Friday, November 13, 2009
Letter of the Week: N
On Monday, we read Little Cloud by Eric Carle. In this book, Little Cloud drifts across the sky behind the other clouds. He changes shapes from a sheep, to an airplane, and to a clown wearing a funny hat. Little Cloud joins the other clouds to form a larger cloud that brings the rain. We asked the children to tell us what shapes they would like to see in the clouds. Some of them said, "princesses", "Thomas", a "pussy cat", and "Spiderman". For our art project, the boys and girls painted a cloudy day in the city. To make the clouds, they used a cotton ball to apply the paint.
The theme of our trip to the Art Museum was Exploring Shapes and Sculpture. In each of the galleries, the children looked for shapes and colors in the paintings and sculptures that they viewed. For our art project, they used clay to make a sculpture. The children were able mold the clay into many shapes and they used wooden sticks to give the clay texture. Thank you to all of the parents who accompanied us on the trip. Our next Art Museum trip is scheduled for Tuesday, January 12.
On Wednesday, one group read One Dark Night by Lisa Wheeler. Mouse and Mole are in fear of the dark night until they find Bear who shows them kindness by sharing his dinner with them. The other group of children made a letter N entry in their journal. They used newspapers to trace the letter N. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name what they would like to see if they went to outer space. The children played a woodcutter's yoga game where they posed as a chair or a table. Their imaginary trip was to explore space.
On Thursday, we read The Napping House by Audrey Wood. In this book, everyone is sleeping. The snoring granny, the dreaming child, the dozing dog, the snoozing cat, and a slumbering mouse are all asleep. When a flea bites the mouse, a chain reaction begins and, within a short time, everyone awakens. For our art project, the children made a bird in a nest.
On Friday, we read Something for Nothing by Phoebe Gilman. This old folktale begins with a baby's blanket, that gets made into a jacket, and as time progresses, then a vest, then a tie, then a handkerchief, until there is nothing left of the old blanket. For our art project, we made a picture of the beginning of Shabbat. Shabbat begins at night when the stars are in the sky.
*Thank you to Jake S., Lane, Maya, and Lily for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
* If you would like to purchase your child's tile and/or matching note cards, please let us know as soon as possible.
*Please call, 215-922-6590 x28, or email, gparris@societyhillsynagogue.org, if your child is sick and will not be attending school. We are trying to be careful to prevent the spread of the flu and we want to make sure that children who are sick are not coming back to school too soon.
*Please sign-up for Afterschool Arts Clubs. It's a great way for children to extend their day in the Playschool. Each day, we focus on a featured activity.
* On Wednesday, November 25, the Playschool will close at 12:30 PM. There will be no Afterschool Arts. We will be closed on Thursday and Friday, the 26th and 27th, for Thanksgiving.
*Our Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House will take place on Sunday, December 6 from 11 AM to 1 PM. For the celebration of Hanukkah, we will have dreidel games, arts and crafts, music, and homemade latkes for all. We hope to see all of our Playschool families there!
* Next week, we will learn letter P and learn songs, read books, and make art projects for Thanksgiving.
Letter of the Week: N
On Monday, we read Little Cloud by Eric Carle. In this book, Little Cloud drifts across the sky behind the other clouds. He changes shapes from a sheep, to an airplane, and to a clown wearing a funny hat. Little Cloud joins the other clouds to form a larger cloud that brings the rain. We asked the children to tell us what shapes they would like to see in the clouds. Some of them said, "princesses", "Thomas", a "pussy cat", and "Spiderman". For our art project, the boys and girls painted a cloudy day in the city. To make the clouds, they used a cotton ball to apply the paint.
The theme of our trip to the Art Museum was Exploring Shapes and Sculpture. In each of the galleries, the children looked for shapes and colors in the paintings and sculptures that they viewed. For our art project, they used clay to make a sculpture. The children were able mold the clay into many shapes and they used wooden sticks to give the clay texture. Thank you to all of the parents who accompanied us on the trip. Our next Art Museum trip is scheduled for Tuesday, January 12.
On Wednesday, one group read One Dark Night by Lisa Wheeler. Mouse and Mole are in fear of the dark night until they find Bear who shows them kindness by sharing his dinner with them. The other group of children made a letter N entry in their journal. They used newspapers to trace the letter N. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name what they would like to see if they went to outer space. The children played a woodcutter's yoga game where they posed as a chair or a table. Their imaginary trip was to explore space.
On Thursday, we read The Napping House by Audrey Wood. In this book, everyone is sleeping. The snoring granny, the dreaming child, the dozing dog, the snoozing cat, and a slumbering mouse are all asleep. When a flea bites the mouse, a chain reaction begins and, within a short time, everyone awakens. For our art project, the children made a bird in a nest.
On Friday, we read Something for Nothing by Phoebe Gilman. This old folktale begins with a baby's blanket, that gets made into a jacket, and as time progresses, then a vest, then a tie, then a handkerchief, until there is nothing left of the old blanket. For our art project, we made a picture of the beginning of Shabbat. Shabbat begins at night when the stars are in the sky.
*Thank you to Jake S., Lane, Maya, and Lily for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
* If you would like to purchase your child's tile and/or matching note cards, please let us know as soon as possible.
*Please call, 215-922-6590 x28, or email, gparris@societyhillsynagogue.org, if your child is sick and will not be attending school. We are trying to be careful to prevent the spread of the flu and we want to make sure that children who are sick are not coming back to school too soon.
*Please sign-up for Afterschool Arts Clubs. It's a great way for children to extend their day in the Playschool. Each day, we focus on a featured activity.
* On Wednesday, November 25, the Playschool will close at 12:30 PM. There will be no Afterschool Arts. We will be closed on Thursday and Friday, the 26th and 27th, for Thanksgiving.
*Our Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House will take place on Sunday, December 6 from 11 AM to 1 PM. For the celebration of Hanukkah, we will have dreidel games, arts and crafts, music, and homemade latkes for all. We hope to see all of our Playschool families there!
* Next week, we will learn letter P and learn songs, read books, and make art projects for Thanksgiving.
Shabbat Shalom!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
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