LOCATION- St. Jude’s Mahtomedi
Class- Explorers
Notes to Parents:
- All Sites Closed April 3rd for Good Friday
- Explorers Grandparent’s/Special Adult Day
April 15 and April 16
- Kinderstart/Discovery Circus Performances
April 22nd and April 23rd
MONTH of April 2015
Sunday
Monday
Snack: Cereal
and Milk
5
6
12
Unit of
Learning:
All Creatures,
Great and
Small!
19
Unit of
Learning: All
Creatures,
Great and
Small!
26
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2
3
Planned Experiences: Muddy Pig, Animals in a Barn, Spotty Cow, Feather
Chicks and Tractors; Science: Weighing Farm Animals
Unit of
Learning:
Thank
You God for
Animals!
Unit of
Learning:
Thank You
God for
Animals!
Tuesday
Snack:
Snack: Mini
LADC
Snack:
Animal
Cheese Sticks Bagels and
CLOSEDCrackers/Milk
and Milk
Milk
Good Friday
7
8
9
10
Planned Experiences: Spring Class Garden, Flower Art for Grandparent’s
Day, Barn Collage; Science: Planting
Saturday
4
Dramatic
Play: Farm
11
Dramatic
Play: Farm
Snack:
Snack:
Snack:
Snack: Muffins
Blueberries
Friendship Mix Friendship Mix and Milk
and Milk
and Milk
and Milk
13
14
15
16
17
Planned Experiences: Clown Face, Circus Tent, Balloons, Clown Hat, Popcorn
Box; Science: Circus Feely Box
** GRANDPARENT/SPECIAL ADULT FRIEND DAYS 15TH & 16th
18
Snack:Frosted Snack: Fruit
Snack:
Snack:
Snack: Puff
Animal
Snacks and
Craisins and
Bananas and
Corn and Milk
Cookies/Milk
Milk
Milk
Milk
20
21
22
23
24
Planned Experiences: Lion Puppet, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Ice Cream Cone;
Science: Mixing Circus Colors (Preschool Circus Performances 22nd/23rd)
25
Snack: Yogurt
and Milk
Snack: Jello
Cups and Milk
27
Snack:
Cracker with
Cookie
Spread/Milk
28
Snack: Mini
Marshmallows
and Milk
Snack:
Goldfish
Pretzels/Milk
Snack: Ice
Cream Cups
and Milk
29
30
1
Dramatic
Play: Circus
Dramatic
Play: Circus
2
St. Jude of the Lake: Discovery and Kinderstart
Spiritual Emphasis:
Jesus Brings New Life!
Juggling for Jesus!
Important Dates:
Circus: April 22 & 23 at 10:30
MONTH of April
Sunday
6
Unit of
Learning:
Monday
7
Easter- New
Life!
Snack: Under
the table
snack (cheese
sticks) with
milk
13
Unit of
Learning:
14
Under the Big
Top!
Tuesday
Wednesday
Snack: upside
down angel
food cake with
milk
Snack:
Triangle toast
butterfly with
carrot middle
and milk
Snack:
Veggiescucumbers
and snap peas
with milk
Snack: Circus
Puffcorn with
milk
20
Unit of
Learning:
21
22
23
Under the Big
Top!
Snack: White
cheerios,
mrshmalows,
popcorn), milk
28
Farm
Friday
Snack: bunny
face snack: mini
bagel with
soynut butter,
cheese and
raisins.
Snack: Bunny
Food: Carrots
and Celery
with Dip (and
milk)
15
16
17
18
Planned Experiences: Violin and Van on the Letter Vv, Handprint Collar Clown
art, Thumbprint balloon person art, Math: Seal ball patterning (practice the
circus acts on Thursday/Friday)
Snack: Vanilla
Yogurt and
milk
27
Unit of
Learning:
Thursday
8
9
10
11
Planned Experiences: Unicorn and Underwear for the Letter Uu, symmetrical
butterfly art, Bunny Rotation Day: Bunnies on a hill art, bunny hop game, &
bunny facts hidden in eggs activity, Math: Adding eggs in an Easter basket.
