A Peek at the Week
This week we learned about manners, and how our manners can affect feelings. We talked about when to say please, thank you, you’re welcome, excuse me, no thank you, and sorry. We also talked about “I feel _____ when _____”. Some of the emotions/feelings discussed included: happy, sad, angry, excited, surprised, silly, tired and scared.
Centers: cutting and coloring a book about saying “Hi”, floor puzzles, train table, a holiday project, a new center called “balls and ramps”, and journals writing about “I feel ____ when _____”.
Books: Manners, and Elmo’s Good Manners.
Vocabulary words: see the words in italics above.
Physical Therapy Group
This week was lots of fun for everyone in PT group. The students were paired up, one being a reindeer, the other being Santa. Their job was to deliver “presents” (colored bean bags) to the houses (different colored hoops) by matching the correct colors while riding on scooter boards. Everyone had a great time and did great delivering presents!
Important Notices
*AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we are in the cold/flu season!
*Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
*The last week of December we will be talking about food/meals and holidays.
*RAFT update: All of our students are doing a GREAT job earning those tickets, and have been collecting them in their special envelopes in the classroom. The school store will be up and running shortly and the students will be able to trade in their tickets for prizes!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
* Our website is: www.cromwellschools.org/ecs and click on ECS Pre-K program.
*Mittens, please! Sending your child to school with mittens instead of gloves is helpful to all of us. We are teaching self-help skills, helping your child to become as independent as possible. Mittens are the best option for this. Thanks for your help with this!
* We’re still in search of “BOONE-REWRITABLES” dry erase markers.
Have a nice weekend!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
December 6, 2007 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week has been all about place/positional words. We talked about how these words answer the question “Where is it?” After reading the story “The Napping House”, we put the events of the story in order using pictures taped on blocks. This was then incorporated into the block center this week. The big kick-off for the RAFT program was a big hit on Tuesday. The students in our class are really excited about getting tickets for being caught being great. We have envelopes in the classroom where the students can put their collected the tickets. They are doing GREAT!
Centers: kitchen, blocks (stacking The Napping House story), flannel board (putting The Napping House story in order), train table, coloring and shelf toys.
Books: The Napping House
Vocabulary words: on, under, up, down, in, out, in front, behind and next to were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week the students practiced riding on scooter boards, sitting on their bottoms, lying on their bellies, and going forward and backward. Everyone did a GREAT job with this!
Important Notices
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we are in the cold/flu season! *Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
* In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
*RAFT has begun! The school is full of eager, motivated children as well as excited adults. It is great to see!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Mittens, please! Sending your child to school with mittens instead of gloves is helpful to all of us. We are teaching self-help skills, helping your child to become as independent as possible. Mittens are the best option for this. Thanks for your help with this!
Have a nice weekend!
This week has been all about place/positional words. We talked about how these words answer the question “Where is it?” After reading the story “The Napping House”, we put the events of the story in order using pictures taped on blocks. This was then incorporated into the block center this week. The big kick-off for the RAFT program was a big hit on Tuesday. The students in our class are really excited about getting tickets for being caught being great. We have envelopes in the classroom where the students can put their collected the tickets. They are doing GREAT!
Centers: kitchen, blocks (stacking The Napping House story), flannel board (putting The Napping House story in order), train table, coloring and shelf toys.
Books: The Napping House
Vocabulary words: on, under, up, down, in, out, in front, behind and next to were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week the students practiced riding on scooter boards, sitting on their bottoms, lying on their bellies, and going forward and backward. Everyone did a GREAT job with this!
Important Notices
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we are in the cold/flu season! *Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
* In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
*RAFT has begun! The school is full of eager, motivated children as well as excited adults. It is great to see!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Mittens, please! Sending your child to school with mittens instead of gloves is helpful to all of us. We are teaching self-help skills, helping your child to become as independent as possible. Mittens are the best option for this. Thanks for your help with this!
Have a nice weekend!
December 6, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week has been all about place/positional words. We talked about how these words answer the question “Where is it?” After reading the story “The Napping House”, we put the events of the story in order using pictures taped on blocks. This was then incorporated into the block center this week. The big kick-off for the RAFT program was a big hit on Tuesday. The students in our class are really excited about getting tickets for being caught being great. We have envelopes in the classroom where the students can put their collected the tickets. They are doing GREAT!
Centers: kitchen, blocks (stacking The Napping House story), flannel board (putting The Napping House story in order), train table, coloring and shelf toys.
Books: The Napping House
Vocabulary words: on, under, up, down, in, out, in front, behind and next to were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week the students practiced riding on scooter boards, sitting on their bottoms, lying on their bellies, and going forward and backward. Everyone did a GREAT job with this!
Important Notices
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we are in the cold/flu season!
*Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
* In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
*RAFT has begun! The school is full of eager, motivated children as well as excited adults. It is great to see!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Mittens, please! Sending your child to school with mittens instead of gloves is helpful to all of us. We are teaching self-help skills, helping your child to become as independent as possible. Mittens are the best option for this. Thanks for your help with this!
*Thanks to Mrs. Cyr for the cornstarch donation.
Have a nice weekend!
This week has been all about place/positional words. We talked about how these words answer the question “Where is it?” After reading the story “The Napping House”, we put the events of the story in order using pictures taped on blocks. This was then incorporated into the block center this week. The big kick-off for the RAFT program was a big hit on Tuesday. The students in our class are really excited about getting tickets for being caught being great. We have envelopes in the classroom where the students can put their collected the tickets. They are doing GREAT!
Centers: kitchen, blocks (stacking The Napping House story), flannel board (putting The Napping House story in order), train table, coloring and shelf toys.
Books: The Napping House
Vocabulary words: on, under, up, down, in, out, in front, behind and next to were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week the students practiced riding on scooter boards, sitting on their bottoms, lying on their bellies, and going forward and backward. Everyone did a GREAT job with this!
Important Notices
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we are in the cold/flu season!
*Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
* In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
*RAFT has begun! The school is full of eager, motivated children as well as excited adults. It is great to see!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Mittens, please! Sending your child to school with mittens instead of gloves is helpful to all of us. We are teaching self-help skills, helping your child to become as independent as possible. Mittens are the best option for this. Thanks for your help with this!
*Thanks to Mrs. Cyr for the cornstarch donation.
