On Monday, we read Purim Activity Book written by Torah Aura Productions. This book tells the story of Purim using photographs of children dressed in King Ahashueras, Queen Esther, Mordechai, and Haman costumes. For our art project, the boys and girls made king and queen crowns. We learned these words that begin with letter Y: yellow, yoyo, yoga, yogurt, yawn, yarn, year, yes, and our friend, Gemma Young. Some of our friends have the letter Y in their first names: Carly, Nicky, Kaya, Brody, and Maya. The boys and girls are getting excited for the Purim Parade and they have been practicing the songs that they will sing for you.
On Tuesday, we read Hello, Yellow! by Christianne C. Jones. The world is full of colors and yellow makes us happy with such yellow things as lemonade, balloons, horns, and the warm golden sun. For our letter Y art project, the boys and girls painted the Y yellow and placed a yoyo with yarn onto the letter. On Wednesday, the story group read little blue and little yellow by Leo Lionni. A blue spot and a yellow spot are best friends. They play games together and they go to school together. When little blue and little yellow give each other a hug, they turn green. The journal group placed pictures of King Ahashueras, Queen Esther, Mordechai, Haman, or a grogger onto their journal page. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite letter of the alphabet. They played an alphabet animal yoga game where they posed as an alligator, bear, cat, dog, elephant, frog, and giraffe. Next week, they will continue going through the alphabet posing as animals.
We had a wonderful celebration of Purim on Thursday. The children did a fabulous job performing the songs that they have worked so hard to learn. They looked great in their costumes and they felt very proud to be performing for all of you. Thank you very much for bringing in all of the luncheon foods and for supporting our programming in the ways that you do.
On Friday, we read Hamilton Duck’s Springtime Story by Arthur Getz. In this book, the newly grown blossoms on the trees mean that spring is here. For our art project, the boys and girls made spring flowers for our classroom bulletin board. Happy Spring!
*Thank you to Gemma, Rachel, Sofia, Jordan, and Jacob for being our super “kids of the day” this week.
*Camp applications are now being accepted. Enrollment works on a first come—first served basis. Children can be enrolled for any number of camp days during the camp season. You only pay for the days that your child is attending. Summer camp begins on Monday, June 6 and extends through Thursday, July 28. The hours are 8:30 AM until 12:30 PM Monday through Friday. Outdoor and indoor play, kiddie pools, bikes, songs, stories, themed arts and craft projects, games, and movement fill the morning hours at the Playschool Summer Camp. If you have any questions, please ask Gloria for more details.
*Please mark your calendars with these upcoming dates and more information about each event will be forthcoming:
Wednesday, March 30 - Pre-K trip to The Insectarium
Friday, April 15 - Tuesday, April 26 - Closed for Passover
Friday, April 1 - Pre - K PM Drama Performance
Thursday, April 7 - Pre - K AM Drama Performance
Monday, May 2 - Class Pictures for the Puppy Class, 3 - 4 Year Old Class, Pre-K AM, Pre-K PM
Tuesday, May 3 - Class Pictures for the Kitten Class
Wednesday, May 4 - Pre-K trip to the Arden Theatre
Friday, May 6 - Playschool Shabbat Dinner
Tuesday, May 10 - 3 - 4 Year Old Class trip to the Art Museum
Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 12 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, May 20 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
Thursday, May 26 - Kitten Class Graduation
Friday, May 27– Puppy Class, 3 – 4 Year Old Class, and Pre-K AM and PM Graduations
*Next week, we will continue to learn about letter Z and Passover.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Chloe, Miss Julia, Miss Mindy, and Mr. Noah
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