A Peek at the Week
This week at school we played more with tools, and also talked about pond life, including tadpoles, turtles and ducks.
We also worked on thank you cards for those people involved in building our playscape. These cards will be given to those people, including the fire department, playground committee and Greater Hartford Jaycees, next week.
Centers this week:
project-special project;
coloring-while on their bellies;
blocks with tools for building; kitchen pretend play;
cutting-practicing our cutting skills;
writing on little chalkboards.
~Books we read: One Duck Stuck and The Teeny Weeny Tadpole.
~Poem: Little Turtle
~Vocabulary words: stuck, duck, muck, teeny, weeny, pond, water, insects, and various tools.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a game with colored balls-collecting and sorting them into the matching colored hoop. Next week will be out last PT group of the year. A big thanks to Renee for all of the fun activities she planned this year!
Important Notices
+ A notice regarding payment for class pictures went home this week mistakenly. Please disregard this notice. Sorry for any confusion.
A Look Ahead…
~ June topics are: Father’s Day, camping, summer vacation, tools.
~ The last day of school for the morning class is June 23rd.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
Little Turtle Poem
There was a little turtle who lived in a box. He swam in the puddles and climbed on the rocks. He snapped at the mosquitoes, he snapped at the fleas, he snapped at the minnows and he snapped at me. He caught the mosquitoes, he caught the fleas, he caught the minnows, but he didn’t catch me!
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News June 4, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about tools and hardware. We learned about the different types of tools and what each one is used for.
Centers this week: Listening-Froggy Goes to Camp; block building with tools and hardware; Journals-drawing about our favorite thing to do at school; sorting with play fruits and making fruit patterns; project-making a spider; finger painting.
~Books and songs: Bob the Builder-Welcome to Bob’s Building Yard and “Going on a Bear Hunt”.
~Vocabulary words: wrench, hammer, nail, nut, bolt, pliers, measuring tape, saw, etc.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a sorting activity with insects outside on the blacktop. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~On Tuesday we said “goodbye” to Mrs. Camosci, and on Wednesday we had Mrs. Budzik join our class for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Camosci will be missed, but we are glad to have Mrs. Budzik with us.
~ We welcomed a new student, Matthew, to the class this week. He has fit right into the group!
A Look Ahead…
~ June topics are: Father’s Day, camping, summer vacation, tools.
~ The last day of school for the morning class is June 23rd.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week we talked about tools and hardware. We learned about the different types of tools and what each one is used for.
Centers this week: Listening-Froggy Goes to Camp; block building with tools and hardware; Journals-drawing about our favorite thing to do at school; sorting with play fruits and making fruit patterns; project-making a spider; finger painting.
~Books and songs: Bob the Builder-Welcome to Bob’s Building Yard and “Going on a Bear Hunt”.
~Vocabulary words: wrench, hammer, nail, nut, bolt, pliers, measuring tape, saw, etc.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a sorting activity with insects outside on the blacktop. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~On Tuesday we said “goodbye” to Mrs. Camosci, and on Wednesday we had Mrs. Budzik join our class for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Camosci will be missed, but we are glad to have Mrs. Budzik with us.
~ We welcomed a new student, Matthew, to the class this week. He has fit right into the group!
A Look Ahead…
~ June topics are: Father’s Day, camping, summer vacation, tools.
~ The last day of school for the morning class is June 23rd.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News May 21, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about insects. We learned about the lifecycle of a butterfly, and about the different types of insects and what they eat.
Some students participated in the book swap this week. After the book swap, each student was able to pick out a book to take home from the books donated to the Pre-K from the Junior Women’s Club.
Centers this week: coloring-on our bellies; block building with legos- puzzles-various insect puzzles ; Science-observing the seeds, looking at a carrot growing; Journals-drawing a picture of the seeds sprouting; shelf toys-various fine motor activities project-coloring, cutting, sequencing the steps to the hungry caterpillar story; dot painting insect pictures.
~Books and songs: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Bee and Me (thank you to Mrs. Ribera for donating the book to our class library).
Our concepts of the week were huge/tiny. We talked about how the hungry caterpillar started out tiny, and then grew into a huge caterpillar.
~Vocabulary words: insect, bug, antennae, wings, legs, fly, walk, creep.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a sorting activity with insects outside on the blacktop. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~TV Turn Off Week has been a success! We have a few students still working on completing their charts-there is still time!
A Look Ahead…
~ Mrs. Camosci will be out on medical leave beginning June 3 through the end of the school year. In her absence, Mrs. Budzik will be joining our class. Mrs. Budzik has subbed in our class numerous times this year and is familiar with all of the children. Mrs. Camosci will be sincerely missed and we wish her a speedy recovery!
~ We are welcoming a new student, Matthew, to the class next week.
~ May topics are: Planting/gardening, ordering words, nursery rhymes, insects, mother’s day.
~ June topics are: Father’s Day, camping, summer vacation, tools.
~ There is no school Tuesday May 26th.
~ Field day is May 28th.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week we talked about insects. We learned about the lifecycle of a butterfly, and about the different types of insects and what they eat.
