Saturday, May 15, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
News from Miss Gloria's Class: 05/14/10
Friday, May 14, 2010 Letter of the Week: U
On Monday, we read two books by Faith Ringgold. The Art Museum sent Cassie's Word Quilt and we also read Tar Beach. Cassie's Word Quilt takes the reader on a patchwork tour of her home and neighborhood. In Tar Beach, Cassie has a dream to be free to go wherever she wants to go. On Tar Beach, the rooftop of her apartment building, Cassie is lifted up by the stars and she flies away. Cassie says that anyone can fly because all they need is somewhere to go that they can't get to any other way. For our art project, the boys and girls made the nighttime sky with Cassie and her brother, Be Be, flying across the sky. We asked the children to tell us where they would fly, if they could.
Tuesday was our trip to the Art Museum. The theme of the lesson was People, Places, and Things. We visited period rooms and architectural spaces. In each of the rooms, the children looked for various objects that filled these rooms. They participated in a hands-on lesson to search for objects, such as a sofa, a door, a chandelier, a teapot, a jar, a cup, and a chair. For their art project, the boys and girls made an object, fabric, and drawing quilt collage. All of our trips to the Art Museum have been wonderful learning experiences for the children and we hope that our visits have opened up the world of art to them.
On Monday, we read two books by Faith Ringgold. The Art Museum sent Cassie's Word Quilt and we also read Tar Beach. Cassie's Word Quilt takes the reader on a patchwork tour of her home and neighborhood. In Tar Beach, Cassie has a dream to be free to go wherever she wants to go. On Tar Beach, the rooftop of her apartment building, Cassie is lifted up by the stars and she flies away. Cassie says that anyone can fly because all they need is somewhere to go that they can't get to any other way. For our art project, the boys and girls made the nighttime sky with Cassie and her brother, Be Be, flying across the sky. We asked the children to tell us where they would fly, if they could.
Tuesday was our trip to the Art Museum. The theme of the lesson was People, Places, and Things. We visited period rooms and architectural spaces. In each of the rooms, the children looked for various objects that filled these rooms. They participated in a hands-on lesson to search for objects, such as a sofa, a door, a chandelier, a teapot, a jar, a cup, and a chair. For their art project, the boys and girls made an object, fabric, and drawing quilt collage. All of our trips to the Art Museum have been wonderful learning experiences for the children and we hope that our visits have opened up the world of art to them.
On Wednesday, one group of children read The Growing-Up Feet by Beverly Cleary. In this book, a trip to the shoe store makes Jimmy and Janet very excited when they get new red boots. The journal group put pictures of their favorite Playschool activities, like building with blocks, painting, putting puzzles together, cutting paper, and reading books, on their page. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite animal as they practiced yoga breathing. The boys and girls played "Yoga Freeze Dance" and posed as a giraffe, dinosaur, and snake. They also posed as the animals in the book, Barnyard Boogie.
On Thursday, we read Mole's Hill by Lois Ehlert. Mole is asked to move because her mound of dirt blocks the path to the pond. Mole plants seeds on the hill and beautiful flowers grow there. Instead of moving the hill, Mole digs a tunnel through it in order to save her hill. For our letter of the week art project, the boys and girls made a mole living underground. We began teaching the children the songs that they will sing for you at their graduation.
On Thursday, we read Mole's Hill by Lois Ehlert. Mole is asked to move because her mound of dirt blocks the path to the pond. Mole plants seeds on the hill and beautiful flowers grow there. Instead of moving the hill, Mole digs a tunnel through it in order to save her hill. For our letter of the week art project, the boys and girls made a mole living underground. We began teaching the children the songs that they will sing for you at their graduation.
On Friday, we read The Magic Hat by Mem Fox. In this book, a wizard's hat moves like this, and it moves like that. As it moves through the air, the hat lands on the heads of people, changes them into animals, and then, back into people again. Wherever the hat lands, magic happens. For our art project, the boys and girls painted their graduation hats.
