Pets

Welcome Back Pre-K,

I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter break and that the Easter bunny treated everyone well!  The kids are bubbling with excitement over their surprise gifts from the Easter bunny!  It's great to see them so happy and excited!  This week, in Pre-K, we will be learning about pets.  We will have discussions about which animals make good vs. bad pets, what happens at the veterinary office and how vets help our pets/animals.  We do not have a letter this week, but please continue to practice recognizing letters and sounds with your child.  This week, we will be doing a fish project with focuses on direction following and listening skills, a snake project which works on cutting/fine motor skills, and a Pet Riddle Book.  Be sure to ask your child about the book...It's a fun one!  Ms. Teresa and I both have dogs that we'd like to bring to school to meet the kids.  We're hoping that the weather cooperates as the kids have heard LOTS about our animals and would love to meet them! 

Please remember that on Wednesday and Thursday of this week we will be going to the Medford Veterinary Clinic for a field trip!  Our class will be going from 9:45-10:15 and will return to school afterwards.  Each class will take a turn going at different times so it is not so crowded and overwhelming.  

UPCOMING EVENTS/REMINDERS: 

~Cans for Kids will end on May 4th.  Please remember to take aluminum cans to Reliable Recycling and tell the workers who your child's teacher is so they can be recorded.

~There will be a presentation by Dr. Laura Shank from the Achieve
Center that will focus on "Current research providing new ideas for
behavioral interventions in children with developmental disorders."
It will be held on Wednesday May 2 from 4:00 to 5:30 in the MAES Media
Room.  Parents and families are invited to attend.

WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD:

Here are the events going on during The Week of the Young Child.  More information will be coming home with your child as well!

***Monday April 23 - Live with Colleen and Uncle Squaty!  Shake it Down and Turn Around!
Performances at 1:00 and 4:30 in the Medford Area Elementary School Gymnasium.  All children and parents are encouraged to attend. 

***Thursday April 26 - Potluck Dinner and Dance
Dinner at 5:00 and Dance at 6:00 pm at Medford Area Elementary School.  DJ Scott Woller will be providing the tunes for the children and parents to dance along with.  MAES will be providing hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and punch and each family will bring a dish to pass.

***Saturday April 28 - Movie at Broadway Theatre
Special movie for early education children and families at Broadway Theatre in Medford at 11:00 A.M.  $5.00 admission and 50% off soda and popcorn.  Kid Friendly Movie to be determined.

Dress up days during The Week of the Young Child include:

Monday = Crazy Clothes Day
Tuesday = Sports Day
Wednesday = Pajamas Day
Thursday = Beach Wear Day
Friday = School Colors Day

Have a great week and hope for some warmer, spring weather,

Ms. Brittany

Here is our dog, Zoe.  She is a Brittany Spaniel and is a sweetheart!

Here Zoe is as a puppy, all tuckered out.

This family picture was taken last fall at Timm's Hill.  Zoe loves to hunt, and run in the woods.