Class News: Stingrays

Our Stingrays were very excited when they visited our Butterfly garden and found a chrysalis! We can’t wait to see it turn into a butterfly. While in the garden we also took time to notice all the lovely creatures, flowers, … Continue reading →

Today our Stingrays made Bath Salt gifts for the ones they love. We hope you enjoy them!

Today the Stingrays made Valentine’s Day crowns. The children had to paint glue onto their love hearts and then push tiny paper squares onto it. It was tricky, but we loved our crowns once they were finished.

Today we helped bake some lovely Valentine’s Day inspired treats! We brought them home to share with you so hopefully we didn’t eat them all. Here’s the recipe if you’d like to make some more: Chocolate Pretzels -1 bag of … Continue reading →

Our Stingrays have been enjoying playing house this week as we talk about families and love.

To wrap up our study of plants we painted some large seed pods. We can even shake them to make music!

Today the Stingrays made leaf rubbing artwork and planted Cress.

Today the Stingrays enjoyed a music lesson with Tanya. We sang songs about plants and enjoyed using our bodies to make different sounds. We also practiced our pouring skills using some beans!

Today the children made sunflower pictures and planted basil! They discussed how flowers need sun, soil, and water to help them grow.

This week the Stingrays are learning about plants and the things they need to live and grow! Today at our sensory table they practiced planting seeds with soil, small pots, and little scoops.

We would like to say thank you to Miss Carmen for all of her help during the last few months. We will miss you!

Today the Stingray class finished their theme on nutrition by discussing where our food comes from.

To continue our theme on healthy foods and nutrition the Stingrays made strawberries at the art table today and spinach dip for snack time at the sensory table. Yum!

The Stingray class is learning healthy eating habits this week. They’ve enjoyed shopping in our very own grocery store and creating healthy dinner plates.

The Stingrays are learning about the food pyramid and healthy eating habits. Today the created their own veggie pizzas in art, and helped make pizza for snack using a whole wheat crust. Yum!

This week the Stingray class will be learning about nutrition, the food pyramid, and where food comes from.

Today the Stingrays saw how sugary foods will stick to your teeth. They learned the importance of brushing and were shown how to brush their teeth. We practiced brushing our model teeth making sure to get the top, the bottom, … Continue reading →

Today the Stingrays sorted different types of food that are good for our teeth and foods that we shouldn’t eat too much of. They also sang songs and listened to stories about what a visit to the dentist would be … Continue reading →

This week the Stingrays are learning about how they can take care of their teeth. We had a special visitor named Sonia from Smiles Dental Clinic. Sonia is a dental hygienist and she visited our class with her puppet Luigi … Continue reading →

Today the Stingrays learned how people and animals prepare for cold weather in different ways. People dress warmly and have special winter clothes like hats, boots, and mittens. Animals on the other hand prepare by eating a lot of food … Continue reading →

Today the Stingray class learned about what winter looks like in colder climates. They made paintings of trees with no leaves and conducted an experiment using salt and warm colored water to try and melt large blocks of ice.

The Stingrays made their very own igloo today! Since we don’t have snow in Cayman, we used a large bowl, frosted the outside and covered it with mini marshmallows. We even sipped hot chocolate with our igloo snack. Unfortunately, it … Continue reading →

This week the Stingray students will be learning about what winter looks like in other parts of the world. They will learn how different animals adapt, hibernate, or migrate during winter. They will also learn about wintertime activities that people … Continue reading →

The Stingrays got to use their sense of taste to enjoy the apple crumble they helped make this morning. Boy was it good!

Today the stingray class learned about sound and their ability to hear. Tanya taught the children about sound by using different instruments and discussing the types of sounds they make.

Today the Stingrays explored their sense of smell. The sensory table had smelling jars filled with different spices, flowers, and other scents. The children enjoyed smelling them! At the art table children made flowers with pom poms that were sprayed … Continue reading →

This week the Stingray class will be exploring the 5 Senses. Through the use of play, circle time, and art we will practice using our different senses to help us learn.

This week the Stingray class welcomed back all of our friends who were gone over the holidays! We enjoyed seeing everyone and playing games, painting, and singing some of our favorite songs!