Room 11 Newsletter
January 16 - January 29, 2018
Integrated Learning
- Sorting dinosaurs
- “Meat” and “plant” flip books
- Dinosaur subtraction color code
- Dinosaur fossil rubbings
- Examining the similarities and differences of carnivore vs. herbivore teeth
- Dinosaur bingo
- If I were a dinosaur…book page
- Dinosaur Opposite Bingo
- Matching dinosaur opposites
- Making dinosaurs out of clay
- Dinosaur feet hopscotch
- Dinosaur puzzles
- Dramatic play with dinosaurs in the sand and sensory table
- "Excavating" a chocolate chip cookie
Literacy
Social Studies
- Dramatic play and dress up
- Measuring with Band-Aids
- Community helper puzzles
- Favorite community helper graph
- Making police officer badges
- Book page, When I grow up, I want to be a...
Art
In art, PK students are exploring the question "How do you know its winter?". They recently viewed the beauty in winter's bare trees and the lines created by branches, then drew and painted scenes with 'winter trees'. Pre-kindergarteners will next make works of art inspired by snowflakes. Students will also examine designs found in warm winter scarves and use a variety of materials to create their own scarf.
Woodworking
Students are building and constructing different structures using numerous different materials. They are challenging themselves to make creations that can stand independently. We are also supporting their classroom study of comparative vocabulary by experimenting with measurement using tape measures.
Spanish
Important Dates
Tuesday, January 16 - Admissions Playdate - NO SCHOOL for Early Childhood
Tuesday, January 23 or Thursday, January 25 - Winter Observation of Special Area Classes - See email from Lyndsey Welch for date and time
Monday, January 29, 7:00PM - Dolores Evans Speaker Series - Michael Thompson
Saturday, February 3 - LPA auction
Tuesday, February 13 - Class Valentine's Day Celebration - Please send in 18 valentines to exchange in our class.
Wednesday, February 14 and Thursday, February 15 - Parent Conferences
Friday, February 16 - NO SCHOOL
Monday, February 19 - President's Day - NO SCHOOL
Ask you child about....
- What shape is a carnivore's tooth?
- What does an omnivore eat?
- What are some things that start with the letters N and R?