X Rays | Color Paddles | Veggie Harvest

Announcements
Ms. Krista will be covering for Ms. Andrea on June 4th. She is very excited to spend the day with the children and has a fun activity planned! Ms. Kellyann will also be here assisting. Lulu's farewell fiesta will be on Wednesday, June 3th.

If your child has been here all year, I will be distributing their portfolio the first week of June, BUT... you all have to promise to return them so we can continue to add to them over the summer, m'kay? :) They will become yours permanently after summer session.

Our summer session enrollment is finalized and we've got some fun activities in store. Session begins Tuesday, June 16th and runs through Thursday, July 2nd. We will have some newbies joining us too!

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Light Table Exploration
X Rays







This week, the children were introduced to the work of Andy Warhol through Colors. We read this book by Susan Goldman Rubin. "This book is truly a treat for the senses: the vividly colored pictures delight the eye and the rhythmical language syncopates a beat. Warhol's illustrations, using his blotted line technique, allow the child's imagination to run rampant while encountering such improbable creatures as a green cat, a red dog, and pink cows..."





Light Projector







Experimenting.



Yoga

"Mooooo!"











Yoga Photos by Kellyann

In the Garden
Morning Glories are blooming in the sunflower house.
Sunflowers are beginning to form too!


The children assisted Kellyann with harvesting veggies on Tuesday.

Art Becomes a Tool for Thinking

Using art as a tool for thinking, children can:

• make their theories and questions visible;
• take new perspectives;
• represent and explore emotions;
• study properties of the physical world;
• deepen their relationship with each other.

Children use their fluency in a range of art languages to make their thinking visible to themselves and to others, to construct new understandings, and to unearth new questions.

Continuing the Line | Rock Mining | Light Projecting | Ava

Extending on our exploration of Line Art, this week, we read another book by Laura Ljungkvist, Follow the Line Around the World. This time, we followed the line around the earth, from the camels of the Sahara Desert to the blue whales of Greenland, from the giraffes of Kenya’s grasslands to the kangaroos of Australia’s Outback, and more. We touched on the informative facts, and when they're a bit older, we can go back to it to learn more facts, and also understand the gentle environmental message.







Meet Ava



She is our newest addition to the Terra Luz family.
Welcome! We are so happy to have you join us, Ava.


Yoga was outdoors again this week.

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Science
Mining for Rocks

We continue our focus on rocks, and Lulu's mama brought in these super cool mining kits (thanks Mama Lisa!). The children sifted, dug, and "mined" for rocks. Check out what they found.











Projecting Light
I invested in an overhead light projector, and it's a hit. The light projector is a wonderful addition to our program because it will provide starting points for conversations, discussions, and opportuntities for small groups of children to play together cooperatively.













Snippets



Lunchtime discussions.
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Splash Days are on Wednesdays and Thursdays, so please remember to send your child's swimsuit on those days. Thank you!

Announcements

Splash Days are here!
We will have Splash Days on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Yippee! Please send your child's swimsuit in their backpack on those days.

Sunscreen: Please apply sunscreen as part of your morning routine, so that they're ready to go when they arrive, since we begin our days outside.

Mosquito repellent: You may also want to spray some mosquito repellent too!

Important Dates:
The last day of school will be June 4th. I will be traveling La Paz, and will return in time to re-open and begin Summer Session on June 16th. :)

For those who have enrolled for our summer session (6/16-7/2), please include tuition for your summer session by June 1st. If you are not enrolled for summer session, tuition for June will prorated for the first week. Tuition is wonky for June, so think I'll just run invoices this week, to avoid confusion.

We will have our "end of year" celebration, and a farewell fiesta for Lulu the first week of June, so we do hope all the kiddies are here that week. I would also like to set up a time to quickly meet with parents that first week of June to go over your child's portfolio from the year.

Thank you!

Line Printing | Outdoor Yoga | Jason

Art



We read Follow the Line by Laura Ljungkvist this week. This book gives a good introduction to Line Art and Line Printing.





Children using the process of line printing often form constructions that they might not be able to draw or write, or might not consider drawing or writing. Children just entering the stage of representational drawing sometimes make a huge leap when offered line printing as a tool for composing pictures, letters and designs. Those individuals struggling with developing fine motor skills will find a new fluent means of expression and a tool for constructing knowledge. Though it may be difficult for children to draw straight lines, they can easily master the process of line printing. The ability to make a series of marks and control their placement not only precedes, but is also essential to drawing, reading and writing, and children will begin to understand a line as a basic element of design.






Snippets


Acrylic on Canvas





Yoga
Yoga this week was outdoors!
Ms. Krista brought her beautiful new yoga Tibetan singing bowl.









In the Garden





Newbies
Welcome to the Terra Luz community, Jason!





Jason is a HUGE fan of the sandbox and light table.
Stay tuned for another addition we'll have joining Terra Luz next week!

Culinary
Mama Melissa subbed for Ms. Kellyann and the children assisted in making whole wheat zucchini and cranberry muffins.



Gratitude
Your children were incredibly excited to help wrap up their handmade gifts for their mamas.



Wishing You All A Wonderful Mother's Day!
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Please continue to send in recyclables too.
Thank you!