Week of December 15-18, 2014

Week of December 15-18, 2014

Theme: Holidays Around the World

No Letter of the Week

Dear Parents,

This week we will be celebrating Holidays Around the World.  We are going to work on making some holiday crafts and surprises this week at school.  We will also be having a Christmas Around the World celebration at school on Tuesday. We will be traveling to the other preschool classrooms to find out how some other countries celebrate during this time of year.  On Wednesday we will have our holiday party, parents are welcome to join us and participate in all of the activities with their children. The a.m. party will be 10:15-11:00 and the p.m. party will be 1:30-2:30.  On Thursday don't forget to wear your pajamas to school for Polar Express day.  We will be finishing up all of our holiday activities and then watching a holiday movie together.

Upcoming dates:

• Tuesday, December 16-Christmas Around the World
• Wednesday, December 17-Holiday Party a.m. 10:15-11:00, p.m. 1:30-2:30.
• Thursday, December 18-Polar Express Day, wear your pajamas to school.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday break. School will resume on Monday, January 5, 2015.

Week of December 8-11, 2014

Week of December 8-11, 2014

Theme: My community & Holidays

Focus Question: How can I help my community?

Letter of the Week: O

Dear Parents,

This week we will continue to discuss how we can be helpful to others, in our classroom and at home.  We will work on a list of ideas of things the children can do to be helpful in each setting. 

We will also begin our holiday celebrations by reading several versions of the Gingerbread Man and comparing and contrasting how each version is the same or different. We also have two different Gingerbread stories to read including: The Gingerbread Baby and The Gingerbread Man Loose at School. Utilizing the gingerbread man we will do several activities that include counting, matching colors, identifying identifying letters and graphing.  The children will have the opportunity to decorate their own Gingerbread Man.

This week in the dramatic play area we have set up a bakery. The children will have the opportunity to role play baking as well as taking orders and exchanging money. This is a good opportunity for the children to engage in cooperative and pretend play.  During activities like this the children have the opportunity to practice such skills as sharing, trading and compromising.  

Upcoming dates and activities:

Star of the Week: David, p.m. class

Letter of the Week snack: Eve Reid, letter O

Show and Share Letter O: December 11

Christmas around the world: December 16

Holiday Party: December 17th  a.m. 10:15-11:00, p.m. (time change) 1:30-2:30

Polar Express Day (last day before break): December 18th-wear your pajamas to school