Starlight

The flutter of springtime critters can be heard during adventures with our Starlight crew! Lots of creepy, crawly coolness is in full swing!

Magic Garden’s annual butterfly hatching is currently underway. Led by Ms. Gail, this experience offers our students a first-hand peek at the beautiful life cycle of painted lady butterflies. Our caterpillar capsules recently arrived and the girls and boys continue to “check in” on these little creatures throughout each afternoon. The students have made countless scientific observations and predictions. Incorporating music, a new, favorite tune is “The Butterfly Song.” Check out the lyrics below (surely, your child can teach you the song!).

“The Butterfly Song”

A fuzzy caterpillar climbed up in a tree.

He wiggled long, he wiggled short.

He wiggled just for me.

I put him in a box.

“Don’t you move,” I said.

But when I opened up that box, he was a butterfly instead.

In addition, the Starlight children have loved creating some gorgeous insect-themed artwork. Bug stamping was an immense hit. Also, they enjoyed painting their own egg carton caterpillars and creating cut grass collages. Do have a look at these masterpieces!

Coming up: An exploration concerning the life of bumble bees, with a new unit on water activities. Very fun!

Twilight

The Twilight friends have been living it up each and every afternoon at Magic Garden. As temperatures climb (slowly), the girls and boys continue to enjoy the splendors of our giant campus. Recently, the children met up with Mr. Chris, the town of Lincoln’s head T-ball coach. As a group, the children learned how to properly hold a bat, make contact with the ball and run bases. As always, the Twilight kiddos hit a homerun In addition, our pupils continue to enjoy soccer games/drills with Ms. Olivia. Kicking strategies and running are only a few skills they have focused on. During all these athletic outings, the Twilight friends have learned about teamwork, sportsmanship and perseverance. Awesome job, kids!

Inside, the Twilight crew always looks forward to settling down for weekly story times. Ms. Maria shares countless literary treasures with the Pre-K children. Some current favorites are Billy’s Worries by Anthony Browne and A Walk to the Great Mystery by Virginia A. Stroud. The Magic Tree House chapter books are also a frequent classroom request. Thanks, Ms. Maria!

Coming up: More visits with Paddington Bear (he has gone home with almost every single family at Magic Garden! Wow! Such a cool community builder!) Also, up next: new science experiments!