Mother's Day and Transportation

This past week we focused on Mother's Day and transportation. Some FFA students came by on Mon/Tues to help us make our special gift for the moms, aunts, and grandmas in our lives. On Wed/Thurs we had a field trip to the county highway shop and were able to see a few of the vehicles used to keep the roads in great shape. Some of these were: a ditch mower, salt truck with plow, a blacktop roller, grader, front end loader, and a dump truck.

Next week we will be focused on the farm. We will be making several animal projects on Mon/Tues and then Wed/Thurs we will be going to a working farm. Please be sure to dress your student in appropriate clothes for the weather. Rain/rubber boots are great for this trip!!!

Our next Families Being Involved event will be on May 22nd. The sign up slip went home this past Wed/Thurs. 

Reminders

This Wednesday, May 13th is an early release day. Students are dismissed at 1:52. Be sure to send a note if they will be going home differently than usual. 

There is no school Monday, May 25th due to Memorial Day.  

Oceans

This has been our first week of oceans and the kids have had a lot of fun making jellyfish, crabs, starfish, and fish. I also wanted to share a photo of the pretty flowers we made last week and of the wonderful name projects that are on display-so much creativity!

I also wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to the families in our school. The PreK students were able to raise $181.52 for the Taylor County Humane Society. This week we had a plastic bag collection by County Market in support of Earth Day. Our class was able to collect 257 plastic bags. The school as a whole collected 21,501 bags!!! Thank you for being so generous and supportive to the community. 

This week I will be doing our PALS testing on Wed. and Thurs. This is the test that checks their progress in naming letters and sounds, rhyming, concepts of print, and name writing. Please try to ensure that your student is here those days. 

Pets and Seeds/Flowers

This past week was Pets week. We focused on the letter Xx and number 9. We had a field trip to the Medford Veterinary Clinic and had the chance to see their exam rooms, surgery room, X-ray machine and sample X-ray pictures, a few cats and dogs that were getting better, and some interesting worms and critters in jars. 

Report cards went home last week, if you had any questions about them please contact me to discuss them. The neat names family project also went home last week, they are due back this week. If you need to take some extra time to make it special, send it in when you get the chance. We love seeing how creative our families can be. 

This week is flowers and seeds and we are focusing on how things grow. We are also reviewing the number 10 and the letter Uu. This is the last week of a direct focus on letters and numbers, we will continue to review them through the end of the year.

This week is Week of the Young child. So far we have had a special Tombstone pizza snack donated by Nestle and we had a book donated to each child in our PreK classes by the Taylor County Literacy council. Over the next few days there will be special presentations by Hairy and Co. as well as Skip Jones. Broadway Theatre will also be hosting a special family movie "Home" on Saturday with discounts on popcorn and soda. Be sure to celebrate your special young child at home too! They can do amazing things!!!

Reminders:
--This Thursday is the Beach Party and Potluck dinner 5-6. We look forward to seeing all of the families that RSVP'd and can't wait to see what yummy dish to share with us. We will be providing the hot dogs and burgers!
--This Thursday is also PreK registration for those entering PreK next year. This will be from 3:30-5:00. 

Easter

This week we started the first of our two week theme of Easter. We focused on the letter Bb and the number 7. We made colorful eggs and chicks as well as a fun duck and bunny project. We have started getting some collections of coins in for our Pennies for Pets fundraiser that we are doing to help the humane society, we hope to raise a lot by the time we go on our Vet field trip in two weeks! Next week we will continue with Easter and focus on the letter Ee and the number 9. 

Reminders:

---There will be no school for students Thursday, April 2nd through Monday, April 6th due to inservice and Easter break. Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 7th. 

---Our Vet field trip will be April 8th and 9th

---Week of the Young Child is April 13th-17th. There will be special dress up days and fun events in our school and the community this week

---The RSVP was sent home for the Potluck Beach Party dinner and dance that will be held on Thursday, April 16th from 5:00-6:00. Please fill out and return the slip to school as soon as possible.

St. Patrick's Day

This week was all about St. Patrick's Day! We made leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold. We even had a visit from a very quick and sneaky leprechaun. He moved around our toys, chairs, and cots trying to find gold. :-) We were focused on the letter Qq and the number 6. 

The next two weeks will be the Easter and spring theme. We will be focusing on the letters Ee and Bb and the numbers 7 and 8. 

Reminders:

---There will be no school Thursday, April 2nd through Monday,  April 6th due to teacher inservice and Easter break.

---Classes will resume Tuesday, April 7th

---Our Vet field trip is scheduled for April 8th and 9th

---Week of the Young Child is coming up April 13th-17th: There are dress up days for school, fun events both in school and the community-more information will be coming home soon

Zoo

This week we talked all about zoo animals. We made giraffes, zebras, tigers, and monkeys. We also talked about the letter Zz and the number 5. We loved seeing all of the rhyming posters come back to school. You guys came up with great rhyming pairs! We were able to go on a "warm weather walk" this week and took in some sun and stretched out our legs with a walk around the school property. We even saw deer tracks in the mud!

Next week we will be talking about St. Patrick's Day while making leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold. We will be reviewing the letter Qq and number 6. 

REMINDERS:

--There will be an early release on Tuesday, March 17th. If your child will be going home differently than their usual schedule, please send a note. 

--The next Families Being Involved event will be Friday, March 20th. Those families that signed up will be receiving additional information in their child's folder this week. 

--There will be no school Thursday, April 2nd-Monday, April 6th due to teacher inservice and Easter break. Classes will resume Tuesday, April 7th.

Dr. Seuss

This week we talked about Dr. Seuss and Rhyming, the letter Rr and the number 4. We made Things 1 and 2 out of hand prints, wearable hats like Cat's, a fish scene from "One Fish, Two Fish", and Cat in the Hat faces. 

Next week we will be talking about "zoo", the number 5, and letter Zz.

Reminders:

--There will be an early release on Tuesday, March 17th.

--Our next Families Being Involved event will be on Friday, March 20th for those that have already signed up. 

--There will be no school on Thursday, April 2nd. due to teacher inservice

--There will be no school on Friday, April 3rd through Monday, April 6th due to Easter Break

--School will resume on Tuesday, April 7th