Today we went to a show about pirates and the importance of reading. This kicks off a new reading program at ECS. More info is being sent home with your child today. Be sure to ask him/her about it! Happy reading everyone!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
October 26, 2006 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned more about autumn/fall and the many fun activities we can do in the fall time. We looked at many books about fall time, and looked for signs of fall outside. We looked at acorns, leaves, and even carrots that had been growing in our garden. We continued to learn about patterns and did a project involving making patterns with paper leaves, apples and pumpkins. Another project was tearing paper into little pieces and making “mosaic” type leaves. These are on display in the classroom.
Centers: patterning project, paper tearing project, shelf toys, journals, wooden blocks, coloring and a felt apple tree number activity: if there was a 3 on the tree, we had to put three apples on the tree.
Books: “Picking Apples and Pumpkins”, “Autumn Leaves”, and “Read Leaf, Yellow Leaf” were books we looked at this week.
Vocabulary words: fall, autumn, leaves, change, acorn, pattern, and repeat.
Physical Therapy Group
This week with Renee the children used balloons. They practiced tapping the balloons back and forth with their hands, thumbs, elbows, knees, and heads. Everyone did very well listening to the directions and working their hardest to do this activity.
Important Reminders
~Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
~ We go outside to play every day, weather permitting. Please be sure to send your child to school with a jacket. It may be warm when your child comes in to school, but the temperature can change quickly.
~We have a student with a SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS ALLOWED.
A Look Ahead…
~In October we will talk more about Fall and Apples. In November we’ll talk about Farms,
Furniture and Utensils.
~Parent conferences will be held November 13th and 15th.
~Reminder: no school on Nov 7 or Nov 10. Also, no PM Pre-K on Nov 13 and 15 due to parent conferences.
~We will be sending home a story to read at home, called “Mud Puddle”. We read this story last week and used props to retell the story. Watch for this in backpacks soon.
Extra! Extra!
~Thanks for the Velcro! Thanks to Niyati and Mom for donating the Velcro to the classroom…it is used for so many things every day! Thanks so much.
~We are participating in the Scholastic ClassroomsCare reading program. We are up to 87 books read so far! GREAT JOB! It’s lots of fun working toward 100 books together!
~Would you like to help us out from home? We need parents willing to cut/collate and put sticky Velcro on LOTS of little pictures. If you can help out, please let us know and we’ll send home the “homework” in your child’s backpack.
~Thanks for the great response to getting crickets for Rocky and Tony. A complete schedule will be sent home next week.
~A new member of our team: Miss Wendy. Miss Wendy is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who will be working in the classroom from time to time.
~To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a great weekend!
This week we learned more about autumn/fall and the many fun activities we can do in the fall time. We looked at many books about fall time, and looked for signs of fall outside. We looked at acorns, leaves, and even carrots that had been growing in our garden. We continued to learn about patterns and did a project involving making patterns with paper leaves, apples and pumpkins. Another project was tearing paper into little pieces and making “mosaic” type leaves. These are on display in the classroom.
Centers: patterning project, paper tearing project, shelf toys, journals, wooden blocks, coloring and a felt apple tree number activity: if there was a 3 on the tree, we had to put three apples on the tree.
Books: “Picking Apples and Pumpkins”, “Autumn Leaves”, and “Read Leaf, Yellow Leaf” were books we looked at this week.
Vocabulary words: fall, autumn, leaves, change, acorn, pattern, and repeat.
Physical Therapy Group
This week with Renee the children used balloons. They practiced tapping the balloons back and forth with their hands, thumbs, elbows, knees, and heads. Everyone did very well listening to the directions and working their hardest to do this activity.
Important Reminders
~Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
~ We go outside to play every day, weather permitting. Please be sure to send your child to school with a jacket. It may be warm when your child comes in to school, but the temperature can change quickly.
~We have a student with a SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS ALLOWED.
A Look Ahead…
~In October we will talk more about Fall and Apples. In November we’ll talk about Farms,
Furniture and Utensils.
~Parent conferences will be held November 13th and 15th.
~Reminder: no school on Nov 7 or Nov 10. Also, no PM Pre-K on Nov 13 and 15 due to parent conferences.
~We will be sending home a story to read at home, called “Mud Puddle”. We read this story last week and used props to retell the story. Watch for this in backpacks soon.
Extra! Extra!
~Thanks for the Velcro! Thanks to Niyati and Mom for donating the Velcro to the classroom…it is used for so many things every day! Thanks so much.
~We are participating in the Scholastic ClassroomsCare reading program. We are up to 87 books read so far! GREAT JOB! It’s lots of fun working toward 100 books together!
