Friday, December 5, 2008 Letter of the Week: C
On Monday, we read Two Cool Coyotes by Jillian Lund. This book of friendship tells the story of Frank and Angelina, best friend coyotes. Hanukkah begins on Sunday, December 21. The boys and girls began learning new songs for the celebration and they painted murals for our Hanukkah bulletin board. We hope to see all of our Playschool families attend our Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House on Sunday, December 14 from 11 AM until 1 PM. Delicious latkes, craft projects for children, dreidel games, photos with Mr. Latke, and Hanukkah music and songs will be featured.
On Tuesday, we read What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra. In this colorfully illustrated, rhyming book, Mr. Crocodile is being teased by his monkey friends. He plans on cooking the monkeys for his dinner, but after much thought, he makes a decision to be their friend. For our letter of the week project, the boys and girls made their letter C look like a cheetah. The children tried spinning dreidels, too. It takes much practice, but we did have a few children who were able to make their dreidels spin.
On Wednesday, one group of children read Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson. This picture story follows Harold as he draws himself in some fun-filled adventures. The other group of children made pictures of dreidels for their journals. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite color as they practiced yoga breathing. The boys and girls played "Yoga Simon Says" and they are getting good at listening for the words, "Simon Says" before making a yoga movement. They went on an imaginary trip to the zoo using the poses for riding a bike, as their means of transportation, and moving like birds, lions, giraffes, and butterflies. The boys and girls tried spinning the dreidels, again, and we sang Hanukkah songs, too.
Thursday, we read Chanukah Lights Everywhere by Michael J. Rosen. This book tells how the lights of Hanukkah brighten up homes everywhere. For our project, the boys and girls painted candle headbands. The children will wear the headbands at the Hanukkah Happening.
On Friday, we read Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah by Sylvia A. Rouss. This Sammy Spider adventure tells how Sammy learns about Hanukkah. He learns how to spin a dreidel and how to light the Haukkah menorah. Mrs. Spider surprises Sammy by spinning him eight very special gifts. For our art project, the boys and girls made Hanukkah decorations for the bulletin board.
Thank you to Hayden, Annalise, Nina, Thomas, and Lucas for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
Next week, on Wednesday, December 10 and Thursday, December 11, we will have Parent Teacher Conferences. There will be No Playschool on either of these two days. There is a sign-up sheet on our classroom door to schedule appointments. Children may be brought in to school at your conference time. Our teachers will be available to watch the children for the time that you are in conference.
Our annual Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House will be held on Sunday, December 14 at 11AM. If you would like to volunteer to help at the Hanukkah celebration, please let us know. There will be No Afterschool Arts Club on Tuesday, December 16. All children will be dismissed on that day at 12:30 PM.
Don't forget about having your child stay for Afterschool Arts Clubs. Cooking, Science, Art, Movement, and Music are our featured activities. During each afternoon, the children have free playtime, story time, the planned activity or project, snack, and indoor or outdoor bike riding. It's a great way for your child to spend their afternoons!
The winter holiday break begins on Monday, December 22. The Playschool will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2009. Our second trip to the Art Museum will be on Tuesday, January 13.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Lilly, Miss Sophie and Miss Mindy
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Classroom News From Miss. Ali- Dec 1st
This week our unit was Winter! We made some great winter projects, introduced the letter "Q" and practiced writing the number 6.
On Monday, we made sparkly doily snowflakes which we decorated with craypas and glitter! They look great hanging up in our classroom! We started practice writing the letter "Q" and thought of some words that began with "Q."
On Tuesday, we made Frosty Friend Snowmen! We made our snowmen out of cupcake liners!! Of course we didn't want the snowman to be cold, so we added a hat, gloves, some boots, scarfs and buttons!! We learned how to write the word "six" and write the number '"6."
Wednesday, we made tasty marshmallow snowmen!!! We got to glue (and sample =-) marshmallows to make our snowman's body! We used pretzel rods for his/her arms and legs. When the children were finished creating their snowmen, they got to eat some of the yummy treats we used for this project! We continued practice with the letter "Q" as well.
