Newsletter for April 2014
Swim Lessons, Yoga, and Kids Beat
We will be offering these fun lessons and classes at the YMCA. A school bus will take your child to
the Y, but you will need to pick up your child at the Y before 6:00pm. Space is limited, please
register now.
Swim Lessons on Monday and Wednesdays from 4:15-4:45
Children’s Yoga Monday 4:15-4:45
Kids Beat Wednesday 4:00-4:30
Wish List:
Dates to Remember
4/24/14 – Pajama Day “Its Time to Sleep My
Love”
4/28/14 – Swim Lessons, Yoga, and Kids Beat
We will be offering Swim Lessons, Children’s
Yoga, and Kids Beat at the YMCA. Space is
limited please register by Thursday.
We are always looking for recycled or reused items
for our classroom. Current needs are:
Rice
Socks
Sponges
Shorts
Thank you to
everyone who
came to watch
us.
If you would like to meet with your teacher to
see the progress your child has achieved,
please sign up on the sign up sheet that will
be out May 1st
5/9/14-Mothers day Lunch at the Gardens,
more information to come
5/28/14 – Pre K Graduation
Raising A Reader
It is great to see families enjoying our Raising a
Reader bags. The new system seems to be working
out great. Please remember to bring your bag in and
switch it out for a new bag. Attached is a flyer about
reading to your child and helping them to become
actively involved in the reading.
Shoes
sweat
pants
Pete the Cat
5/5-5/8/14 – Parent Teacher Conferences.
5/6/14 – Teacher Appreciation
This is a great time to show your teacher
how much you appreciate all they do.
They are Awesome.
paper plates
t-shirts
We worked really
hard and had a great
time performing for
everyone.
Pre K Graduation:
We will be having a Pre K Graduation on May 28 at
5:00 in the School Cafeteria. The Preschool children
will be performing a song for the graduation. The Pre K
children will be walking down the aisle in their caps and
gowns. Please be looking for order sheet to order your
cap and gown the first
week of May.
Class of 2014
From Seed to Full Grown:
What a fun event and a great turn out from the
community.
Pajama Day:
Each month, we will be celebrating a book by
having a pajama day and activities highlighting the
book.
“If You Give
A Mouse
A Cookie”
April Pajama Day will be April 24
We will be celebrating Nancy Tillman
“It’s Time to Sleep, My Love”
Developmental Assets
We will be looking at the assets that are “Positive
Values” for the month of April.
Asset 26- Caring:
Feeling Chart
Song: If your happy and you know it
Book: “If your happy and you know it”
Food and Fun
Reduce TV Viewing: Tune Out the T.V!
Replace TV time with active time! Moving your body
keeps you fit and it’s good for your mind too
Week 1:
Book:
Song:
Tune Out Challenge
Berenstain Bears and too much TV
Week 2
Book:
Song:
Making Trail Mix
“The best way to play”
Week 3
Spring Break
Week 4
Activity:
Book:
Song:
Kix Cereal
Getting our Kicks
“Head to Toe”
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Week 5
Activity:
Granola Bars
We will be walking to Turtle Bay
Gardens to enjoy or snack
Ants go Marching
Ants go Marching
Book:
Song:
Asset 27-Equality and Social Justice
Activity: We both game
Song: Make new friends
Book: “Giraffes Can’t Dance”
Asset 28 & 29-Integrity & Honesty
Activity: Teeth brushing sticker Chart
Song: Brush Brush Brush Your teeth
Book: “The Crayon box that Talked”
“Olivia Saves the Circus”
Asset 30 & 31 – Responsibility & Self Regulation:
Activity: Stop Signs and add classroom
jobs
Song: Clean up song
Book: “The Little Red Hen”
SPARK
Week 1 Flufferballs
Week 2 Beanbag Bonanza
Week 3 Spring Break
Harvest of the Month: Carrots
Week 4 Super Stunts
We will be trying Carrots both cooked and raw.
Week 5 Hoop it Up
Pre K Corner…..
Classroom information:
We will be turning our science center in to a worm farm so if
you have any left over veggies to share with our worms that
would be great! We will also be adding flowers, vegetables, and
flying butterflies in our dramatic play area. Please look for
the arrival of our new friends the Lady bugs.
Letters: Vv, Ww, Xx
Focus:
•
•
•
•
Boy have our
Worms grown
Zoo-Phonics, children will continue
to develop their knowledge of letter
names and sounds
Write numbers 1-12, learn numbers
1-20 by memory, experiment with
colors, and practice ABC pattern
Habitat and life cycle of insects and
plants
The importance of following
directions and problem solving.
Theme: Growing, Life Cycle, Insects and Spiders
Songs: Pete the Cat, Sun Shine, Busy Busy
Bumble Bee, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Rainbow
Fun in our Pre K Class
Books: Tiny Seed, Silly Sally, The Very Busy
Spider, Tall Tall Grass
Welcome to our new Friends
Makenzie & Alysia
Take 10 at 10:00
Welcome new friends form next door to
our Classroom
Elias, Isabella, Masha
Welcome to the Jungle
Field Trip
Just a quick rest
Stars of the Week
Lillyana ,
Tyler,
Nadalee
Pre K Core Values
CARING: “Be nice and helpful”-Kaiden
Field Trip to Turtle Bay
Museum
HONESTY: “To tell people to do things”-Willow
RESPECT: “To be nice”-Bella
Tyler and Nadalee
RESPONSIBILITY: “To tell the teacher”- Kaden
Preschool Corner…..
Fun in Our Preschool Class
Our “letter of the week” is now complete allowing
us to focus on our zoo phonics
Focus: Washing our hands properly
Themes: Growing, Life Cycles, Insects and Spiders
Egg hunt
Projects: Butterfly Life Cycle project, growing
seeds, “lightning bug” project, insect and bug
BINGO, Yarn webs with paper spiders, “worms in
mud” cooking project, sunflower seed project,
paper bowl lady bugs
Skills: Tracing letters, numbers and shapes
Songs: The Ants Go Marching
Five Little Lady Bugs
Buzzing Bumble Bees
Field Trip to Turtle Bay Museum
Books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Busy Spider
The Crunching. Munching Caterpillar
Painting Fun
Star of the Week
Allie, Anastasia,
Jamison
Making a Spider
Making a Ladybug
Fun with Worms
Meet our
new Friend:
Macie
Preschool Core Values
Take 10 at 10:00
Making Sunflowers
CARING: “Don’t hit each other” -Eden
HONESTY: “Tell teacher” - Rebekah
RESPECT: “I play with my friends” –Hailey
RESPONSIBILITY: “Have to take nap and eat lunch and
do shows” - Jaycee
Information from Room 32
If you never brought in a family photo, please bring one in
to add to our “family wall”. You can check it out in your
library area.