Friday, November 19, 2010
LETTER OF THE WEEK: D
On Monday, we read Art by Patrick McDonnell. Art loves to make art. He draws zigzags and squiggles, dots and splotches, and curly cues and doodles. Art likes to display his art on the refrigerator, too. His mother loves Art and the art that he creates. Our art project was to paint a ceramic piece that the children will present to their families as a holiday gift. This project is one that all of the children will have the opportunity to paint. We learned some letter D words, such as dog, duck, dinosaur, door, down, day, daddy, doughnut, and our friends, Dalia and Dante. We also learned some new Thanksgiving songs, too, such as “A Turkey is a Funny Bird”, “Turkey Dinner”, and “The Pumpkin Ran Away”.
On Tuesday, we read Dinner at the Panda Palace by Stephanie Calmenson. This rhyming book tells how the animals, from one hungry elephant to ten little chicks, come to eat dinner at the Panda Palace. When the Palace was full, a tiny mouse came by and asked if there was room for him. He was told “no matter how many, no matter how few, there will always be room at the Palace for you”. For our letter D art project, the boys and girls painted the letter D with orange glitter paint and placed Thanksgiving pictures on to decorate.
On Wednesday, the story group read Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland. In this book, the children learned that on Thanksgiving Day, we give thanks for all of the things that make us feel happy. The journal group used markers to color a picture of a turkey. In yoga, Miss Kim began the class with yoga breathing. She asked the children to name their favorite color as they practiced yoga breaths. We played “Yoga Light” and the boys and girls posed as giraffes, frogs, and snakes. Our imaginary yoga trip was to go to the jungle where the children posed as jungle animals. Both of the yoga groups had a “double-thumbs up” yoga class.
On Thursday, we read Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff. In this book, Danny spends the day with a dinosaur. He rides on the dinosaur’s back, plays hide and seek with him, and he visits a ballpark and the zoo with the dinosaur. For our letter D art project, the boys and girls colored a dinosaur with crayons, and then, painted over the crayons with watercolors to add texture. We asked the children to tell us what they are thankful for. Some of their responses were their toys, their food, their brothers and sisters and moms and dads, and their friends.
On Friday, we read sometimes it’s TURKEY, sometimes it’s FEATHERS by Lorna Balian. When Mrs. Gumm finds a turkey egg, she decides to hatch it, care for the turkey, and have the turkey come to her house for Thanksgiving dinner. For our art project, the boys and girls made a cornucopia, a horn-shaped basket filled with fruits and vegetables.
Thank you to Miles, Brody, Nicky, Samantha, and Talia for being our super “kids of the day” this week.
The Art Exhibit will be on display until November 29. Please let us know if you would like to purchase your child’s art. The Art Exhibit is a fundraiser for the Playschool.
On Wednesday, we will close at 12:30 PM. 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 are available now. 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. Enrollment is limited!
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, December 8 and Thursday, December 9. Teachers will be available to watch the children during conference time. There will be no Playschool classes on both of these days. Sign-up sheets will be available after the Thanksgiving holiday.
There will be no Afterschool Arts on Tuesday, December 14. All children will be dismissed at 12:30 PM. Friday, December 17 is the last day before the winter break. The Playschool will open on Monday, January 3, 2011.
Have a great weekend and happy Thanksgiving.
Miss Gloria, Miss Chloe, Miss Julia, Miss Mindy, and Mr. Noah
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