Room 11 Newsletter
March 3 - April 6, 2020
Integrated Learning
- Ladybug spot addition
- Ladybug spot symmetry
- Ladybug painting
- "L" initial sound ladybug
- Ant pin punch
- Ant lifecycle
- A-N-T flipbook
- Butterfly symmetry color code with shapes
- Butterfly puzzle
- Fill in the missing letter for bee related words
Literacy
We will be learning about the letters "Bb" and "Kk." We will read Bubble Bear and Kangaroo Kazoo and practice letter recognition and formation. A few of the centers include:
- Bead pattern bracelets
- Letter Bingo
- Matching initial sounds
- Words I Can Write
- Make and decorate a kite
- Counting kisses for the K
- Key addition
Science and Gardens
Pre-Kindergarten students have been working so hard on their weavings and they have become experts on how a sheep’s wool gets made into yarn! We especially enjoyed getting to see and pet a real sheep! We are going to continue our unit on fabric by Reading Harry the Dirty Dog and getting a piece of fabric dirty with soil, mustard and ketchup. We will hand wash the fabric and see what materials left a stain and which ones washed out.
It may seem far away, but our students are also getting ready for the Farmers’ Market this spring. We have planted potatoes and onions in the garden beds and soon we will plant herbs in the hydroponic tower!
Social Studies
In Social Studies, we continue our study of "My Place in the World." We have traveled to Italy, France, Brazil, China and Kenya. Each Pre-K class will be studying a country that we will become experts on and present at our Pre-K International Bazaar. Room 11 will be learning all about Germany and present some "fun facts" about Germany at the bazaar. We will finish our study by talking about the Earth. We will talk about taking care of and respecting our Earth and all the people in it. We will make coffee filter Earths and go on a trash walk. Students will come home with a visual of "My Place in the World" that will include their home, their state, their county and Earth.
Spanish
Woodworking
Students are building and constructing different structures using numerous different materials. They are challenging themselves to make creations that can stand independently requiring a strong foundation. We are also supporting their classroom study of comparative vocabulary by experimenting with measurement using tape measures. Students are exploring “Busy Boards” leaning how open, lock and unlock numerous different styles of latches from a standard gate latch to a carabiner.
Technology
Important Dates
March 16 - March 20 - Spring break - NO SCHOOL
Friday, March 27 - Grandest Friends' Day (See Lamplighter Website for more details)
Friday, April 10 - NO SCHOOL
Thursday, April 23 - International Night 5:00PM - 6:30PM
Ask you child about....
- What is symmetry?
- The life cycle of a bee.
- To teach you the "Head, Thorax, Abdomen" song.
Head, thorax, abdomen. Abdomen!
Head, thorax, abdomen. Abdomen!
Six legs, two antennae, compound eyes.
Head, thorax, abdomen. Abdomen!