Announcements:
- We have just had a wonderful year! Thank you for sharing your children with us!!!
- Remember there are no more classes for the year!
- Next week is the preschool garage sale, on Wednesday the 23rd from 4-7pm for local preschools/daycares and parents of students; and on Thursday the 24th at 9:00am open to the public. (Cash only for all sales)
Activities:
- Theme: Safety in the Summer!
- Mortimer the puppet introduced the letter Z- he had a zipper! He was so sad to say "good-bye" to the children - he brought the kids a picture of him so we will remember him. Ask you child if we looked for Mortimer on our fieldtrip in the Friday class?
- Song: "We're going on a picnic!": "we're going on a picnic to the park today; and if it doesn't rain we'll be gone all day!"
- It was fun to have a picnic outside next door to the school on Thursday!
- Dora's clues: tent, flashlight, backpack --- Dora wants to go camping!
- Books: Hide and Seek Safety; Beach Day
- Excuse for snack activity: the children cooperatively built a creation on a tray and carried the creation together!
- We let our 5 butterflies go -- they all flew away!
- Have a wonderful summer!
May 10, 2012
- OPEN HOUSE THIS WEDNESDAY THE 16TH AT THE SCHOOL FROM 4-7PM in recognition of Carol and Mary!
- Happy Mother's Day!
- **Picnic outside on lawn next door to the school on Thursday - BRING A LUNCH! :)
Activities:
- Ask us about our field trip - we had a great time!! We enjoyed... riding the bus, eating our ice cream snack, and watching a cartoon about "Goofy" at Carol's house!! Then we got to go to the park - it was a very fun day!!!
- Snack Helper: Laine
- Project: wrap our Mother's Day gifts!
- You get to keep the Booklet of Experiences -- enjoy!
- Dora's clues: black, black, black... we found black paper and Carol blew bubbles and we caught the bubbles on our black paper!
- Books: Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere; A Butterfly is Born
- Mortimer the puppet introduced the letter Y - he had a yo-yo in his mouth!
- We've got mail: Lots of Bubbles: here's a project you can do at home: put bubble solution in a dishwashing tub, and give the children a clean flyswatter. They can dip the flyswatter in the solution, remove it, and wave it around to see all the bubbles it will create!
- Song: "Pop, goes the Bubble": "Mix the soap and water up; To make a bubble mixture; Blow through the wand and watch it float; Pop! Goes the bubble!"
Announcements:
- Remember our bus field trip is this Thursday May 10th! The kids are so excited!
Activities:
- Helpers this week: Caite and Cameron
- Theme this week: Gardens!
- Books: Seeds Get Around, The Vegetable Garden, and Seed to Plant
- We've Got Mail: We found a flower experiment! Make a fresh cut on the bottom of the stem and put the flower in colored water - blue food coloring seems to work the best - watch the flower change to a pale blue color!!!
- Mortimer the puppet introduced the Letter X! Mortimer ws hurt and he brought an xray to show us!
- Dora's clues: small, medium and large rectangles - Dora likes rectangles!
- Dismiss for snack activity: Match the colored bird to the birdhouse! Count the number of shapes and match to the numeral!
- Song: May is Here (sung to Are You Sleeping?): I see daisies, i see daisies; Bloom in May, bloom in May; May's the month for flowers; No more April showers; May is here, May is here!
- Projects: Mother's Day Gift! We also measured the children to see how much they have grown for their booklets!
April 26, 2012
Announcements:
- Thank you for all of your pizza orders and donations!
Activities:
- Ask us about our walk to the post office - what other stores did we see? Where do the letters go when you mail them? Did we see any "behind the scenes" activities? Be sure to look for your family letter in the mailbox!
- Snack helpers: Colten
- Projects: "I feel....." - story for our booklet; and we finished our number book!
- Dismiss for snack activity: match the ovals - match numerals on the oval eggs!
- Dora's clues: we found small, medium, and large ovals - and we matched them!