Snack: Rice
cake balloons
with whipped
cream and
sprinkles with
milk
24
Snack: circus
ball gorp
(cheerios,
M&M’s, and
kix cereal)
with milk
25
Planned Experiences: White things and watercolors for the Letter Ww, CIRCUS
PERFORMANCE Wednesday and Thursday, and Science: Balloon Experiment.
Snack:
Watermelon
and milk
29
Snack: Ice
Cream
Sundaes at
the circus!
30
Snack: Ice
Cream
Sundaes at
the circus!
1
Snack: Circus
Animal
Crackers with
Milk
2
Planned Experiences: X-Ray and Fox on the Letter Xx, Farm Rotation Day:
Puffpom chick art, Act out the Song Farmer and the Dell, & horse relays, Bubble
Wrap Sheep art, and Math: Measuring Farm Animals with Unifix Cubes
Snack:
Snack: Pretzel Snack: String Snack:
Snack: Horse
Pineapple chic banana sheep food- apples
X’s with milk
Cheese X’s
w/vanilla wafer with mini oreo
and Milk
and carrots
head, carrot
head and
with dip and
legs and beak pretzel legs
milk.
with milk
with milk.
Saturday
12
Dramatic Play:
Church and
Busy Bunnies
Kitchen
19
Dramatic Play:
Carnival and
Circus
Dressing
Room
26
Dramatic Play:
Carnival and
Circus
Dressing
Room
3
Dramatic Play:
LADC Barn
and
Greenhouse
LADC April 2015 News
Themes: Jesus Brings Us New Life; Circus! ; Farm
Volume 15, Issue 8
April 2015
Thank you, God, for loving us so much that you gave your
Son Jesus, so that we may have eternal life!
REMINDERS:
 LADC is
CLOSED– Good
Celebrating Easter!
Friday April 3
* For Easter, spend time as a family talking about Jesus'
 Come Visit us at
death on the cross and resurrection using resurrection
Kidz and Biz Apr il
eggs. Allow for children to ask questions and talk
about what Jesus means to each family member.
25h 11am-2pm in
* Spread out newspaper on the kitchen table and color Easter eggs together as a
Hugo
family. You can draw designs on the hard-boiled egg with a white crayon, and after
dipping the egg in dye, the writing appears!
Jesus is Alive Today!
* Take vegetable seeds, such as beans, or peas and wrap
(tune:
Mary had a Little Lamb)
3 or 4 seeds in a wet paper towel. Place seeds wrapped
Jesus is alive today,
in towel in a sandwich-sized plastic baggie and tape to
window that
receives lots of sunlight. (leave
Alive today,
baggie open, do not
Alive today!
seal!) Watch how
Jesus is alive today,
the seed grows
without more water For it is Easter Morning!
or soil! Talk about
how the sun is needed to make things grow!
Circus Fun at Home:
Step right up to the greatest show on earth–
featuring your family! Give everyone a scarf or bean bag and practice your juggling acts. Put on some music and encourage each jug- THE CIRCUS IS COMING to TOWN!
gler to try the
movement below:
The Week of Aril 20th!
 Toss the scarf/bag up, catch in the same hand.
Staff and Children will be busy learning acts for a
 Toss the scarf/bag up, catch it in the opposite hand
circus full of fun and surprises! Children love to
 Toss the scar/bag up, then clap before catching it.
pretend and use their imaginations. The circus will
come alive as the children pretend to be Bears,
 Dance while balancing the bag/scarf on head, back, knee, etc.
Horses, Acrobats, Lions & Tigers, Strong People and
more!
“Freeze” when the music stops!
ALL Parents & Friends are Invited to the
Healthy Activities for the Family:
PARENT APPRECIATION/
 Biking / Jump Rope
LADC CIRCUS!
Dates, Invites & Details from Teacher
 Walks Outside– look for signs of spring!
 During Classtime
 Indoor Roller Rink / Bowling
 Children will Perform!
 Visit to the Zoo
 Bring your Camera!
 Terrific Twos/Young Explorers will watch
 Cooking Together
the Circus as the audience.
An LADC TRADITION!!