A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about DINOSAURS! The children had a great time learning about all the different types of dinosaurs, and thinking about the possibility of them living in our own back yards at one time. We looked at pictures of dinosaurs compared to other objects, such as a car and a house to compare the sizes of the dinosaurs. We learned that some dinosaurs were bigger than houses, while others were the size of cats.
Centers: sorting small dinosaurs by type and shape, coloring pictures of dinosaurs, building dinosaurs out of legos, drawing on the large chalkboard, and making dinosaurs out of Crayola’s model magic.
Books: The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Back Yard, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, and A Wish for Dinosaur.
Vocabulary words: extinct, died, fossil, herbivore, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex, and lots of other dinosaur names were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
Again this week the students pretended to be ice-skating in PT group. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”.
Important Reminders
~ Please send your child in with hat and mittens each day for outside playtime.
~ If your child is sick, he/she should be symptom free (vomit, fever and diarrhea) for 24 hours before returning to school. This will help to prevent the illnesses from being passed around!
~ The new milk program starts the week of Jan 29th. If you would like your child to continue or start getting milk, be sure to send in your sign up slip and money before then.
~ “Homework” reminder: We’re still waiting for a few snowflakes to fill up our bulletin board. If you are still working on yours, please finish as soon as possible…the other snowflakes are lonely!
A Look Ahead…
~ In January we will learn about winter, action words, and dinosaurs.
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
~ Is your child eligible for Kindergarten next year? If so, please watch THIS newsletter for important information regarding Kindergarten registration. Registration for your child will be a bit different than for children who don’t attend the ECS Pre-K. More information in the coming weeks…
Extra! Extra!
~Schoolwide reading program update: You will be receiving a letter soon explaining the next phase of the reading program…GEMS! The students will have new goals to work toward once they have reached the gold goal. When your treasure map is complete, please send it back to school and your child will get a reading ribbon and his/her picture will be displayed in the front hallway.
~ We say a sad “goodbye” to Miss Wendy, Occupational Therapy Assistant. She has taken a permanent position in another school district, and she will be missed very much!
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~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to the parents who have been able to come in to read to the class…the children really enjoy seeing their own as well as their friend’s parents come in to the class each week! _________________________________________________________________________________________
***Email address change: The correct email address to reach me is knagy@cromwellct.org.
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice weekend!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
January 11, 2007 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked more about winter. We read the story The Biggest, Best Snowman and discussed the steps to making a snowman. Each student then made a “life size” snowman on white mural paper. The students were also able to paint a snowman using white paint on black paper on the painting easel.
Centers: kitchen, small wooden blocks, floor puzzles, coloring winter pictures, painting on the easel, and making snowmen.
Book: The Biggest, Best Snowman.
Vocabulary words: snowman, snowball, first, next, last, winter, cold, snow, rain, hat, mittens, scarf, boots, and snow pants were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
The students pretended to be ice-skating this week in PT group. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”.
Important Reminders
~ Please send your child in with hat and mittens each day for outside playtime.
~ If your child is sick, he/she should be symptom free (vomit, fever and diarrhea) for 24 hours before returning to school. This will help to prevent the illnesses from being passed around!
~ The new milk program starts the week of Jan 29th. If you would like your child to continue or start getting milk, be sure to send in your sign up slip and money before then.
~No school Monday Jan 15th.
A Look Ahead…
~ In January we will learn about winter, action words, and dinosaurs.
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
Extra! Extra!
~Schoolwide reading program update: You will be receiving a letter soon explaining the next phase of the reading program…GEMS! The students will have new goals to work toward once they have reached the gold goal (we have had a couple do so this week!) When your treasure map is complete, please send it back to school and your child will get a reading ribbon and his/her picture will be displayed in the front hallway.
~ With the new year, new goals! We’re working hard on getting everyone to put on their own coats and zip them up. Also, putting on hats and mittens independently is a goal for each child. These are GREAT things to practice each and every day at home!
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~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to all of the families for the cricket donations! Rocky and Tony are very grateful for your timeliness! _________________________________________________________________________________________
***Email address change: The correct email address to reach me is knagy@cromwellct.org.
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice long weekend!
This week we talked more about winter. We read the story The Biggest, Best Snowman and discussed the steps to making a snowman. Each student then made a “life size” snowman on white mural paper. The students were also able to paint a snowman using white paint on black paper on the painting easel.
Centers: kitchen, small wooden blocks, floor puzzles, coloring winter pictures, painting on the easel, and making snowmen.
Book: The Biggest, Best Snowman.
Vocabulary words: snowman, snowball, first, next, last, winter, cold, snow, rain, hat, mittens, scarf, boots, and snow pants were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
The students pretended to be ice-skating this week in PT group. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”.
Important Reminders
~ Please send your child in with hat and mittens each day for outside playtime.
~ If your child is sick, he/she should be symptom free (vomit, fever and diarrhea) for 24 hours before returning to school. This will help to prevent the illnesses from being passed around!
~ The new milk program starts the week of Jan 29th. If you would like your child to continue or start getting milk, be sure to send in your sign up slip and money before then.
~No school Monday Jan 15th.
A Look Ahead…
~ In January we will learn about winter, action words, and dinosaurs.
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
Extra! Extra!
~Schoolwide reading program update: You will be receiving a letter soon explaining the next phase of the reading program…GEMS! The students will have new goals to work toward once they have reached the gold goal (we have had a couple do so this week!) When your treasure map is complete, please send it back to school and your child will get a reading ribbon and his/her picture will be displayed in the front hallway.
~ With the new year, new goals! We’re working hard on getting everyone to put on their own coats and zip them up. Also, putting on hats and mittens independently is a goal for each child. These are GREAT things to practice each and every day at home!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to all of the families for the cricket donations! Rocky and Tony are very grateful for your timeliness! _________________________________________________________________________________________
***Email address change: The correct email address to reach me is knagy@cromwellct.org.
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice long weekend!
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