Have a nice weekend!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
November 29, 2007 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This was a week of learning about furniture and utensils. We talked about the pieces of furniture in our homes, and the appropriate rooms to put the furniture, as well as what we use the furniture for. In addition, we talked about forks, knives, and spoons and when and how to use each one. We answered questions such as “do you eat soup with a fork?”
Centers: same/different coloring sheets, sensory table with cornstarch and water with utensils, dry erase boards where the students practiced drawing shapes and furniture, dollhouse, looking through furniture fliers, and kitchen.
Vocabulary words: chair, table, desk, couch, oven, stove, refrigerator, sink, toilet, tub, bed, and lamp.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
The students participated in an obstacle course set up in an empty classroom this week. Crawling through a tunnel, jumping on a trampoline, walking across a balance beam, doing a somersault, and jumping down off a mat were part of the obstacle course.
Important Notices
*AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
*Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
* In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
*The school will be starting a “caught being great-RAFT” incentive program next week. A notice will be sent home soon explaining the program! We look forward to lots of “caught be great” tickets!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Thanks to Mrs. Valentin (in the morning class) for the amaryllis plant. We are enjoying watching it grow, and will be putting our measurements on a chart.
* We are in need of a few items: boxes of cornstarch (for sensory play) and one particular kind of odorless dry erase markers made by BOONE. They come in a package of 6 or 8 and are much smaller than typical dry erase markers with erasers built into the caps. Perhaps it was Wal-Mart or Kmart where we originally purchased them? If you can help us, that would be GREAT!
Have a nice weekend!
This was a week of learning about furniture and utensils. We talked about the pieces of furniture in our homes, and the appropriate rooms to put the furniture, as well as what we use the furniture for. In addition, we talked about forks, knives, and spoons and when and how to use each one. We answered questions such as “do you eat soup with a fork?”
Centers: same/different coloring sheets, sensory table with cornstarch and water with utensils, dry erase boards where the students practiced drawing shapes and furniture, dollhouse, looking through furniture fliers, and kitchen.
Vocabulary words: chair, table, desk, couch, oven, stove, refrigerator, sink, toilet, tub, bed, and lamp.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
The students participated in an obstacle course set up in an empty classroom this week. Crawling through a tunnel, jumping on a trampoline, walking across a balance beam, doing a somersault, and jumping down off a mat were part of the obstacle course.
Important Notices
*AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
*Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
* In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
*The school will be starting a “caught being great-RAFT” incentive program next week. A notice will be sent home soon explaining the program! We look forward to lots of “caught be great” tickets!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Thanks to Mrs. Valentin (in the morning class) for the amaryllis plant. We are enjoying watching it grow, and will be putting our measurements on a chart.
* We are in need of a few items: boxes of cornstarch (for sensory play) and one particular kind of odorless dry erase markers made by BOONE. They come in a package of 6 or 8 and are much smaller than typical dry erase markers with erasers built into the caps. Perhaps it was Wal-Mart or Kmart where we originally purchased them? If you can help us, that would be GREAT!
Have a nice weekend!
November 29, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This was a week of learning about furniture and utensils. We talked about the pieces of furniture in our homes, and the appropriate rooms to put the furniture, as well as what we use the furniture for. In addition, we talked about forks, knives, and spoons and when and how to use each one. We answered questions such as “do you eat soup with a fork?”
Centers: same/different coloring sheets, sensory table with cornstarch and water with utensils, dry erase boards where the students practiced drawing shapes and furniture, dollhouse, looking through furniture fliers, and kitchen.
Vocabulary words: chair, table, desk, couch, oven, stove, refrigerator, sink, toilet, tub, bed, and lamp.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
The students participated in an obstacle course set up in an empty classroom this week. Crawling through a tunnel, jumping on a trampoline, walking across a balance beam, doing a somersault, and jumping down off a mat were part of the obstacle course.
Important Notices
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
*Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
* In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
*The school will be starting a “caught being great-RAFT” incentive program next week. A notice will be sent home soon explaining the program! We look forward to lots of “caught be great” tickets!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Thanks to Mrs. Valentin for the amaryllis plant. We are enjoying watching it grow, and will be putting our measurements on a chart.
*We are in need of a few items: boxes of cornstarch (for sensory play) and one particular kind of odorless dry erase markers made by BOONE. They come in a package of 6 or 8 and are much smaller than typical dry erase markers with erasers built into the caps. Perhaps it was Wal-Mart or Kmart where we originally purchased them? If you can help us, that would be GREAT!
Have a nice weekend!
This was a week of learning about furniture and utensils. We talked about the pieces of furniture in our homes, and the appropriate rooms to put the furniture, as well as what we use the furniture for. In addition, we talked about forks, knives, and spoons and when and how to use each one. We answered questions such as “do you eat soup with a fork?”
Centers: same/different coloring sheets, sensory table with cornstarch and water with utensils, dry erase boards where the students practiced drawing shapes and furniture, dollhouse, looking through furniture fliers, and kitchen.
Vocabulary words: chair, table, desk, couch, oven, stove, refrigerator, sink, toilet, tub, bed, and lamp.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays.
The students participated in an obstacle course set up in an empty classroom this week. Crawling through a tunnel, jumping on a trampoline, walking across a balance beam, doing a somersault, and jumping down off a mat were part of the obstacle course.
Important Notices
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
*Reminder: Please call or email if your child is going to be absent.
A Look Ahead…
* In December we will be talking about positional/place words, food/meals, holidays, and manners/feelings.
*The school will be starting a “caught being great-RAFT” incentive program next week. A notice will be sent home soon explaining the program! We look forward to lots of “caught be great” tickets!
Extra! Extra!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
*Thanks to Mrs. Valentin for the amaryllis plant. We are enjoying watching it grow, and will be putting our measurements on a chart.
*We are in need of a few items: boxes of cornstarch (for sensory play) and one particular kind of odorless dry erase markers made by BOONE. They come in a package of 6 or 8 and are much smaller than typical dry erase markers with erasers built into the caps. Perhaps it was Wal-Mart or Kmart where we originally purchased them? If you can help us, that would be GREAT!
Have a nice weekend!
Thursday, November 01, 2007
November 1, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned about apples. We did lots of fun activities around apples this week, including an apple tree counting book. We participated in the “dive into reading” assembly on Wednesday, which the students seemed to really enjoy.
Centers this week: paper apple puzzles, ocean headband project, orange playdough that smelled like cinnamon, kitchen making apple pies, sorting apples in the sensory table, shelf toys with more apple sorting activities, and coloring apple and pumpkin pictures.