*Thank you to Tommy, Michael, David, Katherine, Max, Julian, and Avery for being our super "kids of the day" for the past two weeks. Thank you to all of the parents who attended the Parent Teacher Conferences and thank you to all of the parents who accompanied us to the Art Museum.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Here are some other important dates to mark on your calendars:
*Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
*Friday, May 21 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
*Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
*Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
*Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
*Thank you to Tommy, Michael, David, Katherine, Max, Julian, and Avery for being our super "kids of the day" for the past two weeks. Thank you to all of the parents who attended the Parent Teacher Conferences and thank you to all of the parents who accompanied us to the Art Museum.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Here are some other important dates to mark on your calendars:
*Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
*Friday, May 21 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
*Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
*Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
*Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
News from Miss Gloria's Class: 04/30/10
The Irises at our school have bloomed!
Friday, April 30, 2010 Letter of the Week: I
On Monday, we read Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. Inch by inch, an inchworm uses its body to measure the living things that it encounters in the field. For our art project, the boys and girls made a scene from the book that illustrates an inchworm lost in a field of tall grass. Today was Picture Day for our class and all of the children will receive a class picture at our graduation on Friday, May 28. We learned these letter I words: ice cream, igloo, insect, inside, iguana, inchworm, instruments, I, and idea. During circle time, when we sang, "The More We Get Together", each child named their favorite flavor of ice cream.
On Tuesday, we read I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff. This book tells the story of how Alex tries to convince his mother to buy him an iguana. Alex and his mother communicate their wishes by writing notes to each other, and in the end, Alex's mother gives in and surprises Alex with his very own iguana. For our letter I art project, the boys and girls decorated the letter I with an iguana walking across the letter I. During circle time, when we sang, each child named their favorite musical instrument.
On Wednesday, the story group read Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George. In this book, one mouse lives inside a house and the other mouse lives outside of the house. They follow similar paths, inside and outside, to meet each other in the middle. Once they meet, a new friendship begins. The journal group made ice cream cone pictures to put on their page. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite game as they practiced yoga breathing. The boys and girls played "Freeze Yoga" as they slithered like a snake, jumped like a frog, walked like a dog, and moved like a windmill.
On Thursday, we read The Mother's Day Sandwich by Jillian Wynot. This story is about two children who want to make a special breakfast for their mother on Mother's Day. Their meal does not work out as planned, but their mother has found a way of making a very special sandwich that is filled with lots of love. For our art project, we made special gifts for our mothers on her special day.
On Friday, we read Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel by Sylvia A. Rouss. Sammy Spider unexpectly joins the Shapiro family on their trip to Israel. Sammy hears the sounds of the busy city streets, he tastes the food at a kibbutz, he touches the hard and rugged Western Wall, he smells the salty water of the Dead Sea, and he sees the golden city of Jerusalem. The children made name tags for the museum trip and they worked on their Mother's Day gifts.
*Thank you to Sam, Alex, Maya, and Jordana for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Here are some other important dates to mark on your calendars:
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences. No classes for the children.
Teachers will be here to watch the children during your conference time.
Tuesday, May 11 - Art Museum trip. Please let us know by Friday, May 7 if your child will be
attending.
Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
Friday, May 21 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
More information will be coming soon!
*Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
On Monday, we read Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. Inch by inch, an inchworm uses its body to measure the living things that it encounters in the field. For our art project, the boys and girls made a scene from the book that illustrates an inchworm lost in a field of tall grass. Today was Picture Day for our class and all of the children will receive a class picture at our graduation on Friday, May 28. We learned these letter I words: ice cream, igloo, insect, inside, iguana, inchworm, instruments, I, and idea. During circle time, when we sang, "The More We Get Together", each child named their favorite flavor of ice cream.
On Tuesday, we read I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff. This book tells the story of how Alex tries to convince his mother to buy him an iguana. Alex and his mother communicate their wishes by writing notes to each other, and in the end, Alex's mother gives in and surprises Alex with his very own iguana. For our letter I art project, the boys and girls decorated the letter I with an iguana walking across the letter I. During circle time, when we sang, each child named their favorite musical instrument.
