 – 3 :00   3/4K             

3:00 – 3:45    K     

*Presentations are in the Family Room

June 15:  Bug Hunt in the Garden

• 9:00 - 9:30   3K
• 9:45 - 10:15    4K1+2
• 10:30 - 11:00   K1+2     

June 16   Butterflies - Botanic Gardens

Two jars of caterpillars will arrive via InsectLore for children to observe as they eat, grow, and transform to chrysalis and then butterfly! This transformation parallels the tadpole transformation taking place in Mrs. Ashley's 4K1 room.  We'll read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and The Pollywog and Caterpillar by Jack Kent. 

June 17     Water Wednesday - Big Slides!!

Memphis Bounce visits with a large blow-up Slip and Slide and Water Slide! 

Please send your child in a swimsuit with a towel and change of clothes!! 

We'll apply sunscreen throughout the morning. 

Please label all items!!

June 18    Scientist Steve Owens presents Bugs!

Father of 4K student Stella Owens brings microscopes, a slide presentation and bugs!!

June 19    Sprout Houses and Bird Feeders
Create mini-greenhouses with seeds, water and ziploc bags and bird feeders with pinecones, birdseed and lard!