This week and next week our theme is oceans. So far we have made fish from the story "Rainbow Fish", crabs, starfish, and jellyfish. Next week we will me making scuba divers and hermit crabs! We also had our last focus on letters with the letter Bb and our last focused review of numbers 1-10 with the number 10. We will continue to work on naming letters in random order-especially those in the student's names and practice with number sets, counting, and sequencing.
You may have started hearing about plastic bags being collected. The Medford co-op/County Market is doing another plastic bag recycling challenge. Last year our school was able to collect 21,605 bags!! The winning class had 1,951. This year there are already a few classrooms that have several hundred bags brought in! If you would like to help out with this, please send the bags in with your student-they do not need to be pre-counted!!
Reminders:
--We will be taking a field trip to the Taylor County Highway Department on Wednesday, May 4th and Thursday, May 5th. Please send your student in older clothes as they might get a bit dirty.
--Early Release Tuesday, may 17th, dismissal is 1:52
--School Forest Field trip will be Wednesday, May 25th and Thursday, May 26th. Feel free to spray them with bug spray before they come to school. The forest is very full of mosquitoes at this time.
--Park Field Trip will be Wednesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 2nd. We will be walking to and from the park as well as spending time on the playground there so please send your child in tennis shoes this day!
This week our theme was seeds and flowers. We learned how seeds come in different sizes, shapes, and colors as well as the plants they grow into. We made colorful flowers with paint and water color. We also reviewed the number 9 and the letter Uu.
This week was also the Week of the Young Child! We had fun with the Hairy and Company puppet show, the beach party potluck and dance, hearing a story from Mr. Joe who also brought a book donation from the Taylor County Literacy Council for each student.
The neat names projects have been coming in and they look great!
The next two weeks our theme is oceans. We will be having our last letter of the week "Bb" and review of the number 10.
An update on the money raised for the Taylor County Humane Society-between all of the PreK classes we were able to raise $175.32. GREAT JOB and THANK YOU!!!
Reminders:
--Early Release for all students, Friday April 22nd
--We will be going on a field trip to the Taylor County Highway Department on Wed. May 4th and Thurs. May 5th in the morning.
--Early Release for all students, Tuesday, May 17th
This week our theme was pets. We had a field trip to the Medford Veterinary Clinic to see where a vet works and the types of things they can do to help keep our pets healthy. We also made several pet projects including Clifford the Big Red Dog, a snake, and a fish bowl. We learned what pets need and how to take care of them.
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Pennies for Pets fundraiser! My classes were able to raise over $30. We will have a total number raised between the PreK classes soon. This money will be used to help the Taylor County Humane Society.
We also learned about the letter Xx and reviewed the number 8.
Next week our theme is Seeds and flowers. We will be learning about the letter Uu and reviewing the number 9. This coming week is also Week of the Young Child. There will be more information coming home about the different events and special dress up days.
Reminders:
--Our next Families Being Involved event is Thursday, April 14th from 5:00-6:00. Those that signed up will be enjoying a beach party themed potluck dinner and dance.
--Pre-K Registration for those eligible for PreK next year will take place this coming week as well as 3:30-5:30 on Thursday, April 14th.
--Early Release Friday, April 22nd, dismissal is 1:52
The past two weeks we have been focusing on Easter and spring. Ironically this was when we used our first snow day of the school year. I hope everyone enjoyed the extended Easter break. We made a lot of fun spring projects including windsock chicks, colorful eggs with chicks in them, and bunnies. We also reviewed the letter Ee and the number 7.
Next week our theme is Pets. We will be be learning about words that start and end with Xx and reviewing the number 8. This coming week we will be going to the Medford Veterinary Clinic to learn how they help our pets, and even farm animals. We are also holding a fundraising event to help out the Taylor County Humane Society. Thank you to those who have donated their spare change to Pennies for Pets! We will be collecting through this coming Thursday.
Only 9 more weeks to go!
Reminders:
--Report cards will be coming home this coming Wed. and Thurs. If you have any questions about them, please feel free to contact me.
--The week of April 11th is Week of the Young Child. There will be a flyer coming home with all of the fun events being held at school and in the community.
--Our next Families Being Involved event is Thursday, April 14th at 5:00. The RSVP for the potluck dinner was due this week. If you still want to join us, please send this form back as soon as possible so we can plan accordingly.
--Early Release on April 22nd. Dismissal is 1:52
