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Friday, January 14, 2011
News from Miss Gloria's Class: 01/14/2011
LETTER OF THE WEEK: C
On Monday, we began learning letter C. We learned these letter C words: cupcake, chocolate, car, cat, cow, calendar, candle, crayon, cookie, carpet, clap, clock, cricket, and our teacher, Miss Chloe, and our friends, Cobrin, Carly, and Charlotte. We read Career Day by Anne Rockwell. In this story, the parents of the boys and girls in Mrs. Madoff’s class have come to school to tell the children about their jobs. We asked the boys and girls in our class to tell us what kind of work they would like to do when they grow up. Their answers are hanging up in our classroom. Please take a moment to read what the children told us. For our art project, the boys and girls made cupcakes using shaving cream for the frosty topping.
On Tuesday, we read two favorite children’s books, both by Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Cloud. In The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar becomes a big, fat caterpillar. He builds a cocoon around himself, and shortly thereafter, becomes a beautiful butterfly. Since many of the children are familiar with this book, it was fun to have them read the book along with me. Little Cloud looks like a sheep, an airplane, a shark, two trees, a rabbit, a hat, and a clown as it floats through the sky. When all of the clouds became one with Little Cloud, it began to rain. For our letter C art project, the boys and girls made the letter C look like a caterpillar.
On Thursday, we read Kiss the Cow! by Phyllis Root. In this book, Mama May sings to her cow, Luella, thanks her for her milk, and kisses her on the nose. Annalisa would like to try milking Luella, but she refuses to give the cow a kiss. One day, Annalisa decides to milk Luella. Now, Luella refuses to give any more milk until she gets a kiss on her nose from Annalisa. Annalisa gives Luella a kiss and decides that it isn’t so bad to kiss a cow after all. For our letter C art project, the boys and girls made cars.
On Friday, we read A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni. All animals have a color of their own, except for chameleons. They change color wherever they go. A lonely chameleon, in search for his own color, finds a new friend who is just like him. For our letter C art project, the boys and girls made cat masks.
*Thank you to Brody, Dante, Max, and Liam for being our super “kids of the day” this week.
*Please have your child try our Afterschool Arts Clubs. This week, on Monday, the boys and girls made birdseed treats to hang on trees, on Tuesday, they learned about clouds and made an illustration of puffy clouds, on Thursday, the boys and girls rode scooters and exercised to Mousercise, and on Friday, the children sang songs for Shabbat with the Pre-K Class.
*The Playschool will be closed on Monday, January 17 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
*We will be going to the Art Museum on Tuesday, January 25. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*SHS will be having a Havdalah Pajama Party on Saturday, January 29 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 dessert. Don’t forget to wear your pajamas. More information will be available soon.
*Reminder: Please donate non-perishable food items to Philabundance. The collection box is located in the Lawrence Courtyard foyer.
*Next week, we will learn letter M and we will learn about Tu B’Shevat, the birthday of the trees.
Have a great weekend! See you on Tuesday!
Miss Gloria, Miss Chloe, Miss Julia, Miss Mindy, and Mr. Noah
Friday, January 7, 2011
Happy New Year from Miss Gloria's Class: NEWS 1/07/11
LETTER OF THE WEEK: J
Welcome back to the Playschool and Happy New Year! On Monday, we read City in the Winter by Eleanor Schick. In this book, school is closed because of a blizzard. A young boy enjoys his opportunity to spend the snowy day with his grandmother. He eats a good breakfast, cleans his room, makes an art project, eats an indoor picnic lunch, walks through the deep snow, helps his grandmother make dinner, and then, he waits for his mother to come home from work. He has quite a busy snow day! For our art project, the boys and girls worked on a group project to paint a snowstorm. The boys and girls learned that now we are beginning the brand new year, 2011. They enjoyed wishing each other “Happy New Year” and “Happy 2011” as we sang, “The More We Get Together”.
On Tuesday, we began learning letter J. We learned these letter J words: January, jump, jog, jacket, juggle, jelly, jaguar, jet, our friends, Jacob, Jakob, Jordan, and Jack, and our teacher, Miss Julia. 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. Once it began to snow, Jeanette went outside to play and she made a new friend in the snowstorm. For our letter J art project, the boys and girls painted the letter with purple paint to make the J look like jelly. The children practiced jumping and they also jogged around the classroom for letter J movement exercises.
On Wednesday, the children in the journal group colored a picture of a Weather Bear and the children in the story group read The Snowman Storybook by Raymond Briggs. In this book, James dreams that his snowman has come to life. When he awakens, he is disappointed to find out that his dream is finished and his snowman has melted in the bright sunlight. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to tell her what they did over the winter break as they raised and lowered the yoga ball. The boys and girls did more yoga breathing as they practiced blowing through a straw. As they blew through the straw, each child held a cotton ball at the end of the straw and they used their breath to make the cotton move. The children went on an imaginary trip to the jungle. Some children took turns posing as jungle animals as the other children in the group tried to guess what pose they were making.
On Thursday, we read The Night Before New Year’s by Natasha Wing. On New Year’s eve, a brother and sister are determined to stay up until midnight. They play cards, look at family photos, eat cupcakes, and take a walk so that they can stay up to welcome in the New Year. As the time is approaching, they just cannot stay awake and they make a New Year’s resolution to stay up for next year’s New Year’s eve celebration. For our art project, the boys and girls made two flowers that begin with letter J. One is called a jacinth, a reddish blue or deep purple flower commonly known as a hyacinth, and a jonquil, also known as a daffodil. We did aerobic exercises to the music on Preschool Aerobic Fun by Georgiana Stewart.
On Friday, we read Snip, Snip… Snow! written by Nancy Poydar. In this book, Sophie makes paper snowflakes while she anxiously waits for it to snow. Once it begins to snow, she sees the beauty in the snowflakes and learns that no two snowflakes are exactly alike. The letter J art project was to make a boy or girl jumping rope.
*Thank you to Maya, Giacomo, Maddie, Carly, and Brendan for being our super “kids of the day” this 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.
*Please have your child try our Afterschool Arts Clubs. This week, on Monday, the boys and girls peeled and baked apples, on Tuesday, they learned about mixing oil and water, on Wednesday, the art project was to make a winter goose after reading Grandmother Winter, on Thursday, they rode scooters and played obstacle course games, and on Friday, the boys and girls celebrated Shabbat with the afternoon Pre-K Class.
*The Playschool will be closed on Monday, January 17 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
*We will be going to the Art Museum on Tuesday, January 25. More information will be given out next week.
*SHS will be having a Havdalah Pajama Party on Saturday, January 29 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. Don’t
forget to wear your pajamas. More information will be available soon.
*Reminder: Please donate non-perishable food items to Philabundance. The collection box is located in the Lawrence Courtyard foyer.
Have a great weekend! Next week, we will learn letter C.
Miss Gloria, Miss Chloe, Miss Julia, Miss Mindy, and Mr. Noah
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Effort to Restore Children’s Play Gains Momentum
Sarah Wilson (shown with Benjamin, 6, and Laura, 3) of Stroudsburg, Pa., says, “There’s no imaginative play anymore, no pretend.”
By HILARY STOUT
Published: January 5, 2011
Go HERE for article!
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