- Books: Some Babies Are Wild; Baby Animals
- Song: "Baby Animals", sung to "are you sleeping?": Baby animals, baby animals; Oh so small, oh so small; They're cute and sometimes cuddly; They play and eat and sleep; Baby animals, baby animals!
Announcements:
- PIZZA PICKUP APRIL 26TH AT 5:45-6:15PM at Small Wonders!
- Due to possible road construction, if the access to the parking lot is blocked, please park on the street and come down the stairs to get into school - thank you!
- WALK TO THE POST OFFICE THIS THURSDAY - dress accordingly for outside weather - and wear good walking shoes!
Activities:
- Theme: Our Beautiful Earth!
- Snack Helpers: Laine
- Art Projects: Frog headband.... ask your child what does their frog like to eat??; Letter to family and friends- Ingredients for friendship -- We will be mailing these to our families when we go to the Post Office on April 26th!
- We've got mail: We found two bowls of water with plastic fish in each bowl.... One stays clean and the other you put garbage into.... We talked about pollution and which fish will be healthier and happier!
- Song: Picking up Litter: (sung to the tune of "If you are happy and you know it").... "If you see a piece of litter pick it up!; If you see a piece of litter pick it up!; It's an easy thing to do; Takes a second, maybe two; If you see a piece of litter pick it up!!"
- Spunky the Squirrel - came to ask us to take care of the trees and keep our earth clean. Trees are the home for many animals!!
- Books: Why Should I Recycle; Where Did All the Garbage Go?
- Excuse for snack activity: follow a direction and make a pattern
- Mortimer the puppet introduced the letter W--- he had a Wrist Watch on!!
- Dora's clues: purple paper, purple marker, purple crayon-- Dora had a fun book about purple!
Announcements:
- Flip Flops on your feet: aren't safe in the classroom and are not acceptable for field trips - thank you!
- Pizza fundraiser orders were due today.
Activities:
- Theme: All about birds!
- Snack Helper: Jazlyn & Andrew
- We've Got Mail: Rainy Day Clothing-- we explored and compared the material used for rainy day clothing to those used for everyday wear! A fun way to investigate water absorption!
- Dora's clues: Baby birds with mouth wide open in the nest, brand new baby birds with no feathers, robin feeding baby birds...... Dora found a nest and she loves Spring! We learned about baby birds!
- Books: The Best Nest, No Roses for Harry, Spring is Here
- Dismiss for Snack Activity: match the animals and birds -- scales, fur and feathers - which goes to which animal? We also analyzed which colored bird goes into this colored house?
- Songs: Birds are Flying in the Air: Birds are flying in the air; flying flying everywhere! Blue birds, black birds, red birds too; They will sing a song to you!
- Mortimer the puppet introduced the letter V! He found a Vest to wear! Help your child discover other words that start with the letter V!
Annoucements:
- No School April 2-6 - Spring Break!
- See your newsletter for details re: Spring 2012 Pizza fundraiser!
Activities:
- Theme this week: creatures: ants.... zoo!
- Snack Helpers: Laine and Norah
- Art projects: oval collage; and Q-tip painting of oval
- Mortimer the puppet introduced the letter U - he found an umbrella!
- We've got mail: we found a demonstration called "magic copper cleaner": We put a penny in white vinegar and salt and watched what happened: it turned into a shiny penny very quickly!!
- Dora's clues: bubbles, bubble handle, bubble jar - Dora wants to blow bubbles outside!
- Books: The World of Ants, Where do Ants Live, and Zoo Animals!
- Dismiss for snack activities: zoo animal match, and match the golashes!
- "I see the animals!" game: "Do you see the elephants stomp, stomp, stomp? (children stomp); Yes we see the elephants stomp, stomp, stomp! (repeat action); Do you see the kangaroos hop, hop, hop? (children hop); Yes we see the kangaroos hop, hop, hop! (repeat action); Continue with: birds flap, monkeys scratch, bears growl, penguins waddle, etc.
- "Oh Where" song (sung to "oh where oh where has my little dog gone?): Oh where, oh where does the (zebra) live? Oh where, oh where is his home? Is it in the water or on the land? Oh where or where does he roam? (repeat with other animals)
