Friday, January 16, 2009 Letter of the Week: W
On Monday, we prepared for our trip to the Art Museum. We read Rap A Tap Tap by Leo and Diane Dillon. In this book, Mr. Bojangles tap dances his way through the streets of the city. As illustrated in the book, Mr. Bojangles dances a lively dance. His legs move very quickly as he dances for his audience. For our art project, the children made their own Mr. Bojangles. The art work made by the children will be on display next week. You will see how they made Mr. Bojangles look as if he was dancing with quick movements. The boys and girls enjoyed playing the parachute game, too.
On Tuesday, at the museum, the theme of the lesson was Music, Dance, and Movement in Art. We viewed dancers, musicians, and movement in paintings and sculpture. The children positioned their bodies like the ballerina in the sculpture, Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen by Degas, they pretended to make music as they looked at Three Musicians by Picasso, and they tried to guess where the dancer was dancing at in the painting, At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. For the art project, the children learned the process of printmaking using a pastel crayon, pointer, roller, and ink.
On Wednesday, the story group read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. This books tells the adventures of a young boy on a very snowy day. The other group made a snowman illustration in their journals. In yoga, the children named their favorite snack as they practiced yoga breathing. The boys and girls used a bracelet of bells to ring as they pretended to ride a train into the forest. On their imaginary adventure, they posed as animals that moved in the snow, like a puppy, donkey, lizard, and birds.
On Thursday, we read All You Need For a Snowman by Alice Schertle. In this book, a snowman begins with one small snowflake and it is complete with billions more. For our letter W art project, the boys and girls made whooping cranes like the one in the book, Panda Bear, Panda Bear What Do you See ? by Bill Martin Jr.
On Friday, we read Playful Little Penguins by Tony Mitton. This rhyming book tells how penguins enjoy the winter weather. In this book, we picked out the letter W words: wintry, weather, waddling, whee, watch, wait, wiggle, and water. For our art project, the boys and girls made penguins that play in the snow and ice.
*Thank you to Kethan, Jonnah, Lucas, and Anya for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*Thank you to all of the parents who accompanied us on the trip. Our third trip to the museum will be on Tuesday, March 17.
*We will be closed on Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
*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 Playschool weather closings.
*Please make sure that the extra clothing that your child keeps at school is for the winter weather.
*Don't forget about Afterschool Arts Clubs. The children have a great time participating in free play, story, bike riding, snack, and Cooking, Science, Art, Movement, and Music. Please have your child try Afterschool Arts to see what fun it is!
Have a great weekend!
See you on Tuesday!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Lilly, Miss Sophie and Miss Mindy
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