~Would you like to help us out from home? We need parents willing to cut/collate and put sticky Velcro on LOTS of little pictures. If you can help out, please let us know and we’ll send home the “homework” in your child’s backpack.
~Thanks for the great response to getting crickets for Rocky and Tony. A complete schedule will be sent home next week.
~A new member of our team: Miss Wendy. Miss Wendy is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who will be working in the classroom from time to time.
~To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
10/25/06 Carrots from the garden
Last week we found the carrots growing on our garden. We pulled them out and talked about all the characteristics of the carrots: we eat the part that grows UNDER the ground, etc. 
Thursday, October 19, 2006
October 19, 2006 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we began discussing fall and the signs of fall. We introduced patterns using colored apples such as red green, red green, or red green yellow, red green yellow. We read the story “Silly Sally” where Sally walks backwards and upside down. All of the children practiced walking upside down (on their hands like wheelbarrow walking). We worked on making our own “silly” book, which will be sent home to share in the coming weeks.
Centers: Listening center with “Silly Sally” story, practicing snipping/cutting (on index card junk mail), cutting play dough and using “rookie sticks” (similar to chopsticks) to pick up the play dough and put it in containers. We also had pretend play grocery shopping with grocery lists to write, coupons to cut out, cash register and money to purchase groceries. Shelf toys, and a flannel board activity where the students sorted apples and made patterns were also centers this week.
Books: “Silly Sally” was our story this week. Vocabulary words: upside down, backwards, right side up, forward, fall, autumn, leaves, change. Rhyming words: pig/jig, dog/leapfrog, loon/tune, sheep/sleep, down/town.
Physical Therapy Group
This week with Renee the children used bean bags. They placed the beanbag on a body part, such as their heads, elbows, shoulders, and foot and then had to walk while trying not to drop the beanbag. They also put the beanbags on their backs and crawled. Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
We have a student with a SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS ALLOWED. If your child comes in with a snack containing nut ingredients, we will give your child an alternate snack and send the nut snack home with your child.
A Look Ahead…
~In October we will talk more about Fall and Apples. In November we’ll talk about Farms,
Furniture and Utensils.
~Parent conferences will be held November 13th and 15th. A sign-up sheet was sent home.
I will return the schedule with your scheduled time next week.
~Reminder: no school on Nov 7 or Nov 10. Also, no PM Pre-K on Nov 13 and 15 due to
parent conferences.
~We will be sending home story to read at home, called “Mud Puddle”. We read this story last week and used props to retell the story. Watch for this in backpacks soon.
Extra! Extra!
~Thanks to Rachel and family for bringing in crickets for Rocky and Tony. YUM!
~Thanks for the Velcro! Thanks to Rachel and family for donating the Velcro to the classroom…it is used for so many things every day! Thanks so much.
~Fish anyone? It’s a long story, but we have become overrun with guppies in our tank with the toads. If anyone would like some guppies, they are free for the taking!
~We are participating in the Scholastic ClassroomsCare reading program. We have already received some papers from students who have been reading! GREAT JOB! It’s lots of fun working toward 100 books together!
~To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a great weekend!
This week we began discussing fall and the signs of fall. We introduced patterns using colored apples such as red green, red green, or red green yellow, red green yellow. We read the story “Silly Sally” where Sally walks backwards and upside down. All of the children practiced walking upside down (on their hands like wheelbarrow walking). We worked on making our own “silly” book, which will be sent home to share in the coming weeks.
Centers: Listening center with “Silly Sally” story, practicing snipping/cutting (on index card junk mail), cutting play dough and using “rookie sticks” (similar to chopsticks) to pick up the play dough and put it in containers. We also had pretend play grocery shopping with grocery lists to write, coupons to cut out, cash register and money to purchase groceries. Shelf toys, and a flannel board activity where the students sorted apples and made patterns were also centers this week.
Books: “Silly Sally” was our story this week. Vocabulary words: upside down, backwards, right side up, forward, fall, autumn, leaves, change. Rhyming words: pig/jig, dog/leapfrog, loon/tune, sheep/sleep, down/town.
Physical Therapy Group
This week with Renee the children used bean bags. They placed the beanbag on a body part, such as their heads, elbows, shoulders, and foot and then had to walk while trying not to drop the beanbag. They also put the beanbags on their backs and crawled. Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
We have a student with a SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS ALLOWED. If your child comes in with a snack containing nut ingredients, we will give your child an alternate snack and send the nut snack home with your child.
A Look Ahead…
~In October we will talk more about Fall and Apples. In November we’ll talk about Farms,
Furniture and Utensils.
~Parent conferences will be held November 13th and 15th. A sign-up sheet was sent home.
I will return the schedule with your scheduled time next week.