On Thursday, we read and illustrated a winter weather storybook. The story told us how it is important to keep warm and safe during the winter weather. The children named some supplies that one may need to keep warm during these cold winter months!! Miss. Vanda came for drama and did some great song and movement activities with the children~! They had a refresher course of what it means to have "Rhythm, and speak in Unison!
Friday, we ended our week with a letter "Q" project. We made a letter "Q" and made it into a QUEEN!! We were also happy to be back celebrating Shabbat with Cantor Carl, after our Thanksgiving Break!
THANK YOU TO OUR ROYAL READER THIS WEEK, MARJORIE DRASNIN!!
Books This Week:
Monday-Oh Can You Say, What's The Weather Today?- Tish Rabe
Tuesday-
All You Need For A Snowman- Alice Schertle
Wednesday- Is That You Winter?- Stephen Gammell
Thursday- Prize In The Snow- Bill Easterling
Friday- The Snowman Storybook- Raymond Briggs
** Parent- Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, December 10th and Thursday, December 11th. There will be no school for students, but child care is available in Miss. Gloria's room during your conference time, if needed.
Please check out the sign up sheet outside of our classroom, to take note of the time you have signed up for!
Parent Volunteers are also needed for our Hanukkah Happening on Sunday, December 14th @11:00am. A sign up sheet for this event is also located outside our classroom!
~~~ Stay Tuned for our 2009 Royal Reader Schedule, which will be posted outside of our class. Copies of this list were sent home a few weeks ago, so please make sure you are aware of your scheduled date!! If there is a problem with a day you are scheduled to come in, please let me know. =-)
On Monday, we made sparkly doily snowflakes which we decorated with craypas and glitter! They look great hanging up in our classroom! We started practice writing the letter "Q" and thought of some words that began with "Q."
On Tuesday, we made Frosty Friend Snowmen! We made our snowmen out of cupcake liners!! Of course we didn't want the snowman to be cold, so we added a hat, gloves, some boots, scarfs and buttons!! We learned how to write the word "six" and write the number '"6."
Wednesday, we made tasty marshmallow snowmen!!! We got to glue (and sample =-) marshmallows to make our snowman's body! We used pretzel rods for his/her arms and legs. When the children were finished creating their snowmen, they got to eat some of the yummy treats we used for this project! We continued practice with the letter "Q" as well.
On Thursday, we read and illustrated a winter weather storybook. The story told us how it is important to keep warm and safe during the winter weather. The children named some supplies that one may need to keep warm during these cold winter months!! Miss. Vanda came for drama and did some great song and movement activities with the children~! They had a refresher course of what it means to have "Rhythm, and speak in Unison!
Friday, we ended our week with a letter "Q" project. We made a letter "Q" and made it into a QUEEN!! We were also happy to be back celebrating Shabbat with Cantor Carl, after our Thanksgiving Break!
THANK YOU TO OUR ROYAL READER THIS WEEK, MARJORIE DRASNIN!!
Books This Week:
Monday-Oh Can You Say, What's The Weather Today?- Tish Rabe
Tuesday-
All You Need For A Snowman- Alice Schertle
Wednesday- Is That You Winter?- Stephen Gammell
Thursday- Prize In The Snow- Bill Easterling
Friday- The Snowman Storybook- Raymond Briggs
** Parent- Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, December 10th and Thursday, December 11th. There will be no school for students, but child care is available in Miss. Gloria's room during your conference time, if needed.
Please check out the sign up sheet outside of our classroom, to take note of the time you have signed up for!
Parent Volunteers are also needed for our Hanukkah Happening on Sunday, December 14th @11:00am. A sign up sheet for this event is also located outside our classroom!
~~~ Stay Tuned for our 2009 Royal Reader Schedule, which will be posted outside of our class. Copies of this list were sent home a few weeks ago, so please make sure you are aware of your scheduled date!! If there is a problem with a day you are scheduled to come in, please let me know. =-)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Class News from Pre-K
This week we wrapped up our unit and projects on Thanksgiving. We sang some FANTASTIC Thanksgiving songs, that I hope will be shared with each and every family during the holidays!!
We practiced and reviewed the letter "O" and did some listening activities to learn how to follow directions better!