Vocabulary words: fall/autumn, pumpkins, leaves, apples, changing, weather and jack-o-lantern.
Books read: Growing Apples and Pumpkins, Picking Apples and Pumpkins.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students enjoyed the nice fall weather out on the blacktop and Kindergarten playscape. We practiced hopping, skipping, running, galloping on the blacktop. We also practiced walking with one foot in front of the other on the lines around the blacktop. Then we practiced climbing up the ladder to the tunnel slide and sliding down and finished with some jumping jacks.
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. Also, your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
*Please be sure to sign in at the office if you are late and bringing your child to the classroom.
A Look Ahead…
* Next week will be more autumn fun. In November we will learn about autumn, leaves, farms, furniture and utensils.
* A new child, Jacob joined our class. Everyone did a great job helping him feel welcome!
*Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. The finalized schedule has been sent home. Please let me know if you have a conflict with your scheduled time.
* Picture retake day is Nov 7th.
(Reminder: No School Tuesday, November 6, Election Day)
Extra! Extra!
*Thanks to Mrs. Zullo in the PM class. She made apple tree counting books for us.
*Help, please…We are in need of the hook side of sticky Velcro. If you can help us out, that would be GREAT!
To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprek.blogspot.com/
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
This week we learned about apples. We did lots of fun activities around apples this week, including an apple tree counting book. We participated in the “dive into reading” assembly on Wednesday, which the students seemed to really enjoy.
Centers this week: paper apple puzzles, ocean headband project, orange playdough that smelled like cinnamon, kitchen making apple pies, sorting apples in the sensory table, shelf toys with more apple sorting activities, and coloring apple and pumpkin pictures.
Vocabulary words: fall/autumn, pumpkins, leaves, apples, changing, weather and jack-o-lantern.
Books read: Growing Apples and Pumpkins, Picking Apples and Pumpkins.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students enjoyed the nice fall weather out on the blacktop and Kindergarten playscape. We practiced hopping, skipping, running, galloping on the blacktop. We also practiced walking with one foot in front of the other on the lines around the blacktop. Then we practiced climbing up the ladder to the tunnel slide and sliding down and finished with some jumping jacks.
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. Also, your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
*Please be sure to sign in at the office if you are late and bringing your child to the classroom.
A Look Ahead…
* Next week will be more autumn fun. In November we will learn about autumn, leaves, farms, furniture and utensils.
* A new child, Jacob joined our class. Everyone did a great job helping him feel welcome!
*Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. The finalized schedule has been sent home. Please let me know if you have a conflict with your scheduled time.
* Picture retake day is Nov 7th.
(Reminder: No School Tuesday, November 6, Election Day)
Extra! Extra!
*Thanks to Mrs. Zullo in the PM class. She made apple tree counting books for us.
*Help, please…We are in need of the hook side of sticky Velcro. If you can help us out, that would be GREAT!
To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprek.blogspot.com/
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
Friday, October 26, 2007
October 25, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned about pumpkins. We read stories about pumpkins and did activities involving pumpkins. We learned that if you put a face on a pumpkin it is called a jack-o-lantern.
Centers this week: pumpkin coloring activities, putting the steps of carving a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern in order from first to last, making pumpkin pies in the pretend play center, shelf toys, small wooden blocks, and a matching game with pictures of pumpkins and the corresponding number of seeds.
Vocabulary words: fall/autumn, pumpkins, leaves, apples, changing, weather and jack-o-lantern.
Books read: Clifford’s First Autumn, When Autumn Comes, and Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used balloons to help learn more about body parts. They listened to Renee and bounced the balloon using the palm of their hand, back of their hand, fingers, shoulder, thumb, elbows, and knees.
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Reminder: your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
A Look Ahead…
Next week will be more autumn fun. During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins. In November we will learn about farms and furniture and utensils.
Next week a new child, Jacob will be joining our class. This will make TWO Jacob’s in the group! We look forward to meeting him.
Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. The finalized schedule will go home next week. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress so far this year.
Picture retake day is Nov 7th.
Extra! Extra!
Thanks to Mrs. Zullo in the PM class for making the great Blue’s Clues counting books.
To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprek.blogspot.com/
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
This week we learned about pumpkins. We read stories about pumpkins and did activities involving pumpkins. We learned that if you put a face on a pumpkin it is called a jack-o-lantern.
Centers this week: pumpkin coloring activities, putting the steps of carving a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern in order from first to last, making pumpkin pies in the pretend play center, shelf toys, small wooden blocks, and a matching game with pictures of pumpkins and the corresponding number of seeds.
Vocabulary words: fall/autumn, pumpkins, leaves, apples, changing, weather and jack-o-lantern.
Books read: Clifford’s First Autumn, When Autumn Comes, and Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used balloons to help learn more about body parts. They listened to Renee and bounced the balloon using the palm of their hand, back of their hand, fingers, shoulder, thumb, elbows, and knees.
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Reminder: your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
A Look Ahead…
Next week will be more autumn fun. During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins. In November we will learn about farms and furniture and utensils.
Next week a new child, Jacob will be joining our class. This will make TWO Jacob’s in the group! We look forward to meeting him.
Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. The finalized schedule will go home next week. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress so far this year.
Picture retake day is Nov 7th.
Extra! Extra!
Thanks to Mrs. Zullo in the PM class for making the great Blue’s Clues counting books.
To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprek.blogspot.com/
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
October 18, 2007 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned about pets. Our “question of the week” was “Do you have a pet?” We made a chart of yes and no responses to this question and counted how many classmates do and do not have pets. We talked about what pets eat and how to care for pets. We also learned what is the same and different about pets: some eat fruits and vegetables like apples and carrots, others eat special pet food. Some have two or four legs, some have fur, and some have scales.
Centers this week: pretend play veterinarian, shelf toys with pets to build, animal puzzles, two animal matching games, coloring pictures of pets, journals (drawing a pet) and listening center with the story “Where oh where has my little dog gone”.
Vocabulary words: cat, dog, fish, rabbit, guinea pig, snake, bird, horse, ferret, gerbil, hamster, iguana and veterinarian.
Books read: “Emma’s Pet” “Lift-the-Flap Pets” and “Dear Zoo”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used balloons to help learn more about body parts. They listened to Renee and bounced the balloon using the palm of their hand, back of their hand, fingers, shoulder, thumb, elbows, and knees.
