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It's Apple Week In Kindergarten!

September is all about apples for our kindergarten students! If you’ve visited the kindergarten hallway, you’ll notice it’s covered with apple artwork, books and evidence of learning!

Our kindergarten teachers Alex Alford, Braden Cruz, Melissa Shockley, Kari Silvester and Mary Jane Watson have created meaningful learning experiences for students.

Students participated in an apple tasting utilizing a class graph to see which apples they liked the most. They also were introduced to the scientific method with an experiment to coat an apple with 3 different liquids to determine if they could prevent it from turning brown.

One of the highlights of Apple Week for the students is the apple volcano experiment!

“Of course the apple volcanoes are always a favorite", stated Mrs. Alford.

Our kindergarten students also learned about the life cycle of an apple tree and the parts of an apple. The week ended with having a variety of apple themed foods to try on Friday! Sounds like quite the tasty and fun week!

Doing Relationships Well: The Tie That Binds

Relationships are some of the most precious gifts that can bring us tremendous joy. At PCA, even among the youngest ages, we strive to promote and protect relationships, working to cultivate love and respect for one another.

In Kindergarten, those bonds began forming in the very first days of school as students in Mrs. Alex Alford's class created "All About Me" bags. Students brought in items from home and then shared with the class the things inside their bags.

"We love doing “All About Me” bags at the beginning of the year because it really gives the kids a chance to connect with one another," said Alford. "Kindergartners often come in feeling nervous so it’s important to build relationships right away. They love hearing about their friends and sharing about themselves and finding things that they have in common. It also gives the students a chance to learn more about me because I do my own bag, too!"

May God continue to bless and grow these relationships throughout each student's many years at PCA!