Room 11 Newsletter
April 2 - April 29, 2019
Integrated Learning
In the month of April, we begin our study of Space! We will begin by learning about astronauts, rockets and the Earth. We will talk about the responsibilities of an astronaut and pretend to be astronauts! We will read I want to be an Astronaut by Byron Barton and Man on the Moon by Simon Bartram. We will be turning the pre-k hallway into space! Our class will be in charge of making the planet Earth to contribute to the solar system. If you are around the school in April, we would love for you to take a look! Some of our centers include:
- astronaut dramatic play
- rocket name art project
- shuttle pin punch
- upper/lower case color code with dotters
- rocket puzzle
- shooting start sight words
- create your own constellation book page
- upper/lower case sun match
- rocket ordinal numbers
- astronaut addition
- oil pastel art of planets in order
- planet ordinals
- initial consonant sound of planets
- favorite planet graph
Literacy
- Tracing, cutting, and decorating a kite
- Kangaroo hopscotch
- Key addition
- Koala ordinals
- Ketchup copycat
- How many kisses will fit in the "K?"
- Kite color code with initial sounds
- Yellow collage
- Yummy and Yuck page
- Egg yolk matching with upper and lower case letters
- Yo-yo color code
- Yellow flip book
- Rhyming yak
- Weather graph
- Watercolor painting
- W Bingo
- Worm patterning
- OSMO with the letters Ww and Mm
- Wagon dot-to-do
- Bee-Bots – children draw a card, count the spaces to get to the corresponding picture, and get the Bee-Bot to that picture
Social Studies
Environmental Science
We will be visiting our bird nest materials that we spread outside for the birds in our creek area. If most of our yarns, newspaper strips and “fuzzy wuzzys” are gone; we know the birds found them for their nests!!
Our alphabet hike to the creek will have our students searching for nature items that begin with a letter and/or sound – always a fun and challenging activity.
Spring is also a great time to introduce seeds and the concept of a little plant living inside! By planting marigold seeds in pots in our greenhouse, the PreK’s hope to prove that it is true! Since your child’s seedling will be coming home to your house in May, please be thinking of a safe (dog-free) sunny space (garden or pot) for their little plant to thrive. Directions will come with their marigold plant. Happy Gardening!
P.E.
Ask your child about...
- What is an astronaut?
- What is a constellation?
- Name three planets.
Important Dates
- Friday, April 10th - No school
- Thursday, April 11th - International night, 5:00-7:00 PM
- Thursday, April 18th - Muffins with moms, 7:30 - 8:00 AM
- Monday, April 22nd - Earth Day, wear green
- Monday, April 29th - Parent Perks, Parenting an Emotional Child, 8:30-9:30
- Friday, May 10th - Pre-K Sing, 2:30