February 2016

Greetings Pre-K Families,

I can't believe how fast the first semester has come and gone!  Report cards were sent home last week in your child's folder and are yours to keep.  February is a fun and exciting month in Pre-K.  We will be taking our very first field trip and will have a celebration in honor of Valentine's Day.  What fun!!

February 1-5: Dinosaurs

*This week is a continuation of "Dinosaurs."  We will be heading to The Broadway Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday mornings for our first field trip.  We will be watching "Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and enjoying a snack of popcorn and a drink!

*We will be learning about letter Oo.

*Our number this week is 10.

*February's family project will be sent home this week.  Please be sure to return it by the deadline!

February 8-12: Valentine's Day

*This week our theme is "Valentine's Day."  We will be making many projects out of hearts!

*We will be learning about letter Vv.

*February's family project is due on Monday and Tuesday.

*We will begin reviewing numbers and this week will review number 1.

*Our Valentine's Day parties will be on Wednesday and Thursday in the afternoon.  Your child is invited to bring in a treat/valentines to share with his/her classmates.  Please know this is not a requirement.  There are 16 students in each class.  :)  

February 15-19: Games

*Our theme this week is "Games."  We will learn how to play many board games as well as learn more about sportsmanship, turn taking, and playing in a group.

*We will be learning about letter Gg.

*We will review number 2.

*February's Families Being Involved slips will be sent home this week!

*There is an EARLY RELEASE day scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18th.

*There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 19th for all grades.

February 22-16: Nursery Rhymes/Rhyming:

*Our theme will be "Nursery Rhymes and Rhyming."  We will be doing many rhyming activities during our days at school.  Please continue to practice finding rhyming items at home.  :)

*We will be learning about letter Nn.

*We will review number 3.

*February's Families Being Involved slips are due on Monday and Tuesday of this week!  The FBI will be Friday, Feb. 26th at 1:15 PM at SES.  We will be watching the movie, Turbo!  Each family will get a bag of popcorn, but feel free to bring other snacks and drinks!  You may also bring chairs or blankets as we will be in the gym.

February 29 - March 4: Dr. Seuss/Rhyming:

*Our theme will be "Dr. Seuss and Rhyming."  We will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday by reading his rhyming stories and making some fun projects.

*We will be learning about letter Rr.

*We will review number 4.

*Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, March 3rd from 3:45-6:30 PM.  These conferences are only for those requested by the teacher or the parent.

FBI-Ice Skating

Today was our ice skating family event at the Simek Recreation Center.  This year, there were so many kiddos who already knew how to skate!  It was really fun watching them zoom around on the ice.  For others, it was their very first time on ice skates, which is equally exciting!  It's really a neat thing to be able to provide this time for families to try something new!

Sada and Mom testing out the skates.

Olivia and her sister Lydia were rockstars on the ice.

Landon tried out skating with his mom and dad.  He was fearless!  :)

Carson came skating for the first time with his mom and sister.

Avery came skating with her mom.

This was AJ's first time skating!  He did a great job.

Nacole started off with a little help but by the end was skating on her own.

January 2016

Happy New Year!  The kids and I both were excited to get back into the swing of things!  They have done an excellent job of adjusting back into the school routine!  Below you will see some of the events happening throughout the month.  We will also begin preparing for our very first field trip!

January 4-7: Winter Clothes

*We will be learning about all of the clothing that we wear during the winter months.  We will also be graphing winter vs. summer clothes.

*We will be learning about letter Ww.

*Our number this week is 6.

*January's family project is due Monday and Tuesday of this week.  We will be making the hat page into a classroom book.

*We will be starting "The Big Cheese".  This is similar to star of the week.  Each child will get a turn to share about their family and be "the big cheese."  This will continue until May.

January 11-14: Snow and Snowmen

*We will be making lots of snow projects this week including a snowflake and a few different kinds of snowmen.  

*We will be learning about letter Ss.

*Our number this week is 7.

*January's Families Being Involved slips are due back Monday and Tuesday this week.

*The ice skating family event will be held Friday, January 15th at the Simek Recreation Center in Medford.  M/W students will skate from 9:00-9:30 and the T/TH students will skate from 9:30-10:30.  Concession stands will be open and there are some ice skates available.  If you have skates at home, feel free to bring them!

January 18-21: Arctic Animals

*We will be learning all about Arctic Animals including polar bears and penguins!

*We will be learning about letter Pp.

*Our number this week is 8.

*Our 2nd fluoride varnish will take place on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

*Please check your child's folder on Wednesday and Thursday of this week for information regarding our first field trip!

*Quarter 2 ends on Tuesday, January 19th.

*There will be NO SCHOOL for all grades on Friday, January 22nd due to teacher inservice.

January 25-28: Dinosaurs

*We will begin learning about dinosaurs this week.  Dinosaurs is a two week theme.

*We will be learning about letter Dd.

*Our number this week is 9.

*The $3.00 snack money is due back to school on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  This will cover popcorn and a drink at our field trip to The Broadway Theatre.