Some students participated in the book swap this week. After the book swap, each student was able to pick out a book to take home from the books donated to the Pre-K from the Junior Women’s Club.
Centers this week: coloring-on our bellies; block building with legos- puzzles-various insect puzzles ; Science-observing the seeds, looking at a carrot growing; Journals-drawing a picture of the seeds sprouting; shelf toys-various fine motor activities project-coloring, cutting, sequencing the steps to the hungry caterpillar story; dot painting insect pictures.
~Books and songs: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Bee and Me (thank you to Mrs. Ribera for donating the book to our class library).
Our concepts of the week were huge/tiny. We talked about how the hungry caterpillar started out tiny, and then grew into a huge caterpillar.
~Vocabulary words: insect, bug, antennae, wings, legs, fly, walk, creep.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a sorting activity with insects outside on the blacktop. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~TV Turn Off Week has been a success! We have a few students still working on completing their charts-there is still time!
A Look Ahead…
~ Mrs. Camosci will be out on medical leave beginning June 3 through the end of the school year. In her absence, Mrs. Budzik will be joining our class. Mrs. Budzik has subbed in our class numerous times this year and is familiar with all of the children. Mrs. Camosci will be sincerely missed and we wish her a speedy recovery!
~ We are welcoming a new student, Matthew, to the class next week.
~ May topics are: Planting/gardening, ordering words, nursery rhymes, insects, mother’s day.
~ June topics are: Father’s Day, camping, summer vacation, tools.
~ There is no school Tuesday May 26th.
~ Field day is May 28th.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News May 14, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about gardening/planting. We learned about the steps to growing a plant from a seed, and did experiments with seeds in a plastic bag with a paper towel. We also looked at the parts of a carrot and talked about how some foods grow under the ground and some grow above ground. We also practiced positional/place words using porcupine balls or frogs. We put them on our head, under our leg, beside us, above our hand, below our hand, in front, behind, among others. These are GREAT concepts to work on with your child at home.
Centers this week: coloring-on our bellies; block building-with doll houses and people; dry erase activities-practicing left to right and top to bottom progression. Listening center-various stories; puzzles ; Science-planting seeds/observing the seeds, looking at a carrot; Journals-drawing a spring picture or a picture of the seeds sprouting; shelf toys-various fine motor activities.
~Books and songs: I’m a Seed, One Bean, Seeds Grow. Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and If You’re Happy and You Know It.
~Vocabulary words: seed, sprout, seedling, stem, leaf, bud, flower, plant.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students practiced kicking soccer balls outside on the blacktop. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~TV Turn Off Week has been a success! We have a few students still working on completing their charts-there is still time!
A Look Ahead…
~ May topics are: Planting/gardening, ordering words, nursery rhymes, insects, mother’s day.
~ Last Scholastic book order of the year is due May 14th.
~ There is no school Tuesday May 26th.
~ Field day is May 28th.
~ Kindergarten bus ride is happening May 20 and May 21st from 1:00-2:30.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week we talked about gardening/planting. We learned about the steps to growing a plant from a seed, and did experiments with seeds in a plastic bag with a paper towel. We also looked at the parts of a carrot and talked about how some foods grow under the ground and some grow above ground. We also practiced positional/place words using porcupine balls or frogs. We put them on our head, under our leg, beside us, above our hand, below our hand, in front, behind, among others. These are GREAT concepts to work on with your child at home.
Centers this week: coloring-on our bellies; block building-with doll houses and people; dry erase activities-practicing left to right and top to bottom progression. Listening center-various stories; puzzles ; Science-planting seeds/observing the seeds, looking at a carrot; Journals-drawing a spring picture or a picture of the seeds sprouting; shelf toys-various fine motor activities.
~Books and songs: I’m a Seed, One Bean, Seeds Grow. Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and If You’re Happy and You Know It.
~Vocabulary words: seed, sprout, seedling, stem, leaf, bud, flower, plant.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students practiced kicking soccer balls outside on the blacktop. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~TV Turn Off Week has been a success! We have a few students still working on completing their charts-there is still time!
A Look Ahead…
~ May topics are: Planting/gardening, ordering words, nursery rhymes, insects, mother’s day.
~ Last Scholastic book order of the year is due May 14th.
~ There is no school Tuesday May 26th.
~ Field day is May 28th.
~ Kindergarten bus ride is happening May 20 and May 21st from 1:00-2:30.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News May 7, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about nursery rhymes and the characters in these rhymes.
We welcomed a new student-Collin. Everyone did a great job making Collin feel welcome!
Centers this week: Project-making a Humpty Dumpty picture; coloring-on our bellies; block building-building a wall for Humpty Dumpty, a clock for the mouse in Hickory Dickory, and a school for Mary’s lamb; Listening center; puzzles ; Kitchen-pretend play; shelf toys-building with Mr. Potato Heads.
~Books and songs: Hickory Dickory Dock, Humpty Dumpty, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Jack and Jill, Little Miss Muffet, Hey Diddle Diddle, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
~Vocabulary words: various nursery rhymes
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students practiced their motor and balance skills, and played a game with a partner knocking down cones, similar to bowling. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on
Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~TV Turn Off Week has been a success! We have a few students still working on completing their charts-there is still time!