On Monday we read "The Know Nothings Talk Turkey" by Michele Sobel Spirn
Tuesday we read "One Terrific Thanksgiving" by Marjorie Sharmat
Wednesday we read "Thanksgiving Day"- by Anne Rockwell
We made a great drawing of what we would eat for thanksgiving dinner, created an adorable turkey headband with feathers, and began painting a special SURPRISE gift for Hanukkah!
We Wish Everyone A Wonderful Holiday!!
See you in December!
Miss. Ali and Miss. C
We practiced and reviewed the letter "O" and did some listening activities to learn how to follow directions better!
On Monday we read "The Know Nothings Talk Turkey" by Michele Sobel Spirn
Tuesday we read "One Terrific Thanksgiving" by Marjorie Sharmat
Wednesday we read "Thanksgiving Day"- by Anne Rockwell
We made a great drawing of what we would eat for thanksgiving dinner, created an adorable turkey headband with feathers, and began painting a special SURPRISE gift for Hanukkah!
We Wish Everyone A Wonderful Holiday!!
See you in December!
Miss. Ali and Miss. C
Sunday, November 23, 2008
News from Ms. Terri and Ms. Amber 11/19/08
Hi Moms, Dads and Special Grown-ups,
IMPORTANT!
Please let Ms. Gloria know by Monday, December 1 any dates that you will not be available to co-op from January through May. She will be preparing the new Parent of the Day schedule so that you can receive it before the winter break.
The children were very excited to have Ms. Amber back with us and the appearance of the first snow flakes. We've been having a great time singing Thanksgiving songs and learning a new Winter poem. We finished up letter "C" by reading It looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw. We mixed up a slurry of corn starch and water and poured it onto our blue table and made cloud shapes. The children really enjoyed the feeling of the mixture. You can gather it into a ball for a second, them it oozes through your fingers again. As you play with it, it gets stiffer and then finally turns back to powder.
We've been busy making some fun Thanksgiving treats. We made awesome Turkey hats to wear for a parade or share with the chef du jour and we made a nifty turkey to decorate a special friends celebration.
Some Thanksgiving books we've been reading include: The Thanksgiving Beast Feast by Karen Gray Ruelle, Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit by Norman Bridwell, What is Thanksgiving? by Harriet Ziefert and Claudine Schumacher and Dinosaurs Thanksgiving by Liza Donnelly.
We were thrilled to find a book about Dinosaurs and Thanksgiving as we began to talk about letter "D."
For letter "D" we made a delightful-dotty-diplodocus-dinosaurs and we're working on some big dinosaur D's. Our letter "D" books include:
If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most and Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
by Byron Barton. This week is a short one and we plan to begin our super-secret Hanukkah presents...ssshhhh!
Our New Winter Poem:
Hat and mittens keep us warm
We are ready... for the storm
Pull your coat up to your chin
Do not let the cold weather in!
Our Playschool Art Exhibit will be coming down on Monday, December 1 . If you would like to purchase your child's work of art and/or order customized stationery, please let us know as soon as possible.
Another reminder of upcoming dates to remember:
On Wednesday, November 26, we will dismiss at 12:30 and there will be no After-school Arts Club. The Playschool will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28.
Wednesday, December 10 and Thursday, December 11 are Parent Teacher Conferences. There will be no classes for the children on conference day, but staff will be available to watch children during meetings. More information will be available soon.
Our annual Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House will be held on Sunday, December 14 at 11AM. More information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.
The winter holiday break begins on Monday, December 22. The Playschool will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2009.
Wishing All a peaceful and restful Thanksgiving Holiday!
Ms. Terri and Ms. Amber
Friday, November 21, 2008
News from Ms. Gloria, Friday, November 21, 2008
Letter of the Week: T
On Monday, we read the book that was sent from the Art Museum titled Bear in a Square by Stella Blackstone. In this book, shapes can be found on each colorfully illustrated page. On one of the pages in the book, there is a picture of a clown. As the book was being read, the children were asked to look for the clown's face. For our art project, the boys and girls made their own clown faces with an oval shaped head, star eyes, a heart nose, a crescent mouth, and a rectangle hat. We talked to the children about going on a bus and what they would be doing in the museum.