~Reminder: no school on Nov 7 or Nov 10. Also, no PM Pre-K on Nov 13 and 15 due to
parent conferences.
~We will be sending home story to read at home, called “Mud Puddle”. We read this story last week and used props to retell the story. Watch for this in backpacks soon.
Extra! Extra!
~Thanks to Rachel and family for bringing in crickets for Rocky and Tony. YUM!
~Thanks for the Velcro! Thanks to Rachel and family for donating the Velcro to the classroom…it is used for so many things every day! Thanks so much.
~Fish anyone? It’s a long story, but we have become overrun with guppies in our tank with the toads. If anyone would like some guppies, they are free for the taking!
~We are participating in the Scholastic ClassroomsCare reading program. We have already received some papers from students who have been reading! GREAT JOB! It’s lots of fun working toward 100 books together!
~To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
October 12, 2006 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned more about our bodies. We had fun using frogs to hop on different parts of our bodies, which worked on body parts as well as preposition words such as on, under, behind.
Centers: We used play dough to make people, using shapes for the different body parts. “Balls” for the head, “oval” for the body, “rectangles” for the arms and legs, etc. We had a great baby center set up for the children with blankets, bottle, clothes, toys, diapers, etc. Everyone had a great time being Moms and Dads taking care of the babies. Shelf toys, coloring body part pictures, and Potato Head People were also centers this week. We also traced our hands in our journals this week. Books: We read “Mud Puddle” this week. It’s a great book involving body parts and prepositions. Vocabulary words: head, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, chin, arms, legs, hands, fingers, feet, toes, ankle, wrist, shoulders, chest, belly button and stomach/belly were our vocabulary words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week with Renee the children used bean bags. They placed the beanbag on a body part, such as their heads, elbows, shoulders, and foot and then had to walk while trying not to drop the beanbag. They also put the beanbags on their backs and crawled. Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
We have a student with a SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS ALLOWED. If your child comes in with a snack containing nut ingredients, we will give your child an alternate snack and send the nut snack home with your child.
~Also, thanks those parents who have offered to bring in crickets, it is a huge help and Rocky and Tony have never been happier!
A Look Ahead…
~In October we will talk more about Fall and Apples. In November we’ll talk about Farms,
Furniture and Utensils.
~Parent conferences will be held November 13th and 15th. A sign-up sheet was sent home. Please return your sheet with your three choices to me by October 19th.
~Reminder: no school on Nov 7 or Nov 10. Also, no PM Pre-K on Nov 13 and 15 due to
parent conferences.
Extra! Extra!
~Velcro, please? We are running low on sticky Velcro. If you can donate some to the class, we would be very grateful. Thanks so much.
~Fish anyone? It’s a long story, but we have become overrun with guppies in our tank with the toads. If anyone would like some guppies, they are free for the taking!
~Woops! We don’t have a new child joining our morning group after all. More friends to join us soon.
~We are participating in the Scholastic ClassroomsCare reading program. Please read the letter being sent home with this newsletter. In past years the students have really enjoyed getting involved in this project, and it’s lots of fun working toward 100 books together!
~To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a great weekend!
This week we learned more about our bodies. We had fun using frogs to hop on different parts of our bodies, which worked on body parts as well as preposition words such as on, under, behind.
Centers: We used play dough to make people, using shapes for the different body parts. “Balls” for the head, “oval” for the body, “rectangles” for the arms and legs, etc. We had a great baby center set up for the children with blankets, bottle, clothes, toys, diapers, etc. Everyone had a great time being Moms and Dads taking care of the babies. Shelf toys, coloring body part pictures, and Potato Head People were also centers this week. We also traced our hands in our journals this week. Books: We read “Mud Puddle” this week. It’s a great book involving body parts and prepositions. Vocabulary words: head, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, chin, arms, legs, hands, fingers, feet, toes, ankle, wrist, shoulders, chest, belly button and stomach/belly were our vocabulary words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week with Renee the children used bean bags. They placed the beanbag on a body part, such as their heads, elbows, shoulders, and foot and then had to walk while trying not to drop the beanbag. They also put the beanbags on their backs and crawled. Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
We have a student with a SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS ALLOWED. If your child comes in with a snack containing nut ingredients, we will give your child an alternate snack and send the nut snack home with your child.
~Also, thanks those parents who have offered to bring in crickets, it is a huge help and Rocky and Tony have never been happier!
A Look Ahead…
~In October we will talk more about Fall and Apples. In November we’ll talk about Farms,
Furniture and Utensils.
~Parent conferences will be held November 13th and 15th. A sign-up sheet was sent home. Please return your sheet with your three choices to me by October 19th.
