Friday, February 6, 2009 Letter of the Week: P
On Monday, for Groundhog's Day, we read Gregory's Shadow by Don Freeman. Gregory Groundhog loses his shadow. Gregory searches in the winter's snow to find his shadow before he needs to make his appearance for the farmers. Once he finds his shadow, Gregory and his shadow plan to stay together and never be parted again. In Punxsutawney, PA, the groundhog saw his shadow so legend says that there will be six more weeks of winter. At one time, it was believed that groundhogs could predict the weather. For our art project, the children made groundhogs coming out of their burrows.
On Tuesday, we read My Preschool by Anne Rockwell. In My Preschool, a child's preschool experiences are very similar to the experiences of the Playschool children. This book tells how the children put their coats in cubbies, listen to stories, paint at easels, play outdoors, practice yoga, sing songs, and wait for their grown-ups to pick them up at dismissal time. We learned many letter P words: paint, pig, porcupine, penny, pizza, pie, pocket, and puppy, to name a few. For our letter P art project, the children decorated the letter P with a pink and purple porcupine on a polka dot and pinstriped background.
On Thursday, we read Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert. This colorfully illustrated book tells about the growth of a cherry tree. Once the cherries are ripe, then they can be eaten in a pie. Our letter P art project was to make a pine tree. The boys and girls used pine needles, instead of brushes, to apply the paint to their trees. Next week, we will celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the birthday of the trees. We talked about what makes trees and plants grow, the fruits that grow on trees, and things that are made from trees.
On Friday, we read Sammy Spider's First Tu B' Shevat by Sylvia A. Rouss. Sammy Spider watches Mr. Shapiro and Josh plant a tree. As the seasons pass, the tree changes. To celebrate Tu B'Shevat, Sammy Spider spins the tree a special birthday gift. Our art project was to make tree necklaces.
*Thank you to Ava, Thomas, and Maxwell for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*The Playschool will be closed beginning on Thursday, February 12 through Tuesday, February 17 for the President's Day holiday.
* 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.
*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. This week, on Monday, the children baked number cookies. On Tuesday, for Science, they made models of a volcano, and on Thursday, they painted the models. Please have your child try Afterschool Arts to see what fun it is!
*Next week, we will plant parsley seeds for Tu B'Shevat and learn letter V. Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Mindy, Miss Lily and Miss Sophie
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