Nursery Rhymes

This week our theme was "Nursery Rhymes and Rhyming".  We talked about what it means to rhyme and we made rhyming pairs with real and non-sense words. We also focused on the letter Nn and reviewed the number 2.

Next week, we will continue with rhyming in our theme of "Dr. Seuss".  To help celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday and the wonderful stories he wrote we are having school wide dress up days. Mon: Crazy Hair (Whoville), Tues: Wacky Socks (Fox in Socks), Wed: Crazy Hat Day (Cat in the Hat), Thurs: Wear red or blue (One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish), Fri: College Shirt Day (Oh, The Places You'll Go!)

For those wondering what will be happening with our make up snow days, a discussion will be taking place at the school board meeting on Monday...stay tuned for the decision.

Reminders:
-Mon and Tues the Smencil fundraiser for the Taylor County Humane Society will take place for PK right away in the  morning, if you want your child to purchase a smelly pencil, please indicate the scent on the form and send $1 per pencil with your child.
-Wed and Thurs we will have a visit from Dr. Ben and Dr. Sally to talk with us about dental health.
-March's FBI event will be Friday, March 15th from 9:00-10:00, swimming at the MASH pool. A note is coming home next week.
-Spring Break: March 18th-22nd.
-Pre-K Beach Party and Pot Luck Dinner and Dance: Thursday, April 11th from 5:00-6:00 in the MAES commons.

Valentine's

This was another short week for students due to weather. We were able to do our Valentine's celebration with the Thursday group, we will have our other celebration for the Monday group in the afternoon. With the time that we were in class, we focused on the letter V and reviewed the number 2. I am going to extend the book order due date until the 21st due to the missing school days. 

It was great to see so many families able to join us at Huey's for February's FBI event!
Next week our theme will be "Nursery Rhymes and Rhyming". The ability to make up or find rhyming words is a beginning reading skill, please practice this with real or nonsense words with your children.

Reading Logs (30 books in 30 days page) can be turned in at any time when you get them filled, if you still have some floating around from the past few months, fill them out so I can send a Subway coupon home with your child. Share the love of reading nightly!! Point out things in the pictures, find letters on the page, ask them what do they think will happen, was their guess right, ask how the story could have changed. There is more to reading a story than just the words on the page, extend this quality time with your kids.

Reminders:
-We will have dentists Dr. Sally and Dr. Ben visit us on the 27th and 28th to talk about dental health.
-Spring Parent/Teacher conferences will be March 14th from 3:45-6:30. More info will come home soon-these are only for those requested by the teacher or parent.
-Spring Break: March 18-22

Games

This week our theme was Games. We were unable to play games with the 4th graders as we had planned due to the snow days and trying to fit our field trip from last week in there somewhere. After many rescheduled attempts, we were able to get both groups to the Broadway Theatre to see Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs! They had a great time and enjoyed their popcorn and drink snack too. :-)

On the theme of games, we talked about being a good sport, taking turns, and waiting patiently. We encourage you to play games with your families frequently. There are many out there to help with our school skills and cooperative play skills.

We also focused on the letter Gg and reviewed the number 1.

Reminders:
--Valentine's celebrations: Feb 13th and 14th in the afternoon. If you choose to send a treat, we have 15 students in each group. Treats do not need to be edible!
--Early Release: Thursday, Feb. 14th. Dismissal is at 1:57.
--Feb. Families Being Involved event: Friday, Feb. 15th 9:00-11:00 at Huey's Hideaway Children's Museum. Slips went home this week and will be due next Mon/Tues.
--Parent/ Teacher conferences are coming up. March 14th, 3:45-6:30-these are only held for those requested by the teacher or parent, a note will be coming home soon.
--Spring Break: March 18th-22nd.

Dinosaurs Cont.

Well it ended up being a short week for the students due to the windchill school cancellations.  We continued our theme of dinosaurs and focused on the letter Mm and the number 10.
Our field trip has been rescheduled for Mon (4th) and Tues (5th) of next week.

Next week our theme will be "Games".  We will be practicing taking turns, waiting, and being a good sport. We encourage you to play games at home to help with these skills too. There are a lot of games out there that focus on colors, shapes, letters, and rhyming.

Reminders:
--If you have not sent in $4 to cover the drink and popcorn at the theater, please do so Mon/Tues.
--Valentine's celebrations will be the 13th and 14th. You are not required to send a treat but if you do please help your child address them "To my friend" to help the giving process go a little smoother. Treats do not have to be edible!!
--Early Release: Feb. 14th Dismissal at 1:57.
--Feb. FBI event: Feb. 15th from 9-11 at Huey's Hideaway Children's Museum-more info will be in folders next week!
--Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up March 14th 3:45-6:30. These are only conducted for those requested by the parent or teacher. More info will be coming soon.
--Spring Break: March 18-22nd