March 5-9

Happy March!!

Please note that the preschool will be CLOSED next week, March 12-16, for Spring Break! Enjoy!

Here is what we will be learning about this week:
Theme: Dr. Suess
Science: Sense of Smell
Math: Review #17
Literacy: The letter: Qq
Shape of the month: hexagon
Color of the month: Green
Spanish: Fruits and Vegetables
Show and Tell: favorite hat

Our Centers for this week:

Technology: Letter Q book on computer/StarFall
Dramatic Play: Dress up/kitchen
Math: Counting to 17, numbers to 17
Science: Things that smell bad/good, sensory play, our 5 senses
Literacy: Qq activities
Fine Motor: Writing name, letter q, numbers. Cutting

February 27- March 2

Another month in the books! This year is flying by! The weather is starting to change, and we are hoping to get more time on our playground, and outside in general. Please make sure your child is dressed for the changing Colorado weather!

Here is what we will be doing this week:
Social Studies: teeth
Science: Sense of Smell
Math: Review #1-16
Literacy: The letter: Review X,Y,and Z
Shape of the month: Heart
Color of the month: Pink
Spanish: Fruits and Vegetables
Show and Tell: Something that starts with X,Y, or Z

Our Centers for this week:

Technology: Letter X,Y, Z book on computer/StarFall
Dramatic Play: Playing School
Math: Review of numbers, counting 1:1, sorting, addition
Science: Things that smell bad/good, sensory play, our 5 senses
Literacy: X,Y,Z activities
Fine Motor: Using scissors and tweezers, name writing

February 13-17

It's Valentine's Week!! This week we have lots of fun activities planned.

First things first.....
Our Valentine's Party is Tuesday, February 14 from 10:15-11. We have a craft, and yummy food to eat, and a game for the students to play. Please remember the following:

A Decorated box to put Valentines in
A picture of someone you love to decorate
and if you want....24 Valentines for all of your friends!

Also, Tuesday is Pajama Day! What fun it will be to hang out in our pajamas all day!

Here is what else we will be doing this week:
Social Studies: Hearts! (What else?)
Science: Sense of Taste
Math: Number 15
Literacy: The letter Yy
Shape of the month: Heart
Color of the month: Pink
Spanish: Fruits and Vegetables
Show and Tell: Something or someone you love

Our Centers for this week:

Technology: Letter Y book on computer/StarFall
Dramatic Play: Cooking in the kitchen
Math: #15, counting
Science: Review of food groups and how things taste
Literacy: Y activities
Fine Motor: Using scissors and tweezers, name writing, and Y writing

We will be continuing our assessments this week. I am hoping to have them all finished by the end of the month.

Finally, a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 20th for President's Day.

Thanks again for allowing us to teach your precious children. We truly love every minute we spend with them!

February 6-10

February is here! And with the change in the month comes some new exciting activities for us in preschool!!! Here is what this week looks like:

Social Studies: Canada
Science: Sense of Taste
Math: Number 14
Literacy: The letter Xx
Shape of the month: Heart
Color of the month: Pink
Spanish: Fruits and Vegetables
Show and Tell: Something PINK

Our Centers for this week:

Technology: Letter X book on computer/StarFall
Dramatic Play: Doctor's Office and Xrays
Math: #14, counting and 1:1 correspondence
Science: Making Recipes
Literacy: X activities
Fine Motor: Using scissors and tweezers, name writing, and X writing

This week we will also begin doing our mid-year assessments. We will be doing a slightly different assessment this time, looking at social skills, fine motor skills, math and literacy. We will also look to see what letters/numbers all the students know! I am excited to see what all they have been learning!

Please make sure your child has warm clothes this week, and boots if you can. Our playground may have some snow on it, but we would love to be able to get them outside to play!!

Be sure to read the Valentine's Day letter. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

January 23-27

WOW! January is flying by! We have been having so much fun the past couple of weeks in preschool. We have been getting to go outside a lot more, thanks to our nice weather. That makes our days much more fun!

We got a little behind last week, since we were having so much fun doing projects. We even got to make our own butter!! Here is what we are up to this week!

Social Studies: Transportation
Science: Sense of Taste
Math: Number 13
Literacy: The letter Ww
Shape of the month: Diamond
Color of the month: Blue
Spanish: Marketplace vocabulary
Show and Tell: All things TRANSPORTATION!

Our centers are changing a bit too, and we are leaving the open for more of the week! Here are our centers for this week:

Technology: Letter W book on computer/StarFall
Dramatic Play: Grocery Store/ Cars, trucks and trains!
Math: #13
Science: 4 Food groups
Literacy: W activities
Fine Motor: tracing and writing W, diamonds, and pictures/cutting

January 16-20

We are back in the swing of things at preschool! We love seeing all of our friends every day :)

Here is what we are doing this week:

Social Studies: Ocean Animals
Science: Sense of Taste
Math: Number 12
Literacy: The letter Jj
Shape of the month: Diamond
Color of the month: Blue
Spanish: Marketplace vocabulary
Show and Tell: My Favorite Ocean Animal

Our centers are changing a bit too, and we are leaving the open for more of the week! Here are our centers for this week:

Technology: Letter J book on computer/StarFall
Dramatic Play: Grocery Store
Math: Making a dozen/ 12
Science: Beach Play (sand, shells, and ocean animals)
Literacy: J activities
Fine Motor: tracing and writing J and diamonds.

Be sure to check out the main preschool blog for updates, articles and information.

Have a great week!!!

Winter Fun

Here are some great ideas for winter fun with your preschooler.  It's important to keep active, even when it's cold out.  Just bundle up, and enjoy!

http://www.livestrong.com/article/358060-fun-winter-activities-for-preschoolers/

http://www.healthiergeneration.org/uploadedFiles/For_Parents/winter_tips.pdf