Silly Squirrel News
February 2019
Valentines Party and other February fun!
We will have our Valentines party on Thrusday, Febuary 14 from 9am to 10am. I will have a snack sign up posted next to the door. If your child would like to bring a valentine please only fill in the from portion of the valentine. We have 18 children and 2 teachers in our classroom.
Please help your child decorate a shoe box to house the valentines. You can decorate this any way you and you wish as long as you have fun. Please have your Valentine box and valentines ready and placed above your child's locker on Valentines morning.
Other exciting days in February
February 5th- Celebrate Chinese year year by making a pig project.
13th - Make Valentine's day cards
14th - Valentines party from 9am-10am
18th - Pajama day!
28th - Luau Day!
Snow day fort.
Reading in fashion
Paige appearing very proud of her bear cave
Loose Parts
We will be slowly introducing loose parts play into our everyday play. Loose parts play is a try of play that supports invention, divergent thinking, problem solving and offers a sense of wonder to children. They are materials that can be moved, carries, combined, redesigned, lined up, and taken apart and put back together in multiple ways. They are materials with no specific set of directions that can be used alone or combined with other materials.
If you have some loose parts hanging around the house I would love to use them in the classroom. A few examples include Nuts and bolts, keys, buttons, metal jar lids, fabric pieces ect.