Sunday, March 25, 2012

March 26-30

Happy Spring!!! We are all so excited to see the weather changing, the sun shining more, and the start of the budding of the trees and flowers. With all of this also comes our strange weather. Please make sure your child is prepared for our crazy Colorado weather. Please apply sunscreen on your child before school. We are outside quite a bit, and it has been sunny. Also make sure they are dressed for the weather.

Here is what we are up to this week:
Theme: Spring/Insects
Science: Sense of Smell
Math: Number 19
Literacy: The letter: Gg
Shape of the month: Hexagon
Color of the month: Green
Spanish: Insects
Show and Tell: Something SPRING

Our Centers for this week:

Technology: Letter G book on computer/StarFall and Millie's Math house
Dramatic Play: Gardening and Farming
Math: Counting to 19, numbers to 19, simple adding, patterning
Science: Sense of Smell, insects, celery experiment
Art: making bugs
Literacy: Gg activities
Fine Motor: Writing name, letter G, numbers. Playdoh bugs

I am finally almost finished with the testing and plan to finish up this week. Please let me know if you are interested in setting up a time to go over the information or if you would just like a copy of what we did.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Week of March 19-23

Welcome back!  We hope you had a really enjoyable Spring Break with your preschooler.  We missed them!

This week we are celebrating St. Patrick's Day!  It's a little late, but it's too fun of a holiday not to celebrate!  We will be having a special GREEN DAY on Thursday.  Be sure to remind your child to wear their favorite green shirt or outfit.

Here is what else we have planned for this coming week:

Theme: St. Patrick's Day
Science: Sense of Smell
Math: Number 18
Literacy: The letter: Cc
Shape of the month: Hexagon
Color of the month: Green
Spanish: Insects
Show and Tell: My Favorite Green Thing!

Our Centers for this week:

Technology: Letter C book on computer/StarFall
Dramatic Play: Pretending to be bugs
Math: Counting to 18, numbers to 18
Science: Bugs
Literacy: Cc activities
Fine Motor: Writing name, letter C, numbers. Cutting 



It's going to be a very fun, very LUCKY week!  

Saturday, March 10, 2012

SPRING BREAK

There is no school March 12-16 for Spring Break! Hope everyone has a great break and enjoys this beautiful weather!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

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

Sunday, February 26, 2012

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

Sunday, February 12, 2012

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!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

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!