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Reminder: your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
A Look Ahead…
Next week will be autumn fun. During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins. In November we will learn about farms and furniture and utensils.
Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. A sign-up sheet is going home this week. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress so far this year.
No afternoon class October 31st.
Extra! Extra!
Many times we display class projects on our bulletin board for a few weeks before they are sent home. So, if you ask your child about a project and they can’t remember, it may be that it’s been a few weeks since we actually did that project.
To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Mrs. Uccello for her help with posting this newsletter each week!
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
This week we learned about pets. Our “question of the week” was “Do you have a pet?” We made a chart of yes and no responses to this question and counted how many classmates do and do not have pets. We talked about what pets eat and how to care for pets. We also learned what is the same and different about pets: some eat fruits and vegetables like apples and carrots, others eat special pet food. Some have two or four legs, some have fur, and some have scales.
Centers this week: pretend play veterinarian, shelf toys with pets to build, animal puzzles, two animal matching games, coloring pictures of pets, journals (drawing a pet) and listening center with the story “Where oh where has my little dog gone”.
Vocabulary words: cat, dog, fish, rabbit, guinea pig, snake, bird, horse, ferret, gerbil, hamster, iguana and veterinarian.
Books read: “Emma’s Pet” “Lift-the-Flap Pets” and “Dear Zoo”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used balloons to help learn more about body parts. They listened to Renee and bounced the balloon using the palm of their hand, back of their hand, fingers, shoulder, thumb, elbows, and knees.
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Reminder: your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
A Look Ahead…
Next week will be autumn fun. During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins. In November we will learn about farms and furniture and utensils.
Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. A sign-up sheet is going home this week. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress so far this year.
No afternoon class October 31st.
Extra! Extra!
Many times we display class projects on our bulletin board for a few weeks before they are sent home. So, if you ask your child about a project and they can’t remember, it may be that it’s been a few weeks since we actually did that project.
To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Mrs. Uccello for her help with posting this newsletter each week!
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
October 18, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned about pets. Our “question of the week” was “Do you have a pet?” We made a chart of yes and no responses to this question and counted how many classmates do and do not have pets. We talked about what pets eat and how to care for pets. We also learned what is the same and different about pets: some eat fruits and vegetables like apples and carrots, others eat special pet food. Some have two or four legs, some have fur, and some have scales.
Centers this week: pretend play veterinarian, shelf toys with pets to build, animal puzzles, two animal matching games, coloring pictures of pets, journals (drawing a pet) and listening center with the story “Where oh where has my little dog gone”.
Vocabulary words: cat, dog, fish, rabbit, guinea pig, snake, bird, horse, ferret, gerbil, hamster, iguana and veterinarian.
Books read: “Emma’s Pet” “Lift-the-Flap Pets” and “Dear Zoo”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used balloons to help learn more about body parts. They listened to Renee and bounced the balloon using the palm of their hand, back of their hand, fingers, shoulder, thumb, elbows, and knees.
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Reminder: your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
A Look Ahead…
Next week will be autumn fun. During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins. In November we will learn about farms and furniture and utensils.
Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. A sign-up sheet is going home this week. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress so far this year.
Extra! Extra!
Many times we display class projects on our bulletin board for a few weeks before they are sent home. So, if you ask your child about a project and they can’t remember, it may be that it’s been a few weeks since we actually did that project.
To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprek.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Mrs. Uccello in the PM class for her help with posting this newsletter each week!
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
This week we learned about pets. Our “question of the week” was “Do you have a pet?” We made a chart of yes and no responses to this question and counted how many classmates do and do not have pets. We talked about what pets eat and how to care for pets. We also learned what is the same and different about pets: some eat fruits and vegetables like apples and carrots, others eat special pet food. Some have two or four legs, some have fur, and some have scales.
Centers this week: pretend play veterinarian, shelf toys with pets to build, animal puzzles, two animal matching games, coloring pictures of pets, journals (drawing a pet) and listening center with the story “Where oh where has my little dog gone”.
Vocabulary words: cat, dog, fish, rabbit, guinea pig, snake, bird, horse, ferret, gerbil, hamster, iguana and veterinarian.
Books read: “Emma’s Pet” “Lift-the-Flap Pets” and “Dear Zoo”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used balloons to help learn more about body parts. They listened to Renee and bounced the balloon using the palm of their hand, back of their hand, fingers, shoulder, thumb, elbows, and knees.
Important Notices
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Reminder: your child needs to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school after an illness, including vomiting and diarrhea.
A Look Ahead…
Next week will be autumn fun. During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins. In November we will learn about farms and furniture and utensils.
Parent conferences are being held November 14 and 15. A sign-up sheet is going home this week. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress so far this year.
Extra! Extra!
Many times we display class projects on our bulletin board for a few weeks before they are sent home. So, if you ask your child about a project and they can’t remember, it may be that it’s been a few weeks since we actually did that project.
To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprek.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Mrs. Uccello in the PM class for her help with posting this newsletter each week!
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
Friday, October 12, 2007
October 12, 2007 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned body parts. We did this through activities such as tracing the students’ bodies and having them color them in and by singing, “Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes”. We talked about what we use our various body parts for, such as our eyes are for looking, ears for hearing, and hands for feeling.
Centers this week: body tracings and coloring them, goop with scissors, touchy feely box, shelf toys, body/people puzzles, coloring and caring for babies at pretend play.
Vocabulary words: head, shoulders, knees, toes, fingers, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, stomach, elbow, hand, arms, legs, fee, etc.
Books read: “My Body” and “Henrietta Sees Numbers”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used beanbags to help learn about body parts. They listened to Renee and put the beanbag on different parts of their bodies.
Important Notices
*Reminder: The only approved snacks for birthdays are pretzels, popsicles, and store-bought rice crispy treats (not homemade). Thanks for your help with this!
* Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
* Phone extension changes: Please note these changes on the Pre-K business card: Margaret Root ext. 1126 Renee Casner ext. 1260.
A Look Ahead…
*During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
Extra! Extra!
*Many times we display class projects on our bulletin board for a few weeks before they are sent home. So, if you ask your child about a project and they can’t remember, it may be that it’s been a few weeks since we actually did that project.
*To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Mrs. Uccello for her help with posting this newsletter each week!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
This week we learned body parts. We did this through activities such as tracing the students’ bodies and having them color them in and by singing, “Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes”. We talked about what we use our various body parts for, such as our eyes are for looking, ears for hearing, and hands for feeling.
