Week of March 18-21, 2013

Week of March 18-21, 2013

Themes: Dinosaurs and Rhyming Words

Letter of the Week: N

Show and Share Letter: N

Last week we had fun celebrating St. Patrick's Day. We used a little science to mix the right colors to dye choo-choo wheel noodles. We then used the pasta and matched them by color to a rainbow. We also made a sparkly shamrock with Karo syrup paint and glitter. We did some shamrock patterning and counting throughout the week. The sensory table had water that was colored green in it. We also began using our listening center to listen to a variety of stories. I am sure you heard that the trick leprechaun also visited preschool. Not only did he lead us on a shamrock trail to the bathroom where he used one toilet (ask you children how we know) when we got back to the room he had clearly made a big mess. The leprechaun did make up for it though because he left behind a pot of coins that we shared with the whole class.

Next week we will finish our study of dinosaurs and work on identifying rhyming words. The children will be finger painting a dinosaur and will be making a dinosaur headband to wear during some dinosaur movement activities. We are also going to have a science experiment about volcanoes and how they erupt. We watch a volcano erupt in our classroom. We will work individually and in small groups to identify rhyming words.

Next week is also Right to Read week at school. There will be many fun activities school wide including daily read alouds and science experiments. We have some buddy reading sessions scheduled with two third grade classrooms. Each day we are having a coin challenge to earn money to buy books for the school, we can also earn an ice cream party for bringing in the most coins. There are special themes each day as well. All of this is explained in a newsletter that came home on Thursday with your child. 

Upcoming events: March29-April 7 Spring Break-No School