Friday, November 12, 2010
LETTER OF THE WEEK: B
On Monday, we read Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert. This book of beautifully colored butterflies and flowers tells how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. We also read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. A favorite book of children, we read how a caterpillar became a big, fat caterpillar. The caterpillar built a cocoon around himself, and after two weeks, he pushed his way out of the cocoon to become a beautiful butterfly. We learned these letter B words: boy, blue, black, brown, bear, butterfly, bat, ball, ballerina, book, and our friends, Brendan, Bodin, and Brody. For our letter B art project, the boys and girls painted butterflies using fluorescent and glitter paints. The children painted one half of the butterfly and folded the paper together so that the other half of the butterfly would have the same colors and patterns. We played a movement game where the children acted out many letter B movements, such as blowing bubbles, buzzing like a bee, and bouncing a ball.
On Tuesday, we read The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle. In this book, a secret message is written in a code of shapes. The children followed the clue shapes to find the birthday present surprise. After reading the book, we asked the children to tell us how old they will be on their next birthday. For our letter B art project, the boys and girls made a bumble bee. These bees are hanging on our Letter of the Week Bulletin Board. They look a bit different from the usual letter of the week projects that we have previously made. For this project, the boys and girls glued a B onto the body of the bumble bee. We learned more letter B words, such as boy, beaver, basketball, baseball, bunny, banana, balloon, bird, and bumble bee.
On Wednesday, one group of children read Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells. In this book, Grandma receives two homemade birthday cakes, a raspberry-fluff frosted cake from Ruby and an earthworm cake with caterpillar icing from Max. The journal group colored a picture of a butterfly for their next entry. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name a food that warms their bodies when it is cold outside. The boys and girls played “Yoga Simon Says” and they took an imaginary trip to the jungle. They posed as a train that took them to the jungle. In the jungle, they posed as snakes, frogs, giraffes, and elephants. On their return trip, they moved their legs in circle motions as they posed as bicycles.
On Thursday, we read We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. A family is going on a bear hunt on a beautiful day. They are not scared to be searching for a bear. They go through the long, wavy grass, a deep, cold river, thick, oozy mud, a big, dark forest, a swirling, whirling snowstorm, and in a narrow, gloomy cave to catch that bear. For our art project, the boys and girls made a sponge-painted bear using black, brown, and orange paint. Using sponges to apply the paint added texture to their project.
On Friday, we read Bim and Bom A Shabbat Tale by Daniel J. Swartz. Bim is a housebuilder and her friend, Bom, is a baker. They work hard all week long, and on Shabbat, they celebrate together. For a letter B art project, the children made bat masks. We began teaching the children Thanksgiving songs, too.
Thank you to Oren, Jack, Jacob, Cobrin, and Kaya for being our super “kids of the day” this week.
The Art Exhibit will be on display for a few more weeks. Please let us know if you would like to purchase your child’s art. The Art Exhibit is a fundraiser for the Playschool.
As a reminder, we take the children outdoors to ride bikes and play when the weather is 40 degrees and above. Please dress your child in weather-appropriate clothing. All coats, hats, mittens, gloves, and scarves must be labeled so that we know which children these items belong to.
In November, we will close at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, November 24. There will be no Afterschool Arts Club on that day. The Playschool will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26.
The applications for the September 2011—May 2012 school year will be available soon. All synagogue members and current Playschool families will receive their applications before the Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House on Sunday, December 5. Please return your child’s application as soon as possible. We enroll children on a first come-first serve basis and the spots fill up quickly.
Have a great weekend! Next week, we will learn about Thanksgiving and the letter D and paint ceramics.
Miss Gloria, Miss Chloe, Miss Julia, Miss Mindy, and Mr. Noah
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