Centers this week: body tracings and coloring them, goop with scissors, touchy feely box, shelf toys, body/people puzzles, coloring and caring for babies at pretend play.
Vocabulary words: head, shoulders, knees, toes, fingers, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, stomach, elbow, hand, arms, legs, fee, etc.
Books read: “My Body” and “Henrietta Sees Numbers”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used beanbags to help learn about body parts. They listened to Renee and put the beanbag on different parts of their bodies.
Important Notices
*Reminder: The only approved snacks for birthdays are pretzels, popsicles, and store-bought rice crispy treats (not homemade). Thanks for your help with this!
* Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
* Phone extension changes: Please note these changes on the Pre-K business card: Margaret Root ext. 1126 Renee Casner ext. 1260.
A Look Ahead…
*During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
Extra! Extra!
*Many times we display class projects on our bulletin board for a few weeks before they are sent home. So, if you ask your child about a project and they can’t remember, it may be that it’s been a few weeks since we actually did that project.
*To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Mrs. Uccello for her help with posting this newsletter each week!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
October 12, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned body parts. We did this through activities such as tracing the students’ bodies and having them color them in and by singing, “Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes”. We talked about what we use our various body parts for, such as our eyes are for looking, ears for hearing, and hands for feeling.
Centers this week: body tracings and coloring them, goop with scissors, touchy feely box, shelf toys, body/people puzzles, coloring and caring for babies at pretend play.
Vocabulary words: head, shoulders, knees, toes, fingers, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, stomach, elbow, hand, arms, legs, fee, etc.
Books read: “My Body” and “Henrietta Sees Numbers”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used beanbags to help learn about body parts. They listened to Renee and put the beanbag on different parts of their bodies.
Important Notices
*Reminder: The only approved snacks for birthdays are pretzels, popsicles, and store-bought rice crispy treats (not homemade). Thanks for your help with this!
*Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
* Phone extension changes: Please note these changes on the Pre-K business card: Margaret Root ext. 1126 Renee Casner ext. 1260.
A Look Ahead…
*During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
*A new student, Carter, joined the class this week. Everyone was very helpful making Carter feel welcome.
Extra! Extra!
*Many times we display class projects on our bulletin board for a few weeks before they are sent home. So, if you ask your child about a project and they can’t remember, it may be that it’s been a few weeks since we actually did that project.
*To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Mrs. Uccello in the PM class for her help with posting this newsletter each week!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org Have a nice weekend
This week we learned body parts. We did this through activities such as tracing the students’ bodies and having them color them in and by singing, “Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes”. We talked about what we use our various body parts for, such as our eyes are for looking, ears for hearing, and hands for feeling.
Centers this week: body tracings and coloring them, goop with scissors, touchy feely box, shelf toys, body/people puzzles, coloring and caring for babies at pretend play.
Vocabulary words: head, shoulders, knees, toes, fingers, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, stomach, elbow, hand, arms, legs, fee, etc.
Books read: “My Body” and “Henrietta Sees Numbers”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used beanbags to help learn about body parts. They listened to Renee and put the beanbag on different parts of their bodies.
Important Notices
*Reminder: The only approved snacks for birthdays are pretzels, popsicles, and store-bought rice crispy treats (not homemade). Thanks for your help with this!
*Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
* AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
* Phone extension changes: Please note these changes on the Pre-K business card: Margaret Root ext. 1126 Renee Casner ext. 1260.
A Look Ahead…
*During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
*A new student, Carter, joined the class this week. Everyone was very helpful making Carter feel welcome.
Extra! Extra!
*Many times we display class projects on our bulletin board for a few weeks before they are sent home. So, if you ask your child about a project and they can’t remember, it may be that it’s been a few weeks since we actually did that project.
*To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Mrs. Uccello in the PM class for her help with posting this newsletter each week!
*My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org Have a nice weekend
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
October 4, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned more about taking care of ourselves and keeping healthy along with learning about body parts. We talked about the proper way to sneeze and cough into our arm, and practiced this each day during circle. We also talked about brushing our teeth, taking baths, brushing our hair, getting dressed by ourselves and putting on our shoes by ourselves. Everyone did a GREAT job with their grooming charts and has learned so much about taking care of ourselves.
Centers this week: finger painting, body/people puzzles, large Lego blocks, caring for babies at pretend play, Potato Heads, and journals drawing body parts.
Vocabulary words: healthy, germs, washing, drying, blowing, wiping, throwing away, brushing and various body parts.
Books read: “I Can Do It Myself” and “My Body”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used beanbags to help learn about body parts. They listened to Renee and put the beanbag on different parts of their bodies.
Important Notices
Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Phone extension changes: Please note these changes on the Pre-K business card: Margaret Root ext. 1126 Renee Casner ext. 1260.
A Look Ahead…
During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
A new student, Carter, will be joining the class next week…we look forward to meeting him.
Extra! Extra!
This newsletter will be posted each week on the classroom’s website. To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Please check the back of this newsletter for a list of books available for parents to borrow at any time.
Have a nice weekend!
This week we learned more about taking care of ourselves and keeping healthy along with learning about body parts. We talked about the proper way to sneeze and cough into our arm, and practiced this each day during circle. We also talked about brushing our teeth, taking baths, brushing our hair, getting dressed by ourselves and putting on our shoes by ourselves. Everyone did a GREAT job with their grooming charts and has learned so much about taking care of ourselves.
Centers this week: finger painting, body/people puzzles, large Lego blocks, caring for babies at pretend play, Potato Heads, and journals drawing body parts.
Vocabulary words: healthy, germs, washing, drying, blowing, wiping, throwing away, brushing and various body parts.
Books read: “I Can Do It Myself” and “My Body”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used beanbags to help learn about body parts. They listened to Renee and put the beanbag on different parts of their bodies.
Important Notices
Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Phone extension changes: Please note these changes on the Pre-K business card: Margaret Root ext. 1126 Renee Casner ext. 1260.
A Look Ahead…
During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
A new student, Carter, will be joining the class next week…we look forward to meeting him.
Extra! Extra!
This newsletter will be posted each week on the classroom’s website. To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Please check the back of this newsletter for a list of books available for parents to borrow at any time.
Have a nice weekend!
