We're transitioning to a new Unit
in the JLC Class!
Goodbye Restaurants, Hello Grocery Store!
Next Monday, our class will be transitioning from our restaurant unit into a grocery store. The children will begin making props and setting up each area for our new make believe play unit!
To assist us in our explorations, we are in search of the following donations. If you have one of the following items at home that you could donate to our classroom we would greatly appreciate it!
To assist us in our explorations, we are in search of the following donations. If you have one of the following items at home that you could donate to our classroom we would greatly appreciate it!
JLC Wish List:
- Brown shopping bags
- Boxes
- Plastic Wrap
- Aluminum Foil
- cupcake liners
- cake boxes (empty, cake mix boxes as well as empty boxes from the bakery)
- pie pans (empty pie boxes, aluminum disposable pans, etc)
- Clean, foam trays (from the meat/deli/seafood department)
- Tissue paper
- Fake flowers
- Old cards (birthday, get well, holiday)
- Grocery Store Circulars
- Old grocery store coupons
Stone Soup
To celebrate our learning, we will be observing vegetables this week and after reading "Stone Soup", we will make our very own class vegetable "stone" soup!
Please send your child to school with 1 fresh vegetable by WEDNESDAY so they can join in our "community" vegetable soup. (onion, potato, celery, carrot, mushroom, etc... what is your favorite veggie?)
Please send your child to school with 1 fresh vegetable by WEDNESDAY so they can join in our "community" vegetable soup. (onion, potato, celery, carrot, mushroom, etc... what is your favorite veggie?)
Event Information
Gingerbread Activity
If you are interested in joining us in the creation of our class gingerbread house, please let us know. This is our projected schedule of events for the week of 12/19, and our hope is to have parent volunteers join us between 1:15-2:00 each day. Hope you can make it to our class one of the following days, even if for only 15 minutes!
Monday 12/19: We need parent volunteers to help us make the dough, roll out the walls, roof, and gingerbread people
Tuesday, 12/20: We need parent volunteers to help us "build" the house
Wednesday, 12/21: We need parent volunteers to help us decorate our house!
Thursday, 12/22: We need parent volunteers to help us decorate our gingerbread people.
Monday 12/19: We need parent volunteers to help us make the dough, roll out the walls, roof, and gingerbread people
Tuesday, 12/20: We need parent volunteers to help us "build" the house
Wednesday, 12/21: We need parent volunteers to help us decorate our house!
Thursday, 12/22: We need parent volunteers to help us decorate our gingerbread people.
When?
Monday, Dec 19, 2016, 01:15 PM
Where?
900 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, NJ, United States
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December book orders due 12/2/2016
Thank you to all that have already purchased from last month's Scholastic book catalogs. Your purchases give our program bonus points to be used towards new books for the school! Not only that, but you are setting the foundation to support your children in becoming life long lovers of reading!
If you would like to place an online order, please visit: https://clubs2.scholastic.com/
Our school code is: GPJG9
Special thank you to those who ordered last month!
*Your orders got our class lots of free books!
*You all also received a free book coupon to use with your order by 12/2 (it was attached to the catalogs sent home on 11/21.
If you would like to place an online order, please visit: https://clubs2.scholastic.com/
Our school code is: GPJG9
Special thank you to those who ordered last month!
*Your orders got our class lots of free books!
*You all also received a free book coupon to use with your order by 12/2 (it was attached to the catalogs sent home on 11/21.
A Peek Into December:
- Thursday, 12/8: Miss Sammy's birthday!
- Week of 12/19: We are in search of PARENT volunteers to come join our class! We will be making a class gingerbread house. More details to be announced mid December.
- Friday, 12/23: 1:40 early dismissal day.
- December 24th-January 2nd: NO SCHOOL Have a happy and healthy winter break!
JLC Class Staff:
Miss Sammy
Samantha Allen has been part of the Noah's Ark Team since January of 2001. She has her MA in Curriculum and Instruction and a dual BA in Early Childhood & Elementary Education. Miss Sammy is here to work in a collaborative partnership with each family to best support the individual developmental needs of each child!
Miss Lisa
Lisa Solema joined the Noah's Ark Team in 2013.
She has her BA from Rutgers University and has been working in the field since 2012. Miss Lisa brings her love of learning into the classroom and hopes to inspire others to love learning as well!
She has her BA from Rutgers University and has been working in the field since 2012. Miss Lisa brings her love of learning into the classroom and hopes to inspire others to love learning as well!
JLC Class
Check out our Noah's Ark Facebook Page to be kept up to date with the fun and excitement taking place in the JLC Class! If you should need to contact Miss Sammy for any reason--feel free to use the email address found below:
Email: sallen.noahsark@yahoo.com
Website: http://noahsarkofhp.com/
Location: 900 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, NJ, United States
Phone: (732) 985-0001
Facebook: www.facebook.com/noahsarkofhpfan