All of the teachers were very proud of the children as they went on their first trip to the Art Museum. Everyone followed the rules and participated in all of the activities that were presented to us. The theme of the lesson was Shapes and Colors in Art. In the museum, the boys and girls looked at paintings that were filled with shapes. They also found shapes on the ceiling in one of the hallways. They walked through the Gee's Bend Quilts exhibition and viewed many quilts of various styles, colors, fabrics, and designs. Our museum guide gave the children the opportunity to touch a quilted fabric, too. The children made a group quilt design using felt squares. For our art project, the boys and girls made their own quilt square. You can see the squares hanging up in our classroom.
On Wednesday, one group read Top Cat by Lois Ehlert. When Top Cat learns of the arrival of a new kitten, he makes it known who's the boss. The other group of children put a picture of a turkey in their journals. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to make their favorite animal pose as they practiced yoga breathing. Their imaginary trip was to play outside at the park. They moved their legs to pretend to ride their bicycles. At the park, they made a picnic lunch, ate gigantic sandwiches, and sipped a drink through a straw. They posed as a frog, too, and then, rode back home on their bicycles. They also played the dog and snake yoga game.
On Thursday, we read One Terrific Thanksgiving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. This book is about a bear who learns that Thanksgiving is not only about eating a big dinner, but it is more importantly, about being with friends. For our art project, the children painted a ceramic gift for their families for the holiday season. On Friday, we read Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis. This book explains the different ways that children may feel on any particular day. Some of the children painted their ceramic project while others made a turkey project.
Thank you to Maxwell, Jack F., Brooke, Max, and Jonnah for being our super "kids of the day" this week. Next week, on Wednesday, November 26, we will dismiss at 12:30 and there will be no Afterschool Arts Club. The Playschool will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. Wednesday, December 10 and Thursday, December 11 are Parent Teacher Conferences. More information will be available soon. Our annual Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House will be held on Sunday, December 14 at 11AM. More information will be forthcoming as well. The winter holiday break begins on Monday, December 22. The Playschool will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2009.
Thank you to all of our parents who accompanied us on the trip to the Art Museum. Our next trip will be on January 13, 2009.
Please let me know by Monday, December 1 any dates that you will not be available to co-op from January through May. I will be preparing the new Parent of the Day schedule so that you can receive it before the winter break.
Have a great weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Lilly, Miss Sophie and Miss Mindy
On Monday, we read the book that was sent from the Art Museum titled Bear in a Square by Stella Blackstone. In this book, shapes can be found on each colorfully illustrated page. On one of the pages in the book, there is a picture of a clown. As the book was being read, the children were asked to look for the clown's face. For our art project, the boys and girls made their own clown faces with an oval shaped head, star eyes, a heart nose, a crescent mouth, and a rectangle hat. We talked to the children about going on a bus and what they would be doing in the museum.
All of the teachers were very proud of the children as they went on their first trip to the Art Museum. Everyone followed the rules and participated in all of the activities that were presented to us. The theme of the lesson was Shapes and Colors in Art. In the museum, the boys and girls looked at paintings that were filled with shapes. They also found shapes on the ceiling in one of the hallways. They walked through the Gee's Bend Quilts exhibition and viewed many quilts of various styles, colors, fabrics, and designs. Our museum guide gave the children the opportunity to touch a quilted fabric, too. The children made a group quilt design using felt squares. For our art project, the boys and girls made their own quilt square. You can see the squares hanging up in our classroom.
On Wednesday, one group read Top Cat by Lois Ehlert. When Top Cat learns of the arrival of a new kitten, he makes it known who's the boss. The other group of children put a picture of a turkey in their journals. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to make their favorite animal pose as they practiced yoga breathing. Their imaginary trip was to play outside at the park. They moved their legs to pretend to ride their bicycles. At the park, they made a picnic lunch, ate gigantic sandwiches, and sipped a drink through a straw. They posed as a frog, too, and then, rode back home on their bicycles. They also played the dog and snake yoga game.
