Friday, December 19, 2008 Letter of the Week: H
On Monday, Joodles the Clown entertained the children with songs, games, magic, and a yummy snack, following lunch. She sang Hanukkah songs with the children and read The Hanukkah Mice by Ronne Randall. The children had a great time and we thank Joodles for her performance.
On Tuesday, we read This is the Dreidel by Abby Levine. This book tells how Hanukkah is celebrated in the home. The menorah is lit each night, latkes are eaten, dreidel games are played, families get together to celebrate the holiday, and gifts are often exchanged. For our art project, the children made dreidel people. On Wednesday, the children in the journal group decorated dreidels. The other group of children read Beni's First Chanukah by Jane Breskin Zalben. This book also tells about a family's celebration of Hanukkah. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to find objects in the room that were squares or rectangles as they practiced yoga breathing. We played "Yoga Simon Says". Our imaginary trip was to take a journey at night. The children used yoga poses to get dressed in warm clothing. They pretended that it was a snowy night and, in the snow, they made a large snowman and snow angels. They used yoga poses to drink hot chocolate through a straw, too. The boys and girls made footprints in the snow, as they walked back home, then they changed into their pajamas and went to bed.
On Thursday, we read Is It Hanukkah Yet? by Nancy Krulik. In this book, the anticipation of Hanukkah awaits a young girl. She must patiently wait for the sun to set so that the first night of Hanukkah can begin. For our art project, the boys and girls made a Hanukkiah, a menorah that is used for Hanukkah. On Friday, we read Eight Chanukah Lights by Annie Auerbach. In this book, the lights of the Hanukkah menorah brighten each of the pages of the book. Our art project was to make Happy Hanukkah cards for our families.
Thank you to Charlotte, Ciampone, Phoebe, Max L., Sebastian, Harry, Lucia, Owen, and Cole for being our super "kids of the day" during the last two weeks. We send our best wishes to the Dienna family in their new home. Thank you to all of the parents who attended the Parent Teacher Conferences. It was great to have the opportunity to speak to everyone. Thank you to all of the families who attended the Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House. The children had a fantastic celebration of Hanukkah.
The winter holiday break begins on Monday, December 22. The Playschool will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2009. Our second trip to the Art Museum will be on Tuesday, January 13. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
With winter approaching and the possibility of snow, please use the radio, TV, or internet to find out if the Philadelphia Public Schools are open or closed. If the schools are open, then we are open. If closed, then we are closed. This is the only way that you will find out about school weather closings.
Please make sure that the extra clothing that your child keeps at school is for the winter weather.
To all of our Playschool families, have a wonderful holiday season. Happy Hanukkah! Best wishes in the New Year!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Lilly, Miss Sophie and Miss Mindy
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