News from Miss Gloria's Class, March 13, 2009

Friday, March 13, 2009 Letter of the Week: B

On Monday, the children did a fabulous job singing the Purim songs that they worked so hard to learn. They looked great in their costumes and they felt very proud to be performing for all of you. Thank you very much for bringing in all of the luncheon foods and for supporting our programming in the ways that you do.


On Tuesday, we read The Day the Teacher Went Bananas by James Howe. In this book, a new teacher arrives at school. He does some strange and unusual things. He teaches the students to count using their toes, he has the children writing on the walls and on the floor, and he allows them to eat leaves and swing on tree branches. The children are amazed as they watch the teacher eat sixteen bananas for lunch. This was no ordinary teacher, but instead, it was a gorilla. For our letter B art project, the children used blue paint with black and brown paper to decorate the B. They put a bear, missing a button on his overalls, a book, and a banana on the letter B, too.


On Wednesday, the journal group put a picture of a kite, for March winds, on their page. The story group read Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird. Angelina loves dancing and she becomes the happiest mouse in the world when she begins to take ballet lessons. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name a brown animal as they practiced yoga breathing. The boys and girls played "Yoga Freeze". As music played, the children posed as animals. When the music stopped, each child looked for a friend to stand back-to-back with. The imaginary yoga trip was to travel high up on a mountain. They used their bodies to pose as airplanes to reach their destination. On the mountain, the boys and girls cut through the tall grass. They made yoga poses of frogs, snakes, and lions, and thanked the warm, golden sun as they stretched their arms as high as they could.


On Thursday, we read We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. A dad and his children go on a bear hunt. They go through all sorts of obstacles, and finally, they find a bear, get scared, and run back to the safety of their home. For our art project, the boys and girls painted a ceramic gift for their families for Passover.


On Friday, we read Old Bear's Surprise Painting by Jane Hissey. In this book, a group of bears share in the creation of a painting. For our art project, the boys and girls made name tags for our trip to the Art Museum.

*Thank you to Max M., Harry, Anya, Thomas, Phoebe, and Max L. for being our super "kids of the day" this week.

*Tuesday is our trip to the Art Museum. Please pack lunches in a bag for the trip. The cost is $10.00 per child and $10.00 per adult. The theme of the lesson is Who is Wearing Hats?

*Please sign-up for summer camp as soon as possible. Our enrollment works on a first come - first served basis until we have a full enrollment. Camp begins on Monday, June 8 and runs through Wednesday, July 29. We have flexible options for camp scheduling.

*In looking forward to April, the Playschool will be closed from Monday, April 6 through Friday, April 17 for Passover. The Playschool will resume on Monday, April 20. Our Spring Shabbat Dinner will be held on Friday, April 24. A class picture will be taken on Monday, April 27. All children should attend so that they are in the group picture. Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, April 29 and Thursday, April 30. More information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.

*Please check with your child's doctor if your child complains of a sore throat. It may be that he/she has strep throat and it should be treated as soon as possible.

Have a good weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Lily, Miss Mindy and Miss Sophie