Ms. Beth's Newsletter Friday April 21, 2017

Classroom News 

This week we focused on Caterpillars and Butterflies.  We discussed the life cycle of a butterfly, learned the science words of pupa, chrysalis, cocoon, proboscis, and metamorphosis, read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and played the flannel story of the book, watched a video of the life cycle of a butterfly, made squish print butterflies, colored a flower so we could use our proboscis (a straw) to drink nectar (fruit punch), and played butterfly matching games.  In our small groups we decorated I with insects, practiced writing V, M, and N, and read our Weekly Reader about caterpillars.

Am class insect I's

Pm class insect I's

Important Dates

 Healthy Kids Day

Saturday, April 29th

12:00-3:00 pm

Aspirus YMCA

No School

Monday, May 2nd

Teacher Appreciation Week

May 2nd -May 5th

Literacy Tip:  Practice listening for individual sounds in words.

Math Tip:  Practice making pairs.

Am class using a "proboscis" to drink "nectar"

Pm class using a "proboscis" to drink "nectar"

Week of the Young Child

April 24-28^th

 

The Week of the Young Child™ is an annual celebration

sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, and families.

We will be celebrating our young learners with special activities throughout the week and by having dress up days.  Below is the list of dress up days.

Monday- Mismatch Day

Tuesday- Wacky Hair/Hat Day

Wednesday- Dress up as your Favorite Character Day from a Book

Thursday- Favorite Sports Team Day

Friday- Wear Your Favorite Color Day

Ms. Beth's Newsletter April 13th, 20107

Classroom News 

This week we focused on Diversity.  We talked about being alike and different, read We Are All Alike, We Are All Different, looked at different ways people live, saw different types of homes, discussed different types of families, and used watercolors.  To reinforce our alike and different discussion, we read the book Bread, Bread, Bread and tried 4 different kinds of bread with 4 different dipping sauces.  We tried tortillas with guacamole, ciabatta with pizza sauce, naan with hummus, and croissant with apricot jelly.  Ask us what we liked!  In our small groups we made a handprint paper quilt piece, read our Weekly Reader, and practiced writing R, K, and A.  Our nursery rhyme was Jack and Jill and we acted it out to learn the vocabulary fetch, crown, tumble, and pail.    

Our No Two Alike Paper Quilt

Important Dates

4K Family Night

Family Fun Night

Aspirus YMCA Pavilion

Tuesday, April 18th

4:30-6:30

"Spring into Nature!"

Come meet Slate the Owl

Just a reminder:  I will be out of town Thurs. April 20-Fri. April 21st and again Thurs. April 27- Fri. April 28th.  Ms. Arlene will be in for me.  If you have any immediate concerns, please talk with Miss Abby or Ms. Arlene.  I will be available by email.

Am Class Bread Tasting

Pm Class Bread Tasting

Ms. Beth's Newsletter April 7th, 2017

Classroom News 

This week we focused on animals that live near the water.  We discussed what kinds of animals live near ponds, rivers, and lakes, read Over in the River, watched a video about the life cycle of a frog, sang “Ten Green and Speckled Frogs” to practice counting down from ten, scrubbed river rocks in our sensory table, made paper plate frogs, glued circles to make dragonflies, engineered beaver dams and tested our build, and went on a spring walk.  In our small groups we practiced the life cycle of a frog, practiced cutting and writing to make a book about pond animals, and decorated E with egg carton prints.  Our nursery rhyme was "Humpty Dumpty" and we talked about how an egg breaks and why it was not fixable.

Am class egg carton E's

Pm class egg carton E's

   

 Important Dates

No School

Friday, April 14th
Monday, May 1st

4K Family Night
"Spring into Nature!"

Tuesday, April 18th

4:30-6:30pm

Asprirus YMCA

Just as an FYI, I will be off Thurs. April 20- Fri. April 20 and then Thurs. April 27- Fri. April 28.  I will be available to answer any emails, but please talk with Miss Abby about any immediate concerns.

Literacy Tip:  What comes at the end of a sentence?

Math Tip:  Practice counting down from 5 and 10.

AM Class beaver dam building

PM class beaver dam building

Spring Walk Adventure

We took a walk in our back forest area to look for signs of spring.  

AM Class

 PM Class