April 2017

April is right around the corner!  Hopefully April will bring warmer weather and lots of sunshine!  I think we are all ready for spring.  I am amazed at how fast the months are flying by.  It is hard to believe in a few short months these kiddos will be heading out my door and onto Kindergarten!  :)  This time of year gets very busy for us in and out of the classroom.  Be sure to check the Classroom Newsletter to find dates, times and information about upcoming events and field trips.  Below you can find info for the month of April!

April 3-7: Easter and Spring

*Easter will be a two week theme.  During these weeks we will make spring and Easter projects, play a fun Easter memory game, and share our own experiences about Easter.

*We will be learning about letters Ee and Bb.

*We will be reviewing number 10.

*Information about April's Families Being Involved workshop will be coming home and will be due back before Easter break.  We will be having a pot luck dinner and dance!

*There is an EARLY RELEASE day on Thursday, April 13th and students are dismissed at 1:52 P.M.

*There is NO SCHOOL for all students Friday, April 14th due to Easter Break.  School will resume on Monday, April 17th.  HAPPY EASTER!!!

PENNIES FOR PETS 

Our Pennies for Pets Fundraiser is under way.  Please help us teach our students about generosity by donating some spare change to the Taylor County Humane Society.  We hope to fill our coin jars by the end of Pets week!

April 17-21: Pets

*We will be learning about pets this week.  We will talk about animals that make good pets and how to take care of these animals.  Students will get to share stories about their own pets or about a pet they wish they could have.

*Our letter is Xx.  We will get to see some X-rays when we go on our field trip!

*Our field trip to the Medford Veterinary Clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19th and Thursday, April 20th in the morning.  If you need to know specific times for the field trip, please contact me.

April 24-28: Seeds and Flowers & WOTYC

*We will be celebrating The Week of the Young Child (WOTYC).  Dress up days are as follows:

--Monday - Pajama Day

--Tuesday - Super hero or princess day

--Wednesday - Crazy hair, socks and inside out day

--Thursday - Beach Day

--Friday -Favorite Sport Day

*We will be learning about Seeds and Flowers. 

*Our letter is Uu.

*On Wednesday and Thursday of this week we will be going to the MAES gym for a special presentation of Hairy and Company at 9:30 AM.

*Thursday, April 27th is Pre-K registration from 3:30-5:30 PM.  This is also the evening of the Beach Party- Pre-K Pot Luck Dinner and Dance.  The dinner will be from 5:00-5:30PM and the dance will be from 5:30-6:00PM in the MAES Commons/Cafeteria.  If your family hasn't sign up, but would like to, please do so ASAP.

PALS testing - Ms. Brittany will be completing PALS testing with each student on Monday, April 24th and Tuesday, April 25th.

GoNoodle

I wanted to share a website with you all that is super fun and gets us up and moving throughout the day.  As you may know, Pre-K students do not go to phy ed class, therefore I try to incorporate movement activities into our daily routines.  These movement activities allow us to get out the wiggles and give our brains a nice little break before moving onto the next activity.  We spend at least 10 minutes a day doing GoNoodle.  The kids actually beg to do this and it has turned into something they really look forward to.  GoNoodle is a free website that you are able to use at home as well.  Feel free to check it out!  Here is a clip of the T/TH kids dancing to one of their new favorite songs, "Cheerleader" from KidzBop.

I really love how the kids try their best when completing these songs and activities.  My FAVORITE part of GoNoodle is hearing them sing parts of this song throughout the day.  Today I heard, "Love Shack, baby love shack!"  and "Bang, bang...on the door baby."  It is just TOO FUNNY!  :)

Leprechaun Surprise!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  

Boy oh boy, were we surprised when we came back from computer lab this week to find GOLD and leprechaun dust in our classroom.  We tried to trick that leprechaun to come into our room by making pots of gold and leprechauns.  He was pretty sneaky and awfully quick and quiet!  While we didn't catch him or see him, he left us a nice note and a small treat. 

Dr. Seuss Week

During Dr. Seuss week at school we did many fun activities to help celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday.  This included making our very own Cat in the Hat headbands.  The students worked on cutting, direction following, gluing and patterning during this activity and came away with a fun headband.  

I have learned an awesome trick while trying to take pictures of 15-16 four and five year olds.  FIRST - they have to all look at the camera and take a nice picture, THEN - they get to take a silly one.  It turns out PERFECTLY every time!  :)

M/W Class

T/TH Class

March 2017

Hello,

Can you believe it is already March?!?!?!?  Hopefully the weather will begin to warm up and spring will be on its way!  Below you will find more information about our March themes and other events that will be taking place.  Please remember that even though the temps may warm up, our playground is still covered in snow.  This means winter clothes are necessary for recess.  I will inform you when winter clothes are no longer needed.  Thanks!!

March 6-10: Zoo

*This week we will be learning about animals that live in a zoo and why we have zoos.

*We will be learning about letter Zz.

*We will be reviewing number 5.

March 13-1: St. Patrick's Day

*This week we be learning about St. Patrick's Day by making leprechaun projects and by talking about shamrocks and luck.  I wonder if that quick and quiet leprechaun will visit our classroom!?!?!

*We will be learning about letter Qq.

*We will be reviewing number 6.

*On Monday and Tuesday Mrs. Weiler, our school social worker, will be coming in to talk to us for social skill time.

*March's family project, The ABC Scavenger Hunt is due on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

*Ms. Brittany and Ms. Paula will both be gone on Wednesday, March 15th as we will be attending a conference.

March 21 - 31: Oceans

*Oceans will be a two week theme.  During these weeks we will make lots of ocean animal projects, pretend we are scuba divers, and watch a fun ocean video.

*We will be learning about letter Oo.

*We will be reviewing numbers 7 and 8.

*Quarter 3 ends on Friday, March 24th.

*There is NO SCHOOL for all students Monday, March 27th due to teacher inservice.

*Report cards will come home Wednesday, March 29th and Thursday, March 30th.