Letter of the Week: T
On Monday, we read sometimes it's TURKEY - sometimes it's FEATHERS by Lorna Balian. When Mrs. Gumm finds a turkey egg, she decides to hatch it, care for the turkey, and have the turkey come to her house for Thanksgiving dinner. For our art project, the boys and girls painted a mural for our Thanksgiving bulletin board display in our classroom. The children stood around the table and painted a large sheet of paper. They used scrapers with various shaped edges to add detail and depth to the mural. As a final step, glitter was added.
On Tuesday, we read A Turkey For Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting. In this book, a turkey is invited to dinner instead of being dinner. For our letter T project, the children decorated the letter T with a turkey. We asked each of the children to tell us what they were thankful for. One child said that he was thankful for "the letters A to Z". Another child said,"I am thankful for my mommy and daddy and for all of the yummy food that I eat".
On Wednesday, one group read Big Red Tub by Julia Jarman. This colorfully illustrated book, with rhyming text, tells about a fantasy bathtime experience. The other group of children worked in their journals. We talked about going on our trip to the Art Museum and the children made a drawing within a picture frame. In yoga class, Miss Kim asked the children to make the sounds of their favorite animals as they practiced yoga breathing. Their imaginary yoga trip was to take an airplane ride to a rainforest. The boys and girls also traveled by boat to reach their final destination. In the imaginary rainforest, they used their bodies to make the yoga poses for lizards and frogs. They also posed as the flowers and trees that filled the rainforest.
On Thursday, we read The Treasure Chest by Dominique Falda. In this book, the animals of the forest learn that a squirrel's treasure chest is filled with the riches of friendship. We asked the children what they would like to find in a treasure chest. One child used his imagination and said, "Golden wings". For our letter T art project, the boys and girls created pictures of milk trucks. Their art work is on our letter of the week bulletin board.
On Friday, we read Turkey Surprise by Peggy Archer. In this book, a turkey is saved when two brothers find something better than turkey to eat on Thanksgiving. Our art project was to make name tags that the children will wear on the trip to the Art Museum.
Thank you to Cole, Phoebe, Max, and Jack L. for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
On Tuesday, we will going to the Art Museum. All children, who will be attending the trip, can come to school at our regular time of 8:30 AM. We will have free playtime, and at 9 AM, we will clean up, have a short circle time, use the bathrooms, and eat a light snack. The bus will be here by 9:30. At the museum, the class will be divided into two groups. Each group will be accompanied through the museum with a museum guide. After each of the groups have completed the lesson, we will all meet back in the preschool classroom to complete an art project. Please pack your child's lunch in a paper bag with his/her name so that we do not have to keep track of lunch boxes. We will be back at school by 12:30 PM.
In looking forward, on Wednesday, November 26, we will dismiss at 12:30 and there will be no Afterschool Arts Club. The Playschool will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. Wednesday, December 10 and Thursday, December 11 are Parent Teacher Conferences. More information will be available soon. Our annual Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House will be held on Sunday, December 14 at 11AM. More information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks. The winter holiday break begins on Monday, December 22. The Playschool will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2009.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Lilly and Miss Mindy
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