Friday, January 15, 2010 Letter of the Week: W
On Monday, we read Walter Was Worried by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. This book was sent from the Art Museum. In this book, children's faces react to an upcoming storm. For example, Walter is worried, Priscilla is puzzled, and Shirley is shocked as the weather changes. As we read the story, the children made their faces look like the emotions that were illustrated. For our project, the boys and girls made faces using eyes, a nose, a mouth, hair, and ears. Once their art was complete, they told us why the faces that they made look they way that they do. This project is hanging in our classroom, so please take a few minutes to read what the children have said.
Tuesday was our trip to the Art Museum. Thank you to all of the parents who accompanied us on the trip. The theme of this visit was faces. Miss Cynthia, our museum tour guide, told us that we would be looking at portraits. The first piece of art that we saw was Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen by Degas. As we looked at this sculpture, the boys and girls tried to pose just as the Little Dancer is posing. They observed that there were two soft parts to the bronze sculpture, one was her tutu and the other was the silk ribbon in her hair. Next, we looked at Picasso's Self-Portrait with Palette. As we looked at his palette, the children identified the colors that Picasso used to paint a picture of himself. The third piece of art that we saw was a mother and child portrait. The boys and girls made portraits for their project.
On Wednesday, the journal group put a picture of a weather bear on their page and the story group 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. In yoga class, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite animals as they practiced yoga breathing. We tried a relaxing pose where we repeated- sa, ta, na, ma - as we touched our thumbs to each finger. Our imaginary trip was to take an airplane to a rainforest.
On Thursday, we read Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae and David Wohtowycz. This rhyming book tells about the animals that live in the jungle. For our art project, the boys and girls painted jungle murals that they will use next week. We also read Junglewalk by Nancy Tafuri to see illustrations of animals that live in the jungle.
On Friday, we read In With a Splash! by Karen Sapp and Rachel Elliot. This book tells how a penguin overcomes his fear of the water. For our art project, the children made macaroni penguins like the one in Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Say? by Bill Martin, Jr.
*Thank you to Avery, Jake S., Tyler, and Jack for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*We will be closed on Monday, January 18 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
*SHS will be having a Havdalah Pajama Party on Saturday, January 23 from 6 PM - 7:30 PM. Family and friends are invited to join together to mark the end of Shabbat. There will be songs, a story, and hot cider and cookies. Please RSVP. We hope to see you there!
*Our annual Purim Carnival will be held on Sunday, February 21 from 11 AM -1 PM. Games, prizes, face-painting, food, music, and more! More information will be coming soon.
*Our third trip to the Art Museum will be on Tuesday, March 16.
*When the Philadelphia Schools are closed because of inclement weather, the Playschool will also be closed. This information can be found on the TV, radio, or on the School District of Philadelphia's website.
*Please mark on your May 2010 calendar that the Playschool is open on Monday, May 24. There is an error on the school calendar stating that it is Memorial Day. Memorial Day is on Monday, May 31.
*Have a great holiday weekend! Next week, we will learn about letter J.
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
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