ECEC News
ZION LUTHERAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER
VOLUME 5, ISSUE 9
Art Show...
Our Staff
Director
MAY 19, 2010
Peggy Farrell
Assistant Director
Calendar of Events:
Every Sunday
Worship Service
with
Sunday School
& Nursery
9:00 am
May 19
Chapel
9am & 2:30pm
May 26
Last Day of School
May 27.
Concert
9am & 10:15am
Refreshments
9:45am-10:15am
May 28 & 29
Childcare
June 1-11
Celebrate Summer
June 14-August 6
Summer Camp
Rebecca Bimler
Administrative Assistant
Christine Justema
Administrative Aide
Linda Swenson
Fish Room
Becca Pahnke, Teacher
Noemi Apostol, Assistant
Dragonfly Room
Sharon Zabransky, Teacher
Susie Shea, Assistant
Butterfly Room
Cathy Kupisch, Teacher
Tracey Wolf, Assistant
Lamb Room
Rebecca Bimler, Teacher
Judy Clouston, Assistant
Turtle Room
Mary Ellen Dopp, Teacher
Frog Room
Beth Giammarino, Teacher
Victoria Poelman, Assistant
After Care/Enrichment
Shari Yff, Teacher
Sherrie Smith, Teacher
Leslie Sokolis, Assistant
Sue Kuhnert, Assistant
Big & Little Hands
Cathy Kupisch, Teacher
Music Together
Roberta Wentling
Yoga
Lisa Read
ECEC NEWS
The Frog Room – 2½ year-olds
Mrs. Giammairno and Mrs. Poelman
It is hard to believe that this will be our last newsletter! It seems like
yesterday that the children were walking in the door to start the year! It has
been very busy in our classroom these past few weeks. We were busy working
on our Mother’s Day gifts. The children all wanted to participate and worked
hard on their present and card for their mom! We also have finished up our
unit on the farm. The children have also enjoyed watching our butterfly habitat. We observed caterpillars grow and get bigger. The caterpillars made their
chrysalis and emerged as butterflies. The children were amazed by the cycle
of the butterflies! The children enjoyed making butterflies with coffee filters, eyedroppers and liquid water colors. We have also enjoyed exploring the
language of painting with watercolor paints.
During our Jesus time we have been learning about the wonderful
world that God has made for us. We have also been practicing our songs for
the church service on May 16th.
Enjoy the summer months with your children!
100 Languages: Exploring the language of watercolor paint.
Physical Development and Health:
19.A.Ecb Engage in active play using fine motor skills.
Fine Arts:
25.A.ECd Visual Arts: Investigate the element of visual arts.
26.A.ECd Visual Arts: Participates in the visual arts.
26.B.EC Use creative arts as an avenue for self-expression.
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ECEC NEWS
The Frog Room — Jr. Kindergar ten
Mrs. Giammarino and Mrs. Poelman
Scorpions, lady bugs, and honey bees oh my! The votes are in and we are doing a project on bugs. We have had worms and caterpillars to observe. We have
observed a worm dissection and learned that worms have 5 hearts. Our field work
included a visit by a honey bee keeper as well as a visit by Karen Ritter from Nature Tales who taught us all about insects. The children picked a bug to study and
presented what they learned to our class. During our art center, the children created the life cycle of a butterfly. It was a fun sequencing and science activity.
While we have been learning about bugs, we have learned about how God created
them as well as the entire world, during our Jesus time. We love singing the song
that we are practicing for church on May 16th.
It is hard to believe that next year the children will be starting kindergarten.
May your summer be filled with sunshine, love and laughter!
The life cycle of a butterfly!
Language Arts: 1.B.ECa Predict what will happen next using pictures and content for guides.
1.C.ECa Retell information from a story.
1.C.ECb Respond to simple questions about reading material.
4.A.EC Listen with understanding and respond to directions and conversations.
Math: 8.B.ECb Begin to order objects in series or rows.
Science: 11.A.ECa Uses senses to explore and observe materials and natural phenomena.
12.A.ECA Investigate living things in the environment.
12.A.ECb Show an awareness of changes that occur in their environment.
12.C.EC Make comparisons among objects that have been observed.
13.B.ECa Express wonder and ask questions about their world.
Physical Development: 19.A.ECb Engage in active play using fine motor skills
Fine Arts: 26.A.ECd Participate in the visual arts
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The Butterfly Room — 3 year-olds
I can’t believe that this is the end of the school year. It has
been a pleasure getting to know your children this year and watching them grow.
I can still remember our first visit together when I made a home visit. They have
not only changed physically, but they have also grown in the classroom.
This month we have been working on a small project related to animals. The children listed the animals that they would like more information about and we have
concentrated on a new animal each day. We have made a giraffe, zebra, elephant,
hippo and a turtle. We learned that a giraffe has to spread its’ legs to bend down
and drink water and that a hippopotamus eats grass and spends most of its day in
water.
We look forward to our family concert with Susan Sailor on Thursday, May 27.
This is a family event. Don’t forget a blanket and get ready to sing and dance.
We will be meeting in Fellowship Hall.
I hope you have a wonderful summer with your family and friends.
Thank you for sharing your children with us.
Mrs. Cathy Kupisch and Mrs. Wolf
The children enjoy lunch at 2Toots Restaurant after finishing their field work.
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Pre-K+— 4 year old Enr ic hment
I want to thank you for having the opportunity to
work with your children. The school year has gone so quickly.
The children made number books, dictated stories, made patterns, enjoyed music, estimated, graphed, used fine motor
skills, grown socially, problem solved, participated in gross
motor skills, took part in the visual arts, explored science materials, identified letters and their sounds, enjoyed listening
to books, gained computer skills and learned of God’s continued love for them.
It has been a pleasure watching them grow. I hope that
you have a wonderful summer with your family and friends.
Mrs. Cathy Kupisch
Bubble Day!
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