2-Day Tales
A Peek Inside Our Preschool Classroom
Quick March Wrap Up
Speaking of "green", we're excited about the projects the children made for the "Recycle" theme for the Art Show.
We did a wind exploration in which I used a straw to blow up a plastic bag, which was full of tissue paper pieces. We discussed that although we can't see the air, we can see the effects of air. The bag looked like a puffy pillow, and the paper was swirling around.
We took advantage of the wind theme to once again practice a wind drill in our classroom.
On March 27th, I forwarded a survey to each family's email address from our Board of Directors. If you did not receive this, please let me know; I'd really like to make sure everyone received it.
How did you like the trip to the BC Children's Museum? This was the first year our school made this trip...we'd be interested to know what you thought.
Rainbow Tracks
Mixing Blue & Yellow
Little Blue & Little Yellow Hug
Green Play Dough Creations
Searching for Gold in the Rainbow Rice
Spring has Sprung...?
Happy to Return to the Playground
The Sandbox is Open!
Diggin' the Sandbox
Making Ice Cream in the Shoppe
"Do You Want Some Ice Cream?"
The Ice Cream Shoppe is Open!
"Get Your Ice Cream"
Jungle Gym Fun
Favorite Riding Toys Have Returned
April showers bring...mud puddles
As part of our discussion of rain showers, we did an exploration using a mason jar covered with a white paper towel. The paper towel was the "cloud". We added blue water to the cloud using an eye dropper, bit by bit, until it became so full, it "rained" down into the jar. We talked a bit about the water cycle as well.
The sensory box was full of water and a supply of cotton balls and cloud shaped sponge for making "rain".
Show & Tell
bravo, children...bravo!
Prior to the show, the children had a fun morning with our Thursday/Friday class. They rotated in groups to: (1) an "obstacle course" (with steps to climb, a balance beam and hoops to hop through); (2) play dough table; (3) project table (making bunny bags for the Easter Egg hunt); and, to the big blanket on the floor for a read-aloud story. They enjoyed juice and a snack, then recess in the gym before the big show!
easter egg hunt
The students' Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Wednesday, 4/16/14 at 11:15. If the weather is nice, it will take place outside on the grassy area along the side of the school, close to the playground in the picnic table area. If the weather doesn't cooperate, we'll hold it indoors (at a place to be determined), still at 11:15. Parents/caregivers are invited back at that time to watch the children collect their eggs. We ask that each family donate the following for the Easter Egg Hunt: 6 REGULAR-SIZED plastic eggs filled with a treat (stickers, nut-free treat, etc.). Kindly turn these in by no later than Tuesday, 4/15/14. (We ask for regular-sized eggs because the children use egg cartons to hold the eggs they find and the bigger eggs don’t fit.)
would someone like to volunteer to donate a special snack?
some of the books we've read...
(I've left my list at school; here's what I can remember without looking):
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb, Marion Dane Bauer
Little Blue and Little Yellow, Leo Lionni
Wind, Marion Dane Bauer
Dandelion Adventures, L. Patricia Kite
St. Patrick's Day, Anne Rockwell
Duck at the Door, Jackie Urbanovic
STILL AHEAD...
- We have lots of Easter themed activities, centers, books and sensory box items as we get ready for the upcoming holiday.
- After Easter, we return to school on Tuesday, April 22...we'll make a project based on an Eric Carle book which will be displayed in the Art Show on Friday, May 16th (6:00 - 8:00 PM). Mark your calendars now; it's a very special night at our school!
- Progress Reports are sent home on our last day of class, Tuesday, 5/20.
- We’re requesting a plain white, washed t-shirt from each child to be turned in by Tuesday, 5/6. We’ll be stenciling these with our school logo, then sending them back home; we ask that the students wear these to our end-of-year family picnic (held on the morning of Wednesday, 5/21at Bush Park).
- Summer camp registration is underway. As of this moment, I believe there are still some open slots in each of the 3 weeks, but that's changing daily as forms are turned in.