On Wednesday, the story group read Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George. In this book, one mouse lives inside a house and the other mouse lives outside of the house. They follow similar paths, inside and outside, to meet each other in the middle. Once they meet, a new friendship begins. The journal group made ice cream cone pictures to put on their page. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite game as they practiced yoga breathing. The boys and girls played "Freeze Yoga" as they slithered like a snake, jumped like a frog, walked like a dog, and moved like a windmill.
On Thursday, we read The Mother's Day Sandwich by Jillian Wynot. This story is about two children who want to make a special breakfast for their mother on Mother's Day. Their meal does not work out as planned, but their mother has found a way of making a very special sandwich that is filled with lots of love. For our art project, we made special gifts for our mothers on her special day.
On Friday, we read Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel by Sylvia A. Rouss. Sammy Spider unexpectly joins the Shapiro family on their trip to Israel. Sammy hears the sounds of the busy city streets, he tastes the food at a kibbutz, he touches the hard and rugged Western Wall, he smells the salty water of the Dead Sea, and he sees the golden city of Jerusalem. The children made name tags for the museum trip and they worked on their Mother's Day gifts.
*Thank you to Sam, Alex, Maya, and Jordana for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Here are some other important dates to mark on your calendars:
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences. No classes for the children.
Teachers will be here to watch the children during your conference time.
Tuesday, May 11 - Art Museum trip. Please let us know by Friday, May 7 if your child will be
attending.
Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
Friday, May 21 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
More information will be coming soon!
*Have a great weekend!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
Friday, April 23, 2010
News from Miss Gloria's Class: 04/23/10
Friday, April 23, 2010 Letter of the Week: EOn Monday, we read Elmer by David McKee. Elmer, the elephant, stands out amongst the other elephants with his brightly colored patchwork body. He only wants to be gray like his elephant friends. Elmer tries to change his color by rolling in berry juice. When that doesn't work, his friends decide to decorate themselves in honor of Elmer. We learned these letter E words: elephant, egg, eight, eleven, envelope, exit, excellent, elbow, easel, easy, exercise, ears, eyes, eat, and earth. For our art project, the boys and girls made elephants decorated in patchwork.
On Tuesday, we read The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. This book is about a little blue engine that pulls a train full of toys and food over a mountain. As the little blue engine pulls and tugs the train, it keeps repeating, "I think I can-- I think I can". For our art project, the boys and girls decorated their letter E with an eagle and eggs on an emerald-colored background. On
Wednesday, we read Close Your Eyes by Kate Banks. In this book, a mother tiger tells little tiger to close his eyes and go to sleep so that he will have wonderful dreams of magical places. The journal group put a picture of an umbrella and flowers on their page for "April showers, Bring May flowers". In yoga, it was "kid's choice". As the children practiced yoga breathing, it was their choice as to what they wanted to tell Miss Kim. We played "Red Light, Yoga Light" and posed as a circle, square, and a straight line.
On Thursday, we read I Love Our Earth by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson. This book is filled with beautiful photographs of the wonderful things that we have on earth, like the green grass, gray mountains, blue oceans, and brown deserts. We also read Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug by Ellie Bethel. For Earth Day, the boys and girls made the earth by using an eye dropper to drip blue paint, for the ocean, and green paint, for the land, onto a coffee filter. As the paint touched the coffee filter, the blue and green paint blended to form the colors of the earth. We talked about the ways that children can keep the earth clean, too.
On Friday, we read The Littlest Candlesticks by Sylvia Rouss. Abby loves Shabbat so much that she wants to have her own candlesticks. In school, her teacher gives the children their own glass candlesticks. Abby surprises her family with the candlesticks, on which she has painted the sun, daisies, a rainbow, and a heart for the love that she feels for Shabbat. For our art project, the boys and girls made birds to decorate our classroom for spring.
