NEWSLETTER
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We had a great kick off to 2017. The children
were excited to get back into the groove of school and begin a brand
new study.
For the next few weeks, we will be studying balls. Our investigations
will include: Do all balls bounce? Do all balls roll? What makes balls
move? Who uses balls? What are balls made of?
We started exploring the topic by gathering many different types of
balls. Many children brought some from home to add to our collection
to use throughout our investigations. We promise to take good care of
them and send them back home towards the end of the study.
As we talked, explored, and read about balls this week, the children
generated a chart: What do we know about balls? Monday we will start
a new chart: What do we want to find out about balls? These questions
will lead to our first investigation.
What do we KNOW about balls?
Tallulah
Oliver
Emery
Kian
Shaina
Mila
Nikolai
Samara
Shreyas
Ben
Abby
Adele
Teddy
Jonathan
“Some balls are bouncy.”
“Some balls are round, some are not.”
“Balls are spheres.”
“You can blow balls up with air.”
“If a ball has air, it can float because it’s light.”
“You can play catch and roll balls.”
“Some balls are round and smooth.”
“Balls are squishy.”
“Balls can be solid.”
“Hollow balls have air inside.”
“Some balls can’t bounce, they can roll.”
“Some balls are for playing sports.”
“Balls come in different colors and sizes.”
“Balls are round.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Scheduled WOW! Experiences:
 January 9th Kian’s dad, Abby’s dad, and Samara’s dad are coming
to teach soccer and basketball drills!! Monday, 9-10 am.
We’re so pleased to have 3 of our dads come Monday. Let’s set a goalcan we get all 15 dads in our class to come out at least once during the
ball study? Let’s really WOW the school with our parent participation
this year!
THANKS DADS!!
Future WOW! Experiences to sign up for:
 January 19th Family member or LCCS staff who plays a sport
 January 24th Visit to a sporting goods store or family member
who works in a store that sell balls and equipment
 January 25th Visitor who knows how to use an exercise ball
 January 26th Visitor who can juggle
 January 27th Pet that uses a ball
This study is a great opportunity to have some fun and show off your
skills! Especially for the sport lovers! And wouldn’t it be awesome to
see someone juggle? If you know how to juggle, we’d love to watch and
learn! The simplest of the skill will do just fine!
Please reach out to us with any ideas or your skills of your own too!
Ball Study Celebration: Hudson Lanes Bowling Trip!
(Date and time to be announced)
Ben turns 5 on January 7th “HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!”