Friday, February 4, 2011
LETTER OF THE WEEK: K
On Monday, we read Jody’s Beans by Malachy Doyle. In this book, Jody learns how to plant and care for runner bean seeds. We learned that the seeds need water, sunlight, and rich soil to grow. After much care, Jody’s plants grew bright red flowers and green beans. For our art project, the boys and girls made free-standing trees. The boys and girls are still anxiously waiting for the parsley seeds that they planted to grow.
On Tuesday, we read Cowboy Kid by Max Eilenberg. In this book, Cowboy Kid likes to have his dad, Sheriff Pa, give him kisses goodnight until he falls asleep. Sheriff Pa tells Cowboy Kid that one kiss each night will help him to have a good night’s sleep. Sheriff Pa was proven right when Cowboy Kid falls asleep after just one kiss. The children learned these letter K words: kitchen, karate, king, kangaroo, kite, key, kiss, koala, kids, ketchup, kitten, kickball, and our friend, Kaya. For our letter K art project, the boys and girls decorated the letter K with a kite in the sky. We also played a parachute game.
On Wednesday, Groundhog’s Day, we read Gregory’s Shadow by Don Freeman. Gregory Groundhog loses his shadow. He searches in the winter’s snow to find his shadow before he needs to make his annual appearance for the farmers. Once he finds his shadow, Gregory and his shadow plan to stay together and never be parted again. For our project, the children made groundhogs coming out of their burrows. The boys and girls learned that if the groundhog sees his shadow, then there will be six more weeks of winter, and if the groundhog does not see his shadow, then we will have an early spring. As it turns out, the groundhog did not see his shadow, so hopefully, we will have an early spring. Miss Kim did not teach yoga today because of the two hour delay. We will make up this yoga class in the spring.
On Thursday, we read Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne. Katy Kangaroo has no pockets. She asks Mrs. Crocodile, Mrs. Monkey, and Mr. Owl to show her how they carry their babies. Their ways of carrying their babies just do not work for a kangaroo mother. Katy asks Mr. Owl for some advice. He tells her to go to the city to find a pocket. In the city, Katy discovers something more than just one pocket. For our letter K art project, the boys and girls painted kangaroos.
On Friday, we read The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. In this book, Mrs. Raccoon tells Chester that whenever he feels lonely and needs a little loving from home, he can press his hand to his cheek and know that his mommy loves him. For our art project, the boys and girls used Model Magic to make a key for the letter K.
*Thank you to Charlotte, Sofia, Cobrin, Theo, Nicky, Gemma, and Jacob for being our super “kids of the day” for the past two weeks.
*Thank you to those parents who accompanied us to the Art Museum last week. On our next trip, on Tuesday, March 8, we will have 10 more parents join us.
*The Playschool will be closed on Monday, February 21, 2011 for President’s Day.
*This week, in Afterschool Arts, the children made a fruit salad in Cooking Club, they learned about Groundhog’s Day and making shadows in Science Club, in Art Club, they made snowmen and read When It Starts to Snow by Phillis Gershator, in Movement Club, they rode scooters and played games with the Pre-K class, and in Music Club, they sang Shabbat and winter songs. Please have your child participate in Afterschool Arts. It is a great way to spend a cold winter’s afternoon.
*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 L.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Chloe, Miss Julia, Miss Mindy, and Mr. Noah
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