*Thank you to Leila, Simrin, Lily, Jake M., and Sydney for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Here are some other important dates to mark on your calendars:
Picture Day - Monday, April 26 - MWF 2 year old class and the 3 - 4 year old class. All children
should attend. On Tuesday, April 27 - T TH 2 year old class and the Pre-K
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences. No classes for the children.
Tuesday, May 11 - Art Museum trip
Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
Friday, May 21 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
More information will be coming soon!
*Have a great weekend! Monday is Picture Day!
Picture Day - Monday, April 26 - MWF 2 year old class and the 3 - 4 year old class. All children
should attend. On Tuesday, April 27 - T TH 2 year old class and the Pre-K
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences. No classes for the children.
Tuesday, May 11 - Art Museum trip
Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
Friday, May 21 - Last day of Afterschool Arts Clubs
Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
More information will be coming soon!
*Have a great weekend! Monday is Picture Day!
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
Friday, April 16, 2010
News from Miss Gloria's Class: 04/16/10
Friday, April 16, 2010 Letter of the Week: A
On Monday, we read The Alphabet Tale by Jan Garten. In this book, the children were given rhyming clues to name animals from A to Z. We learned these letter A words: apple, apricot, astronaut, animal, alphabet, April, ape, age, airplane, ant, art, alligator, acorn, and Avery, Alex, and Andre. Today we made our letter of the week art project. The boys and girls put azalea flowers with foil petals on their letter A.
On Tuesday, we read Wash, scrub, brush by Mick Manning. In this book, the children learned about the importance of being clean. Boys and girls are clean when they brush their teeth, take a bath or shower, comb and wash their hair, and wash their hands to keep the germs away. A dental hygienist came to visit today to discuss eating healthy foods and caring for your teeth. The boys and girls played a game where they were given food choices and they had to decide if the food was good for keeping their teeth healthy.
On Wednesday, the journal group put umbrellas and flowers on their page for "April showers, Bring May flowers". The story group read Animals should definitely not wear clothing by Judi Barrett. Wearing clothing does not work for animals. Animals have the best fitting and warmest clothing growing all over them. In yoga, Miss Kim asked the children to name their favorite shape. They played "Freeze Yoga" by making yoga movements to music and, when the music stopped, the children stopped, too. They also played a game where the children made their bodies look like a geometric shape. The boys and girls stretched their bodies across the length of the classroom floor, one child after another, reaching from the cubbies to the toy shelves, to make a straight line.
On Thursday, we read Angelina and Alice by Katharine Holabird. Angelina and Alice make a great team as they work together in a gymnastics show. For our art project, the boys and girls made flower centerpieces for the upcoming Shabbat Dinner next week. We hope to see all of our families there!
On Friday, we read Art by Patrick McDonnell. Art loves to make art. He draws zigzags and squiggles, dots and splotches, and curly cues and doodles. His mother loves the art that Art creates. For our project, we painted to make art.
*Thank you to Jake S., Jonah A., Lucas, Jonah L., Simona, and Jack for being our super "kids of the day" this week.
*Summer camp applications are now available. Camp begins on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if your child will be attending.
*Here are some other important dates to mark on your calendars:
Friday, April 23 - Spring Shabbat Dinner 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences. No classes for the children.
Tuesday, May 11 - Art Museum trip
Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
More information will be coming soon!
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences. No classes for the children.
Tuesday, May 11 - Art Museum trip
Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 - The Playschool will be closed for Shavuot.
Thursday, May 27 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old Tuesday/Thursday class 11 AM
Friday, May 28 - Playschool Graduation for the 2 year old MWF class at 11 AM, the Pre-K
Graduation at 11:30 AM, and the 3 - 4 year old Graduation at 12 PM.
More information will be coming soon!
*Have a great weekend! We hope to see all families at the Shabbat Dinner on Friday, April 23.
Miss Gloria, Miss Allison, Miss Sophie, Miss Mindy and Mr. Noah
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