Friday, January 22, 2010 Letter of the Week: J
On Tuesday, we learned some letter J words: January, jacket, jar, jump, jog, jellyfish, jungle, jelly, jewelry, juggle, jog, journal, jet, jeans, and jeep. We also named our friends who have letter J names like Jonah L., Jack, Jake M., Jordana, Julian, Jonah A., Jake S., and even, Mr. Joe. We read Jeanette and Josie by Claude Lager. When Jeanette got out of bed in the morning, everything seemed to be going wrong for her. She slipped on the carpet and broke the lamp. She stepped on the toothpaste tube and made a mess. She spilled her hot chocolate on a clean tablecloth. But Jeanette's day changed when it began to snow. For our art project, the boys and girls decorated the letter J with a winter jacket covered with snow.
On Wednesday, the journal group colored a pair of mittens, along with this poem, to put in their journals.
Hats and mittens keep us warm,
We are ready for the storm.
Zip your coats up to your chin,
Do not let the cold winter in.
The other group of children read Jack's House by Karen Magnuson Beil. Max does all of the work to build a house for Jack. After the house is complete, Max decides that since he built the house without Jack's help, he should be the one to live in the house. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the boys and girls to name their favorite color as they practiced yoga breathing. Miss Kim lead the children in a variety of yoga poses so that they could get their wiggles out. For their imaginary yoga trip, the boys and girls went to outer space.
On Thursday, we read Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne. Katy is upset because she does not have a pocket like other mother kangaroos. All of the other animals have ways to carry their babies. The wise old owl tells Katy to go to the city to get help, and Katy, happily, finds a way to carry her joey and other baby animals, too. For our letter J art project, the boys and girls made jaguars that roar to put in our classroom jungle.
On Friday, we read The Mitten by Jan Brett. In this book, a lost mitten makes a warm place for animals to hide. For our art project, the children made a jam and jellybeans sandwich.
*Thank you to Sydney, Sam, Simrin, and Jake M. for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*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. 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!
*On Thursday, February 25, we will have our classroom Purim Parade from 11:30 - 12:30. Following the parade, parents are invited to stay for lunch with their children. More information will be sent home next week.
*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.
*Next week, we will learn about letter B and Tu B'Shevat, the birthday of the trees. All of the children in the Playschool will be planting parsley seeds so that we will have plenty of parsley for Passover.
*Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
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