On Thursday, we read One Terrific Thanksgiving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. This book is about a bear who learns that Thanksgiving is not only about eating a big dinner, but it is more importantly, about being with friends. For our art project, the children painted a ceramic gift for their families for the holiday season. On Friday, we read Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis. This book explains the different ways that children may feel on any particular day. Some of the children painted their ceramic project while others made a turkey project.
Thank you to Maxwell, Jack F., Brooke, Max, and Jonnah for being our super "kids of the day" this week. Next week, on Wednesday, November 26, we will dismiss at 12:30 and there will be no Afterschool Arts Club. The Playschool will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. Wednesday, December 10 and Thursday, December 11 are Parent Teacher Conferences. More information will be available soon. Our annual Hanukkah Happening and Playschool Open House will be held on Sunday, December 14 at 11AM. More information will be forthcoming as well. The winter holiday break begins on Monday, December 22. The Playschool will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2009.
Thank you to all of our parents who accompanied us on the trip to the Art Museum. Our next trip will be on January 13, 2009.
Please let me know by Monday, December 1 any dates that you will not be available to co-op from January through May. I will be preparing the new Parent of the Day schedule so that you can receive it before the winter break.
Have a great weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Lilly, Miss Sophie and Miss Mindy
Miss. Ali's News for November 17th
This week we talked about Thanksgiving and what it means to be thankful!!
On Monday, we made fingerprint turkey's and began practice in our Handwriting Without Tears books with the letter "C."
Tuesday, we had a fun and messy time making Tootsie Turkey's using our feet to make the body of the turkey!! We drew colorful feathers around the turkey, and even put on some funny googly eyes!! We also practiced forming and counting the number 5!
Wednesday, we made a turkey Popsicle stick puppet with colorful feathers, and we continued practice with the letter "C."
Thursday, we learned some new song and dances with Miss. Vanda in drama and reviewed our theatre vocabulary words we learned last week! We also made beautiful Wreaths of Thanks that are hanging around our classroom!
Friday ended our week with Shabbat and a letter of the week project for our letter "C."
Books We Read This Week:
Monday-Today Is Thanksgiving- P.K. Hallinan
Tuesday- The Thanksgiving Beast Feast- Karen Gray Ruelle
Wednesday- A Turkey for Thanksgiving- Eve Bunting
Thursday- Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks- Margaret Sutherland
Friday- Sometimes its Turkeys, Sometimes its Feathers! -Lorna Bailan
Thanks to our Royal Reader this week, DAN BECKER!!!
The playschool will close at 12:30pm on Wednesday, November 26th. We will be closed Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th for Thanksgiving~
Please check your children's folders regarding information for our Hanukkah Happening on Sunday, December 14th!
Information will be posted shortly about Parent Teacher Conferences..Stay Tuned!!
Shabbat Shalom!
Miss. Ali and Miss. C
On Monday, we made fingerprint turkey's and began practice in our Handwriting Without Tears books with the letter "C."
Tuesday, we had a fun and messy time making Tootsie Turkey's using our feet to make the body of the turkey!! We drew colorful feathers around the turkey, and even put on some funny googly eyes!! We also practiced forming and counting the number 5!
Wednesday, we made a turkey Popsicle stick puppet with colorful feathers, and we continued practice with the letter "C."
Thursday, we learned some new song and dances with Miss. Vanda in drama and reviewed our theatre vocabulary words we learned last week! We also made beautiful Wreaths of Thanks that are hanging around our classroom!
Friday ended our week with Shabbat and a letter of the week project for our letter "C."
Books We Read This Week:
Monday-Today Is Thanksgiving- P.K. Hallinan
Tuesday- The Thanksgiving Beast Feast- Karen Gray Ruelle
Wednesday- A Turkey for Thanksgiving- Eve Bunting
Thursday- Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks- Margaret Sutherland
Friday- Sometimes its Turkeys, Sometimes its Feathers! -Lorna Bailan
Thanks to our Royal Reader this week, DAN BECKER!!!
The playschool will close at 12:30pm on Wednesday, November 26th. We will be closed Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th for Thanksgiving~
Please check your children's folders regarding information for our Hanukkah Happening on Sunday, December 14th!
Information will be posted shortly about Parent Teacher Conferences..Stay Tuned!!
Shabbat Shalom!
Miss. Ali and Miss. C
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