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We came back after a wonderful spring break. This week, we learned about healthy foods. The children have the opportunity to explore different vegetables and fruit. The children learn that our body need fruits and vegetables to fuel our energy. Th children used vegetables to paint and explore different patterns. We finished this week with a field trip to Marbles Museum. It was great to explore the different areas. Después de unas vacaciones de primavera maravillosa. Esta semana, aprendimos acerca comida saludable. Los niños tuvieron la oportunidad de explora diferentes vegetables y frutas. Los niños aprendieron que nuestro cuerpo necesita frutas y vegetales que nos da energía. Los niños usaron vegetales para pintar y explorar diferentes patrones. Terminamos esta semana con un paseo al museo de Marbles. Fue una gran oportunidad para explorar diferentes áreas . 

We are learning about healthy food, but we also celebrated the week of the young child. This week was filled with different activities. On Monday, Ms. Amy taught us how to dance and move our bodies. On Tuesday, we had a special guest, Mr. Matt, he read to our class a great book “I Really Like Slop” and Ms. Tracy and Ms. Jennifer help us to prepare a delicious and healthy snack. On Wednesday, we learned about safety through a great puppet show. We learned about crossing the street and the importance of using a helmet. On Thursday, we decorated a pot and planted a flower and on Friday, we used each family handprint to create a beautiful flower that represents our school family. We want to wish them a wonderful spring week!  Estamos aprendiendo sobre alimentos saludables, pero también celebramos la semana del niño pequeño. Esta semana estuvo llena de diferentes actividades. El lunes, la Sra. Amy nos enseñó a bailar y mover nuestros cuerpos. El martes, tuvimos un invitado especial...

We continue learning about the human body. The children learned about the skeleton.  We learned that a baby has more bones that an adult. When we are born the bones are separate and they glue together through the years. Baby has 300 bones and an adult have 206 bones. At the science table, we learned the importance of bones and muscles. The children used straw and people to learn how bones hold our body. We learned that bones help our body move. We learned about our lungs. The children experimented with balloons and exercise their lungs. Also, We measure parts of the body. At the sensory table we learned about blood. We learned that white blood can make us sick and that we need to take medicine to prevent sickness. This week was full of learning. We decided to learn about healthy food.  Seguimos aprendiendo sobre el cuerpo humano. Los niños aprendieron sobre el esqueleto. Aprendimos que un bebé tiene más huesos que un adulto. Cuando nacemos, los huesos están separados...