PreK II News
Week of November 3rd
What's SPECIAL this week?
*This week we are going to be wrapping up with apples!
*Grandparent's Day is on Wednesday and Thursday.
*Grandparent's Day is on Wednesday and Thursday.
*Chapel is on Friday!
Large Group
*Characteristics of an apple
*Favorite way to eat an apple graph
*Dirty/Clean apples
*Apple sequencing (largest to smallest)
*"A's" with play dough
*Johnny Appleseed sequencing cards
*The Ecosystem of the apple tree
*Favorite way to eat an apple graph
*Dirty/Clean apples
*Apple sequencing (largest to smallest)
*"A's" with play dough
*Johnny Appleseed sequencing cards
*The Ecosystem of the apple tree
Small Group
*Johnny Appleseed maze
*Hidden "A's"
*Positioning apples on the tree
*"A's" apple tree
*Weaving, painting, and stuffing apples
*Small letter a project
*Magic apple machine
*Apple Heights
*Hidden "A's"
*Positioning apples on the tree
*"A's" apple tree
*Weaving, painting, and stuffing apples
*Small letter a project
*Magic apple machine
*Apple Heights
Centers
*Apple colors available at the art center to promote creativity and apple themed paintings
*Writing center with dotted names for name recognition and practice
*Writing center with dotted names for name recognition and practice
*A is for Apple
*Matching Apples
*Apple patterns
Classroom Needs
*New markers! (washable)
WOW! Experience
*Dirty/Clean apples
*Magic apple machine
*Magic apple machine
Books
Apple Chants and Poems
Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed
Ecosystem of the Apple Tree
Other Apple Themed Books
Faithfulness Stories
Remember!
*Please remember to include a food from all 5 food groups in your child's lunch everyday!
*Don't forget to pack a plastic spoon in your child's lunch!
*Grandparent's Day is on Wednesday and Thursday mornings!
Family Partnerships
*Looking ahead, we will need parent volunteers for our Thanksgiving Meal Monday, November 24th and Tuesday, November 25th.
*The kids did such a great job on Sunday singing their songs and saying their memory verse! We were so proud!
*Try making crock-pot applesauce this week!
- 4 pounds of apples (cored and sliced)
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- Leave on high for 3 hours and enjoy!
Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
In the schoolyard, friendships can be made and betrayed on a whim – and the hurt can be lasting. Help your children be faithful friends, and kids you can depend on too.
Motivate your children to be someone who:
Motivate your children to be someone who:
- is confident, God will never withdraw His love or break His promises
- is a loyal, supportive friend
- can be trusted to fulfill promises and commitments
- puts the welfare of others ahead of their own welfare.