We had a super busy and great week! On Monday we had Palio practice and on Tuesday, the kids performed in front of a great big audience! The rest of the week was filled with visitors and celebrations.
Congratulations to Luke and Reagan! They both celebrated their 4 year old birthdays with the class. We enjoyed hearing about your big days and thank you for the yummy cupcakes!We enjoyed hearing a story called the Police Cloud from Luke's Dad. It tied in so well with our community helpers theme!
The JK kids had their picture taken with the Senior class earlier this week for the yearbook! The big kids were so impressed with the JK kids and loved them to pieces! This is a special time for the JK kids to see and interact with the other students at Roycemore. We are one big family here.
Palio was a big hit! The children loved showing off their skills to their parents and friends! Thank you for being a part of the show.
For more pictures look through the slide show!
We continued to learn through the community helpers theme this week.
Anisa’s mom, Mrs. Jasmine Sebaggala, came to visit the JK class to tell them about being a teacher! Teachers help us learn about many subjects. She showed us a chart of all the things that a teacher can do. She read us a story during snack time. She shared another book titled, Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. The children loved hearing about how teachers are community helpers too! 
Eli’s Dad, Mr. Andrew Ginsberg, came to visit the JK classroom to tell us about his important community helper job. He is a union organizer. He read the story Click Clack Moo to the class. In the story the cows kindly type a letter to the farmer asking for electric blankets for the cold nights. They withhold their milk and eventually the hens withhold their eggs until the farmer will make a deal with them. The children loved the story especially because the ducks get a hold of the typewriter and demand a diving board for the pond. Mr. Ginsberg did a great job explaining how he helps fight for what is fair for the workers! 
Macy’s Mom, Mrs. Annette O’Donnell, came to the JK room to talk about her job as a Roycemore teacher! She wears many hats at Roycemore teaching reading, art, and library. She read a book about being a Scientist to help us learn how she is a community helper and teaches children interesting subjects and helps them display their creativity. She also showed us Scientists are too! She also brought in more community helper books for our classroom library! Thank you Mrs. O’Donnell!!!
The children worked hard on writing thank you cards for all the classroom visitors. Everyone created a safety badge and drew a picture of their safety rule. Each JK kid also used an ink pad to investigate their fingerprints.
The children are enjoying the play clothes and construction tools during free choice and work time. This unit has been great for our listening skills (while our visitors have been hear), creative and exploration with a variety of toys and dress up clothes. They have been inventive and inquisitive.
I hope everyone enjoys their break!
