“Pumpkin pumpkin big and round
How I wonder where you’re found
In the soil your roots will dig
On a vine you grow so big
Pumpkin pumpkin big and round
How I wonder where you’re found..”
Back on a beautiful blue sky day in September, the children were given the task of working together to choose one perfect pumpkin for our classroom from the fields at Windy Hill Orchard. This beautiful pumpkin adorned our science table, was the throne for our “Pumpkin King” game and alas, it has become a jack-o-lantern.
Our before school artists designed and drew the face and scooped out the innards. The final masterpiece will smile upon our classroom for a few more days and then be removed to the back hillside where it will become a possible winter home for a wee creature as in the story “Mousekin’s Golden House.”
"That's a cool jack-o-lantern!"
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Please join us on Wednesday, May 4th between 5:30 and 7:00 p.m. at the Dublin Village Park (right next to our school) to celebrate the amazing creative talents of our DCP children. Art work that they have created since the beginning of the school year will be on display for all to view. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments, a craft activity for the children, and a year in review slideshow will be the highlights of the evening.
We also have a family-oriented raffle with a huge assortment of prizes. Many local businesses have generously donated a great variety of items. Some of the raffle items include a $50 Target gift card, Toadstool gift certificate, $50 gift certificate to Hobb’s Jewelry Store, a pet sitting coupon, a buy one get one week of DCP summer camp, gift card to Carr’s Store, Movie tickets, Bagel Mill gift certificates, Nonie’s gift certificate, Brady’s gift certificate and much much more! Tickets can be purchased at DCP, at Olde Towne Laundry in the plaza on Rte. 202 in Peterborough, and up until 6 p.m. the night of the show. The tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. You need not be present to win. All proceeds will help support the programs at DCP as well as help us replace a broken glider on the playground. Thank you for any support you can offer! We hope to see you at this fun event!
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Have you ever wondered what if felt like to be a dinosaur? For the past three weeks, we have been exploring their fascinating world. In our science area, we have real fossils to examine. Our sand table has been crawling with dinosaurs. We have had “paleontologists” extracting dinosaur bones from plaster with small hammers and brushes. Did you know that the meat eating dinosaurs had large, sharp teeth? The plant eaters had small teeth and actually needed to eat stones to help their digestion much like birds today. We have read some great dinosaur stories and have even dressed like dinosaurs. The children got to feel what it would be like to have really big feet like a dinosaur (thanks to some local shoe stores who donated boxes that we transformed into dino feet)!
Whoa!
Scientists believe that there were many changes occurring with the earth way back then which led us to a discussion about earthquakes and volcanoes. We simulated a volcano in our sand table so successfully that it hit the ceiling! The excitement was immeasurable. Like all good scientists, we had to repeat the experiment several times. What fun!
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