Week of March 16-19, 2015

Week of March 16-19, 2015

Theme: Healthy Food

Focus question: What food keeps me healthy?

Letter of the Week: M

Right to Read Week: Reading Under the Sea

Dear Family,

Getting children to make healthy food choices is often difficult! This week's lessons help prepare children to do just that. They will learn about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, and they will have the chance to taste some healthy snacks. 

Learning Together

• With your child, make a healthy snack such as "Ants On a Log." to do so spread cream cheese or peanut butter on celery sticks and sprinkle with raising.
• With your child, look at advertising fliers from grocery stores. Ask your child to circle pictures of the healthy foods.
• Together, make a graph showing your family's favorite fruits and vegetables.
• Have fun with your child by planning a day's breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu. Ask your child to name healthy fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to include in the meals.

Activities:

• This week we will try a variety of healthy fruits and vegetables. I am asking your child to bring in a favorite fruit or vegetable. I have made a list of whether your child will bring in their favorite fruit or vegetable. On Monday we are going to taste vegetables and make a chart of our favorite ones and on Tuesday we will do the same with fruits.

       Monday- a.m. favorite vegetable: Andrew, Savannah, Elise L., Claire S., and Keerthisri

                      p.m. favorite vegetable: Zach, Brandon, Emma, Patrick, Prathyush, and Avan

       Tuesday-a.m. favorite fruit: Elise P., Claire L., Hunter, Peyton, and Hayden

                     p.m. favorite fruit: Eve, Gabe, Myrrah, Bridget, and David

         Thank you for helping us with this activity.

• We will be sorting healthy and unhealthy food. 
• On Friday we will make healthy recipes together to have for snack.
• We will also be celebrating Right to Read Week, Reading Under the Sea. There are many fun school wide activities planned for the week.
• Monday-bring in a beach towel to keep at school for the week, we will be doing our Dive into Reading each day on our beach towels. Scholastic books coin challenge-bring in pennies and wear sunglasses.
• Tuesday-Scholastic books coin challenge-bring in nickels and wear your favorite hat.
• Wednesday-Scholastic books coin challenge-bring in dimes and wear your favorite beach or ocean shirt.
• Thursday-Scholastic books coin challenge-bring in quarters and dress up as your favorite ocean animal.
• Friday-Art show and book fair in the gym 5-8. The preschool children will have art displayed at the art show. This is also a good opportunity to shop for books at a reasonable price at the Scholastic book fair.

So as you can see we have many exciting activities planned for the week.