Weeks of May 20-23 & May 28-30

Weeks of May 20-23 & 28-30

Theme: Beach & Summer

No Show and Share

Last week was a fun filled week of ice cream. We counted ice cream, made ice cream cones and graphed and counted our favorite flavors of ice cream. On Thursday we made ice cream sundaes with our favorite flavors of ice cream and toppings.

Over the next two week, the last weeks of preschool for this school year, we will be talking about the Beach and Summertime activities.  We will be making some beach sea creatures and reading many stories about the beach. We will be doing some rhyming, following a maze and sorting of beach and land animals. We will also be making a beaching snack to eat at school. 

Looking back over the school year it is amazing to see where all of the children started and how much they have grown. I am hoping that everyone has a safe summer. For those who will be returning next school year we are looking forward to seeing you in the fall and for those moving on to kindergarten we wish everyone a great kindergarten year.

Reminders:

May 22nd class parties: a.m. 10:00-10:45, p.m. 1:30-2:15.

May 23rd district wide literacy training-preschool teachers will not be there at arrival and drop off for car riders so please make sure you have your car number displayed in your car.

May 30th-last day of preschool

Week of May 13-16, 2012

Week of May 13-16, 2013

Theme: Ice Cream

Show and Share: Choose an item and bring in 11-20 of the same item

Last week we learned about insects. We know that all insects have six legs and they crawl or fly. We read several different stories including "The Very Lonely Firefly," "The Very Grouchy Ladybug," and "The Very Quiet Cricket." We made bug fingerprints in a garden scene, played an an letter sound matching game and played a firefly counting game. This week all of the children were introduced to the newest curriculum materials in our classroom: Tag Readers. All the children were taught how to use the equipment, how to use the Tag Reader to read a book and how to put the materials away when they are finished. The Tag Readers are part of our literacy program.

This week we will begin celebrating ice cream. We will spell ice cream flavors with letter tiles and dry erase markers. We will also do a variety of counting activities. We will also do some sorting of our favorite flavors of ice cream (chocolate or vanilla) which will lead to tasting our favorite flavors of ice cream. We will make a sticky, puffy ice cream craft.

I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day! Next week is our transition conference week for those student's who are currently on IEP's and are going to kindergarten next school year. Parents who are attending these conferences, which would be parents in the p.m. class whose children are currently on IEP's and will be going to kindergarten next school year, please check you invitation for the time of your IEP conference and we will see you then.

Upcoming events:

End of Year Party: May 22

Last day of Preschool: May 30

Week of May 6-9

Week of May 6-9, 2013

Theme: Bugs

Show and Share: May 9th Choose a number 1-10 then bring in that many of the same object

Last week we talked about plants and how they grow. We read a story called, "Up, Down and Around," we talked about how different plants grow up, down and around. We used our body to tell the story, we grew up when we talked about plants growing up, we went down when we talked about plants growing down and we turned around when we talked about plants growing around. We also made a picture and placed pictures of plants up if they grew up and down if they grew down. We had dirt in the sensory table with shovels, pots and seeds. We also planted our own sunflower seeds and we are watching for them to spout. 

This week we will be talking about bugs. We are going to play a firefly game and practice counting. We are going to read the stories, "The Very Lonely Firefly," and "Sam the Firefly." We are also going to plant an ant game matching letters on ants to the beginning sounds of different foods. We will be adding bugs and making foam bees. We will also be making fingerprint bugs.

On Thursday May 9, all of the preschool teachers have to attend a district wide transition meeting. There will be substitutes in our classrooms who will also be putting the children into cars at the end of the day. We will be leaving a list for the substitutes with the students name, car number and the color/type of car that typically picks them up on that day. Please remember to place your car number in your window, this will facilitate the process. Please be patient, Thursday dismissal may take a little longer than usual as they are not familiar with the cars. They may need assistance with buckling children into car seats as well.

At this point of the school year unless you have specifically heard from me I do not have any concerns about your child, however, if you would like to have a conference please let me know and we can schedule a time to meet.

Upcoming dates:

End of school party: May 22 a.m. 10:15-11:00; p.m. 1:30-2:15

May 30th-Last day of preschool