The Irises at our school have bloomed!
Friday, April 30, 2010 Letter of the Week: I
On Monday, we read Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. Inch by inch, an inchworm uses its body to measure the living things that it encounters in the field. For our art project, the boys and girls made a scene from the book that illustrates an inchworm lost in a field of tall grass. Today was Picture Day for our class and all of the children will receive a class picture at our graduation on Friday, May 28. We learned these letter I words: ice cream, igloo, insect, inside, iguana, inchworm, instruments, I, and idea. During circle time, when we sang, "The More We Get Together", each child named their favorite flavor of ice cream.
On Tuesday, we read I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff. This book tells the story of how Alex tries to convince his mother to buy him an iguana. Alex and his mother communicate their wishes by writing notes to each other, and in the end, Alex's mother gives in and surprises Alex with his very own iguana. For our letter I art project, the boys and girls decorated the letter I with an iguana walking across the letter I. During circle time, when we sang, each child named their favorite musical instrument.
On Wednesday, the story group read Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George. In this book, one mouse lives inside a house and the other mouse lives outside of the house. They follow similar paths, inside and outside, to meet each other in the middle. Once they meet, a new friendship begins. The journal group made ice cream cone pictures to put on their page. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite game as they practiced yoga breathing. The boys and girls played "Freeze Yoga" as they slithered like a snake, jumped like a frog, walked like a dog, and moved like a windmill.
On Thursday, we read The Mother's Day Sandwich by Jillian Wynot. This story is about two children who want to make a special breakfast for their mother on Mother's Day. Their meal does not work out as planned, but their mother has found a way of making a very special sandwich that is filled with lots of love. For our art project, we made special gifts for our mothers on her special day.
On Friday, we read Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel by Sylvia A. Rouss. Sammy Spider unexpectly joins the Shapiro family on their trip to Israel. Sammy hears the sounds of the busy city streets, he tastes the food at a kibbutz, he touches the hard and rugged Western Wall, he smells the salty water of the Dead Sea, and he sees the golden city of Jerusalem. The children made name tags for the museum trip and they worked on their Mother's Day gifts.
*Thank you to Sam, Alex, Maya, and Jordana for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Here are some other important dates to mark on your calendars:
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences. No classes for the children.
Teachers will be here to watch the children during your conference time.
Tuesday, May 11 - Art Museum trip. Please let us know by Friday, May 7 if your child will be
attending.
Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
Friday, May 21 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
More information will be coming soon!
*Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
On Monday, we read Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. Inch by inch, an inchworm uses its body to measure the living things that it encounters in the field. For our art project, the boys and girls made a scene from the book that illustrates an inchworm lost in a field of tall grass. Today was Picture Day for our class and all of the children will receive a class picture at our graduation on Friday, May 28. We learned these letter I words: ice cream, igloo, insect, inside, iguana, inchworm, instruments, I, and idea. During circle time, when we sang, "The More We Get Together", each child named their favorite flavor of ice cream.
On Tuesday, we read I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff. This book tells the story of how Alex tries to convince his mother to buy him an iguana. Alex and his mother communicate their wishes by writing notes to each other, and in the end, Alex's mother gives in and surprises Alex with his very own iguana. For our letter I art project, the boys and girls decorated the letter I with an iguana walking across the letter I. During circle time, when we sang, each child named their favorite musical instrument.
On Wednesday, the story group read Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George. In this book, one mouse lives inside a house and the other mouse lives outside of the house. They follow similar paths, inside and outside, to meet each other in the middle. Once they meet, a new friendship begins. The journal group made ice cream cone pictures to put on their page. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite game as they practiced yoga breathing. The boys and girls played "Freeze Yoga" as they slithered like a snake, jumped like a frog, walked like a dog, and moved like a windmill.
On Thursday, we read The Mother's Day Sandwich by Jillian Wynot. This story is about two children who want to make a special breakfast for their mother on Mother's Day. Their meal does not work out as planned, but their mother has found a way of making a very special sandwich that is filled with lots of love. For our art project, we made special gifts for our mothers on her special day.
On Friday, we read Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel by Sylvia A. Rouss. Sammy Spider unexpectly joins the Shapiro family on their trip to Israel. Sammy hears the sounds of the busy city streets, he tastes the food at a kibbutz, he touches the hard and rugged Western Wall, he smells the salty water of the Dead Sea, and he sees the golden city of Jerusalem. The children made name tags for the museum trip and they worked on their Mother's Day gifts.
*Thank you to Sam, Alex, Maya, and Jordana for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Here are some other important dates to mark on your calendars:
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences. No classes for the children.
Teachers will be here to watch the children during your conference time.
Tuesday, May 11 - Art Museum trip. Please let us know by Friday, May 7 if your child will be
attending.
Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
Friday, May 21 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
More information will be coming soon!
*Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