Thursday, October 04, 2007
October 4, 2007 Afternoon Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned more about taking care of ourselves and keeping healthy along with learning about body parts. We talked about the proper way to sneeze and cough into our arm, and practiced this each day during circle. We also talked about brushing our teeth, taking baths, brushing our hair, getting dressed by ourselves and putting on our shoes by ourselves. Everyone did a GREAT job with their grooming charts and has learned so much about taking care of ourselves. Centers this week: finger painting, body/people puzzles, large Lego blocks, caring for babies at pretend play, Potato Heads, and journals drawing body parts.
Vocabulary words: healthy, germs, washing, drying, blowing, wiping, throwing away, brushing and various body parts.
Books read: “I Can Do It Myself” and “My Body”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used beanbags to help learn about body parts. They listened to Renee and put the beanbag on different parts of their bodies.
Important Notices
Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Phone extension changes: Please note these changes on the Pre-K business card: Margaret Root ext. 1126 Renee Casner ext. 1260.
A Look Ahead…
During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
No school Monday October 8th.
Extra! Extra!
This newsletter will be posted each week on the classroom’s website. To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Please check the back of this newsletter for a list of books available for parents to borrow at any time.
Thanks to Mrs. Zullo for the donation of storage bags. Always needed!
Enjoy the long weekend!
This week we learned more about taking care of ourselves and keeping healthy along with learning about body parts. We talked about the proper way to sneeze and cough into our arm, and practiced this each day during circle. We also talked about brushing our teeth, taking baths, brushing our hair, getting dressed by ourselves and putting on our shoes by ourselves. Everyone did a GREAT job with their grooming charts and has learned so much about taking care of ourselves. Centers this week: finger painting, body/people puzzles, large Lego blocks, caring for babies at pretend play, Potato Heads, and journals drawing body parts.
Vocabulary words: healthy, germs, washing, drying, blowing, wiping, throwing away, brushing and various body parts.
Books read: “I Can Do It Myself” and “My Body”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students used beanbags to help learn about body parts. They listened to Renee and put the beanbag on different parts of their bodies.
Important Notices
Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
Phone extension changes: Please note these changes on the Pre-K business card: Margaret Root ext. 1126 Renee Casner ext. 1260.
A Look Ahead…
During the month of October our topics will be: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
No school Monday October 8th.
Extra! Extra!
This newsletter will be posted each week on the classroom’s website. To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekpm.blogspot.com/
My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Please check the back of this newsletter for a list of books available for parents to borrow at any time.
Thanks to Mrs. Zullo for the donation of storage bags. Always needed!
Enjoy the long weekend!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
September 20, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we learned all about Families. We talked about the different members in our families, and what role we play in our family. Some of us are sisters or brothers, some of us have baby sisters or brothers, and some of us have pets. We talked about how we are alike and how we are different. We talked about whether we are girls or boys, and learned that all brothers, uncles, grandpas and Dads are boys, and all sisters, aunts, grandmas and Moms are girls.
Vocabulary words: family, mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, girl, boy, alike, different.
Books read: “Clifford’s Family”, and “This is My Family”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students worked on the skills of hopping, skipping, running, galloping, etc. Also, we used hoops to practice our listening skills. The students went in the hoop, out of the hoop, around the hoop, etc.
Important Notices
~Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
~ Thanks for your cooperation with the change to the pick up routine in Pre-K. If someone other than yourself will be picking up your child on any given day, please write a note on that day letting us know the name of the person picking up the child. If we have not met this person previously, we will be asking the person for a picture ID. Thanks for your help with this important safety matter.
~AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
~We are sending home a class list for your information.
A Look Ahead…
During the month of September, our topics will be: Getting to Know Each Other, Our Families, and Self-Help skills. October topics: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
~As part of our unit on families, we asked each student to please send in a picture of his/her family that will be used to make a class book about families, which will stay in the classroom the entire year. Thanks to those families who sent in their picture; the students really enjoyed sharing their pictures with their classmates. If you haven’t sent them in yet, please do so ASAP so it can be included in the class family book.
Extra! Extra!
~Snack news: It’s not too late to have your child purchase milk at school. If interested, let us know and we will let you know the price. Also, we only have enough time for the children to eat one snack at snack time. If more than one item is sent, we will ask the student to choose which one he/she would like to eat and keep the other one in the snack bag.
~This newsletter will be posted each week on the classroom’s website, which is in need of updating since my medical leave. To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
~Thanks to Mrs. Nims for volunteering to be the room parent for the classroom.
~Thanks to those parents who volunteered to help out with posting the newsletter online, by cutting things out at home, or coming in to school to do photocopying/laminating etc. We appreciate everyone’s help!
~Do you have an email address? If you prefer communicating by email, please feel free to give me your email address for day-to-day correspondence. Please be aware that leaving a voicemail is the BEST way to get messages to us, such as if your child will be absent.
~My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
This week we learned all about Families. We talked about the different members in our families, and what role we play in our family. Some of us are sisters or brothers, some of us have baby sisters or brothers, and some of us have pets. We talked about how we are alike and how we are different. We talked about whether we are girls or boys, and learned that all brothers, uncles, grandpas and Dads are boys, and all sisters, aunts, grandmas and Moms are girls.
Vocabulary words: family, mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, girl, boy, alike, different.
Books read: “Clifford’s Family”, and “This is My Family”.
Physical Therapy Group
Please have your child wear sneakers and pants (no dresses) on Wednesdays. This week the students worked on the skills of hopping, skipping, running, galloping, etc. Also, we used hoops to practice our listening skills. The students went in the hoop, out of the hoop, around the hoop, etc.
Important Notices
~Please remember to send your child to school wearing clothes and shoes appropriate for play. Sandals are not recommended, and flip-flops are prohibited as stated in the school handbook.
~ Thanks for your cooperation with the change to the pick up routine in Pre-K. If someone other than yourself will be picking up your child on any given day, please write a note on that day letting us know the name of the person picking up the child. If we have not met this person previously, we will be asking the person for a picture ID. Thanks for your help with this important safety matter.
~AHHCHOOO! We are working on reminding the students to sneeze and cough into their elbows. This is a great way to help prevent the spread of germs as we approach the cold/flu season!
~We are sending home a class list for your information.
A Look Ahead…
During the month of September, our topics will be: Getting to Know Each Other, Our Families, and Self-Help skills. October topics: self-care, body parts, pets, Autumn/Apples/Pumpkins.
