Dear Parents,
On Monday we made Valentine cards for people we love.
Afterwards, we looked in our books for pictures of control panels to copy for our spaceship. We made four control panels, one for each section of the ship.
During one of our practice Blast Offs the astronauts became so distracted pushing buttons that we had to abort the trip. We decided to remove the control panels for the actual Blast Off and reinstall them in the spacecraft for play later.
Valentine’s Day was a sweet success! After we sorted the cards and treats, one person started crying when he realized we were not going to indulge immediately. We reminded him that he would get to take all his treats home.
Our Blast Off was exciting! We made it to the moon and back safely. The astronauts were astronomically excited to try real astronaut food after the parents left. We shared some freeze-dried Neapolitan ice cream sandwiches. One person said she didn't just like it, she loved it!
Pajama Day was a sleepy affair.
On the day after our Blast Off we watched a video of a NASA’s Artemis moon rocket blasting off. The children kept asking, “Is this Real?!” It was very real. The ground control gave reports that it started at 128 miles per hour but near the end of the video it was going over 6,000 mph. The class was mesmerized. The video was fourteen minutes long and we watched at least ten minutes. They asked why it was taking so long? We said because it is a real spaceship and these things take time.
Have an unbelievable break,
Therese