~Reminder: no school on Nov 7 or Nov 10. Also, no PM Pre-K on Nov 13 and 15 due to
parent conferences.
Extra! Extra!
~Velcro, please? We are running low on sticky Velcro. If you can donate some to the class, we would be very grateful. Thanks so much.
~Fish anyone? It’s a long story, but we have become overrun with guppies in our tank with the toads. If anyone would like some guppies, they are free for the taking!
~Woops! We don’t have a new child joining our morning group after all. More friends to join us soon.
~We are participating in the Scholastic ClassroomsCare reading program. Please read the letter being sent home with this newsletter. In past years the students have really enjoyed getting involved in this project, and it’s lots of fun working toward 100 books together!
~To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, October 05, 2006
October 5, 2006 PM Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned about our bodies. We identified many different body parts and talked about what each body part’s job is. During circle time we did “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”, counted how many fingers and toes we have, and talked about pictures of body parts.
Centers: We had a great baby center set up for the children with blankets, bottle, clothes, toys, diapers, etc. Everyone had a great time being Moms and Dads taking care of the babies. Other centers included a large face with Velcro eyes, ears, mouth, nose etc for building your own face. We also had people body puzzles where the children had to put the body parts in the right spot. Shelf toys, coloring body part pictures, and Potato Head People were also centers this week.
Books: We read “My Body” and “Me and My Body” this week.
Vocabulary words: head, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, chin, arms, legs, hands, fingers, feet, toes, ankle, wrist, shoulders, chest, and stomach/belly were our vocabulary words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week with Renee the children used hoops, incorporating body parts. They had to put their foot in the hoop, out of the hoop, elbows in/out, knees in/out, and walk around the hoop, jump in/out, etc. Great way to work on body part identification. Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
Please look here each week for important news and reminders pertaining to our class and/or the school. We have a student with a SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS ALLOWED. If your child comes in with a snack containing nut ingredients, we will give your child an alternate snack and send the nut snack home with your child.
~Thanks those parents who have offered to bring in crickets, it is a huge help, and Rocky and Tony have never been happier!
A Look Ahead…
~In October we will talk more about Body Parts, Fall and Apples.
~Parent conferences will be held November 13th and 15th. A sign-up sheet will be sent home in October for your preferred times.
~Reminder: No school Monday October 9th. Have a nice weekend!
Extra! Extra!
~We are saying “hello” to a new friend…Sean. He will join our class next Tuesday. Please watch for an updated class list coming home soon.
~Do you prefer to communicate through email? Please send me an email and I will add you to my address book. knagy@cromwellct.org
~This newsletter will be posted each week on the classroom’s website, which is currently “out of order”. Hopefully it will be up and running soon. To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a great weekend!
This week we learned about our bodies. We identified many different body parts and talked about what each body part’s job is. During circle time we did “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”, counted how many fingers and toes we have, and talked about pictures of body parts.
Centers: We had a great baby center set up for the children with blankets, bottle, clothes, toys, diapers, etc. Everyone had a great time being Moms and Dads taking care of the babies. Other centers included a large face with Velcro eyes, ears, mouth, nose etc for building your own face. We also had people body puzzles where the children had to put the body parts in the right spot. Shelf toys, coloring body part pictures, and Potato Head People were also centers this week.
Books: We read “My Body” and “Me and My Body” this week.
Vocabulary words: head, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, chin, arms, legs, hands, fingers, feet, toes, ankle, wrist, shoulders, chest, and stomach/belly were our vocabulary words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week with Renee the children used hoops, incorporating body parts. They had to put their foot in the hoop, out of the hoop, elbows in/out, knees in/out, and walk around the hoop, jump in/out, etc. Great way to work on body part identification. Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
Please look here each week for important news and reminders pertaining to our class and/or the school. We have a student with a SEVERE NUT ALLERGY. ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS ALLOWED. If your child comes in with a snack containing nut ingredients, we will give your child an alternate snack and send the nut snack home with your child.
~Thanks those parents who have offered to bring in crickets, it is a huge help, and Rocky and Tony have never been happier!
A Look Ahead…
~In October we will talk more about Body Parts, Fall and Apples.
~Parent conferences will be held November 13th and 15th. A sign-up sheet will be sent home in October for your preferred times.
~Reminder: No school Monday October 9th. Have a nice weekend!
Extra! Extra!
~We are saying “hello” to a new friend…Sean. He will join our class next Tuesday. Please watch for an updated class list coming home soon.
~Do you prefer to communicate through email? Please send me an email and I will add you to my address book. knagy@cromwellct.org
~This newsletter will be posted each week on the classroom’s website, which is currently “out of order”. Hopefully it will be up and running soon. To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a great weekend!
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