~As part of our unit on families, we asked each student to please send in a picture of his/her family that will be used to make a class book about families, which will stay in the classroom the entire year. Thanks to those families who sent in their picture; the students really enjoyed sharing their pictures with their classmates. If you haven’t sent them in yet, please do so ASAP so it can be included in the class family book.
Extra! Extra!
~Snack news: It’s not too late to have your child purchase milk at school. If interested, let us know and we will let you know the price. Also, we only have enough time for the children to eat one snack at snack time. If more than one item is sent, we will ask the student to choose which one he/she would like to eat and keep the other one in the snack bag.
~This newsletter will be posted each week on the classroom’s website, which is in need of updating since my medical leave. To view this newsletter online, visit http://ecsprekam.blogspot.com/
~Thanks to Mrs. Nims for volunteering to be the room parent for the classroom.
~Thanks to those parents who volunteered to help out with posting the newsletter online, by cutting things out at home, or coming in to school to do photocopying/laminating etc. We appreciate everyone’s help!
~Do you have an email address? If you prefer communicating by email, please feel free to give me your email address for day-to-day correspondence. Please be aware that leaving a voicemail is the BEST way to get messages to us, such as if your child will be absent.
~My email address is knagy@cromwellct.org
Have a nice weekend!
Friday, February 09, 2007
February 8, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about animals and the sounds that different animals make. We practiced moving like the different animals; this was a great way to get the kids moving while learning about animals.
Centers: various animal puzzles, paper fun animal project, coloring animal pictures, listening to Penguin Pat and Pete, shelf toys, and the flannel board with various animals to sort and count.
Books: Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle. We worked on learning the hand signs as we listened to the song that went along with the story. Vocabulary words: monkey, elephant, tiger, snake, mouse, bird, horse, bear, giraffe, cat, dog and lion were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week the students played with balls, moving them around their bodies while sitting on the floor, around their knees and feet while standing, and various other directions given by Renee. Everyone worked really hard at this and did GREAT!
Important Reminders
~No school week of February 19th.
~If you drop your child off late in the morning, please remember that all parents must sign in at the front office and get a visitor’s pass before walking your child down to the classroom. Thank you for your cooperation with this.
A Look Ahead…
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
~ We will be exchanging Valentine’s Day cards on Wednesday Feb 14th. A list of the children’s names is being sent home with this newsletter along with a friendly reminder about the no food policy at school.
~ Is your child eligible for Kindergarten next year? If so, please watch THIS newsletter for important information regarding Kindergarten registration. Registration for your child will be a bit different than for children who don’t attend the ECS Pre-K. More information in the coming weeks…
Extra! Extra!
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~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to all of the families for the cricket donations! Rocky and Tony are very grateful for your timeliness!
~Thanks to the parents who have been able to come in to read to the class…the children really enjoy seeing their own as well as their friend’s parents come in to the class each week! _________________________________________________________________________________________
Email address: knagy@cromwellct.org
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice weekend!
This week we talked about animals and the sounds that different animals make. We practiced moving like the different animals; this was a great way to get the kids moving while learning about animals.
Centers: various animal puzzles, paper fun animal project, coloring animal pictures, listening to Penguin Pat and Pete, shelf toys, and the flannel board with various animals to sort and count.
Books: Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle. We worked on learning the hand signs as we listened to the song that went along with the story. Vocabulary words: monkey, elephant, tiger, snake, mouse, bird, horse, bear, giraffe, cat, dog and lion were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
This week the students played with balls, moving them around their bodies while sitting on the floor, around their knees and feet while standing, and various other directions given by Renee. Everyone worked really hard at this and did GREAT!
Important Reminders
~No school week of February 19th.
~If you drop your child off late in the morning, please remember that all parents must sign in at the front office and get a visitor’s pass before walking your child down to the classroom. Thank you for your cooperation with this.
A Look Ahead…
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
~ We will be exchanging Valentine’s Day cards on Wednesday Feb 14th. A list of the children’s names is being sent home with this newsletter along with a friendly reminder about the no food policy at school.
~ Is your child eligible for Kindergarten next year? If so, please watch THIS newsletter for important information regarding Kindergarten registration. Registration for your child will be a bit different than for children who don’t attend the ECS Pre-K. More information in the coming weeks…
Extra! Extra!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to all of the families for the cricket donations! Rocky and Tony are very grateful for your timeliness!
~Thanks to the parents who have been able to come in to read to the class…the children really enjoy seeing their own as well as their friend’s parents come in to the class each week! _________________________________________________________________________________________
Email address: knagy@cromwellct.org
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice weekend!
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
January 18, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about DINOSAURS! The children had a great time learning about all the different types of dinosaurs, and thinking about the possibility of them living in our own back yards at one time. We looked at pictures of dinosaurs compared to other objects, such as a car and a house to compare the sizes of the dinosaurs. We learned that some dinosaurs were bigger than houses, while others were the size of cats.
Centers: sorting small dinosaurs by type and shape, coloring pictures of dinosaurs, building dinosaurs out of legos, drawing on the large chalkboard, and making dinosaurs out of Crayola’s model magic.
Books: The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Back Yard, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, and A Wish for Dinosaur.
Vocabulary words: extinct, died, fossil, herbivore, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex, and lots of other dinosaur names were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
Again this week the students pretended to be ice-skating in PT group. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”.
Important Reminders
~ Please send your child in with hat and mittens each day for outside playtime.
~ If your child is sick, he/she should be symptom free (vomit, fever and diarrhea) for 24 hours before returning to school. This will help to prevent the illnesses from being passed around!
~ The new milk program starts the week of Jan 29th. If you would like your child to continue or start getting milk, be sure to send in your sign up slip and money before then.
~ “Homework” reminder: We’re still waiting for a few snowmen to fill up our bulletin board. If you are still working on yours, please finish as soon as possible…the other snowmen are lonely!
A Look Ahead…
~ In January we will learn about winter, action words, and dinosaurs.
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
~ Is your child eligible for Kindergarten next year? If so, please watch THIS newsletter for important information regarding Kindergarten registration. Registration for your child will be a bit different than for children who don’t attend the ECS Pre-K. More information in the coming weeks…
Extra! Extra!
~Schoolwide reading program update: You will be receiving a letter soon explaining the next phase of the reading program…GEMS! The students will have new goals to work toward once they have reached the gold goal. When your treasure map is complete, please send it back to school and your child will get a reading ribbon and his/her picture will be displayed in the front hallway.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to all of the families for the cricket donations! Rocky and Tony are very grateful for your timeliness!
~Thanks to the parents who have been able to come in to read to the class…the children really enjoy seeing their own as well as their friend’s parents come in to the class each week! _________________________________________________________________________________________
***Email address change: The correct email address to reach me is knagy@cromwellct.org.
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice weekend!
This week we talked about DINOSAURS! The children had a great time learning about all the different types of dinosaurs, and thinking about the possibility of them living in our own back yards at one time. We looked at pictures of dinosaurs compared to other objects, such as a car and a house to compare the sizes of the dinosaurs. We learned that some dinosaurs were bigger than houses, while others were the size of cats.
Centers: sorting small dinosaurs by type and shape, coloring pictures of dinosaurs, building dinosaurs out of legos, drawing on the large chalkboard, and making dinosaurs out of Crayola’s model magic.
Books: The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Back Yard, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, and A Wish for Dinosaur.
Vocabulary words: extinct, died, fossil, herbivore, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex, and lots of other dinosaur names were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
Again this week the students pretended to be ice-skating in PT group. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”.
Important Reminders
~ Please send your child in with hat and mittens each day for outside playtime.
~ If your child is sick, he/she should be symptom free (vomit, fever and diarrhea) for 24 hours before returning to school. This will help to prevent the illnesses from being passed around!
~ The new milk program starts the week of Jan 29th. If you would like your child to continue or start getting milk, be sure to send in your sign up slip and money before then.
~ “Homework” reminder: We’re still waiting for a few snowmen to fill up our bulletin board. If you are still working on yours, please finish as soon as possible…the other snowmen are lonely!
A Look Ahead…
~ In January we will learn about winter, action words, and dinosaurs.
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
~ Is your child eligible for Kindergarten next year? If so, please watch THIS newsletter for important information regarding Kindergarten registration. Registration for your child will be a bit different than for children who don’t attend the ECS Pre-K. More information in the coming weeks…
Extra! Extra!
~Schoolwide reading program update: You will be receiving a letter soon explaining the next phase of the reading program…GEMS! The students will have new goals to work toward once they have reached the gold goal. When your treasure map is complete, please send it back to school and your child will get a reading ribbon and his/her picture will be displayed in the front hallway.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to all of the families for the cricket donations! Rocky and Tony are very grateful for your timeliness!
~Thanks to the parents who have been able to come in to read to the class…the children really enjoy seeing their own as well as their friend’s parents come in to the class each week! _________________________________________________________________________________________
***Email address change: The correct email address to reach me is knagy@cromwellct.org.
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice weekend!
January 11, 2007 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked more about winter. We read the story The Biggest, Best Snowman and discussed the steps to making a snowman. Each student then made a “life size” snowman on white mural paper. The students were also able to paint a snowman using white paint on black paper on the painting easel.
Centers: kitchen, small wooden blocks, floor puzzles, coloring winter pictures, painting on the easel, and making snowmen.
Book: The Biggest, Best Snowman.
Vocabulary words: snowman, snowball, first, next, last, winter, cold, snow, rain, hat, mittens, scarf, boots, and snow pants were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
The students pretended to be ice-skating this week in PT group. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”.
Important Reminders
~ Please send your child in with hat and mittens each day for outside playtime.
~ If your child is sick, he/she should be symptom free (vomit, fever and diarrhea) for 24 hours before returning to school. This will help to prevent the illnesses from being passed around!
~ The new milk program starts the week of Jan 29th. If you would like your child to continue or start getting milk, be sure to send in your sign up slip and money before then.
A Look Ahead…
~ In January we will learn about winter, action words, and dinosaurs.
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
Extra! Extra!
~Schoolwide reading program update: You will be receiving a letter soon explaining the next phase of the reading program…GEMS! The students will have new goals to work toward once they have reached the gold goal (we have had a couple do so this week!) When your treasure map is complete, please send it back to school and your child will get a reading ribbon and his/her picture will be displayed in the front hallway.
~ With the new year, new goals! We’re working hard on getting everyone to put on their own coats and zip them up. Also, putting on hats and mittens independently is a goal for each child. These are GREAT things to practice each and every day at home!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to all of the families for the cricket donations! Rocky and Tony are very grateful for your timeliness! _________________________________________________________________________________________
***Email address change: The correct email address to reach me is knagy@cromwellct.org.
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice weekend!
This week we talked more about winter. We read the story The Biggest, Best Snowman and discussed the steps to making a snowman. Each student then made a “life size” snowman on white mural paper. The students were also able to paint a snowman using white paint on black paper on the painting easel.
Centers: kitchen, small wooden blocks, floor puzzles, coloring winter pictures, painting on the easel, and making snowmen.
Book: The Biggest, Best Snowman.
Vocabulary words: snowman, snowball, first, next, last, winter, cold, snow, rain, hat, mittens, scarf, boots, and snow pants were some of our vocab words this week.
Physical Therapy Group
The students pretended to be ice-skating this week in PT group. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”.
Important Reminders
~ Please send your child in with hat and mittens each day for outside playtime.
~ If your child is sick, he/she should be symptom free (vomit, fever and diarrhea) for 24 hours before returning to school. This will help to prevent the illnesses from being passed around!
~ The new milk program starts the week of Jan 29th. If you would like your child to continue or start getting milk, be sure to send in your sign up slip and money before then.
A Look Ahead…
~ In January we will learn about winter, action words, and dinosaurs.
~ In February we will talk about Animals, Valentines’ Day, and Dental Health.
Extra! Extra!
~Schoolwide reading program update: You will be receiving a letter soon explaining the next phase of the reading program…GEMS! The students will have new goals to work toward once they have reached the gold goal (we have had a couple do so this week!) When your treasure map is complete, please send it back to school and your child will get a reading ribbon and his/her picture will be displayed in the front hallway.
~ With the new year, new goals! We’re working hard on getting everyone to put on their own coats and zip them up. Also, putting on hats and mittens independently is a goal for each child. These are GREAT things to practice each and every day at home!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
~THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
~Thanks to all of the families for the cricket donations! Rocky and Tony are very grateful for your timeliness! _________________________________________________________________________________________
***Email address change: The correct email address to reach me is knagy@cromwellct.org.
~Please feel free to call, email or send in a note if you have any questions/concerns.
Have a nice weekend!
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