A Look Ahead…
~ May topics are: Planting/gardening, ordering words, nursery rhymes, insects, mother’s day.
~ Last Scholastic book order of the year is due May 14th.
~ There is no school Tuesday May 26th.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week we talked about nursery rhymes and the characters in these rhymes.
We welcomed a new student-Collin. Everyone did a great job making Collin feel welcome!
Centers this week: Project-making a Humpty Dumpty picture; coloring-on our bellies; block building-building a wall for Humpty Dumpty, a clock for the mouse in Hickory Dickory, and a school for Mary’s lamb; Listening center; puzzles ; Kitchen-pretend play; shelf toys-building with Mr. Potato Heads.
~Books and songs: Hickory Dickory Dock, Humpty Dumpty, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Jack and Jill, Little Miss Muffet, Hey Diddle Diddle, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
~Vocabulary words: various nursery rhymes
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students practiced their motor and balance skills, and played a game with a partner knocking down cones, similar to bowling. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on
Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~TV Turn Off Week has been a success! We have a few students still working on completing their charts-there is still time!
A Look Ahead…
~ May topics are: Planting/gardening, ordering words, nursery rhymes, insects, mother’s day.
~ Last Scholastic book order of the year is due May 14th.
~ There is no school Tuesday May 26th.
~ Please excuse our appearance-the Pre-K classrooms are being relocated next year, so consequently we have to pack the classroom by the last day of school. We apologize for the disarray during this time.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News April 23, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about spring and what happens in the spring time. Our “Concepts of the Week” were “loud” and “quiet”. We practiced clapping loud and soft, stomping loud and soft, and singing loud and soft.
THE NEW PLAYGROUND IS HERE!: A BIG thanks to Mr. Cantwell from the morning class and to Mr. Beck and Mr. DiClemente from the afternoon class for their help with the installation. It was a great group effort, and the install got completed a day ahead of schedule! We have had an opportunity to play out on the new playscape this week and the kids LOVE it! The clover shaped sand table seems to be a big hit, as is the tire swing! I will be posting some photos of the outside fun on the website soon.
Centers this week: Project-sequencing the steps of sunflower growing; coloring-spring pictures; Cardboard brick block building; sensory table-playing with “gooey gunk”-cornstarch and water; Kitchen-pretend play; shelf toys-fine motor fun.
~Books and songs: Over In the Meadow, The Happy Bee; The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
~Vocabulary words: spring, weather, season, buds, sprout, rain, flowers.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students moved to differently colored shapes on the floor. They practiced hopping to a square, skipping to a red shape, etc. Great for color and shape recognition as well as following directions. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~TV Turn Off Week is here! Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information. Your child can start anytime, even if it isn’t during this week-we will aware prizes to anyone who tries to do it, and even good effort will be rewarded. Please be sure to have your child color in a smiley face for each day they don’t watch TV and return the chart when they have finished the week. We hope to have 100% participation this year!
A Look Ahead…
~ April topics are: Spring, Weather, Clothing, and Planting/Gardening.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week we talked about spring and what happens in the spring time. Our “Concepts of the Week” were “loud” and “quiet”. We practiced clapping loud and soft, stomping loud and soft, and singing loud and soft.
THE NEW PLAYGROUND IS HERE!: A BIG thanks to Mr. Cantwell from the morning class and to Mr. Beck and Mr. DiClemente from the afternoon class for their help with the installation. It was a great group effort, and the install got completed a day ahead of schedule! We have had an opportunity to play out on the new playscape this week and the kids LOVE it! The clover shaped sand table seems to be a big hit, as is the tire swing! I will be posting some photos of the outside fun on the website soon.
Centers this week: Project-sequencing the steps of sunflower growing; coloring-spring pictures; Cardboard brick block building; sensory table-playing with “gooey gunk”-cornstarch and water; Kitchen-pretend play; shelf toys-fine motor fun.
~Books and songs: Over In the Meadow, The Happy Bee; The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
~Vocabulary words: spring, weather, season, buds, sprout, rain, flowers.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students moved to differently colored shapes on the floor. They practiced hopping to a square, skipping to a red shape, etc. Great for color and shape recognition as well as following directions. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
~TV Turn Off Week is here! Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information. Your child can start anytime, even if it isn’t during this week-we will aware prizes to anyone who tries to do it, and even good effort will be rewarded. Please be sure to have your child color in a smiley face for each day they don’t watch TV and return the chart when they have finished the week. We hope to have 100% participation this year!
A Look Ahead…
~ April topics are: Spring, Weather, Clothing, and Planting/Gardening.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
The new playground is installed!
Please go to the link below to view photos of the students enjoying the incredible new Pre-K playground!
http://picasaweb.google.com/knagymaruschock
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Thursday, April 09, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News April 9, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about spring and what happens in the spring time.
NEW PLAYGROUND IS COMING: On Tuesday we participated in the ground breaking ceremony for the Pre-K playground. The children all did a great job-an article and photo was in the Middletown Press on Weds April 8th. We are VERY excited for our new playground, which will be installed over the April vacation! A BIG thanks to those of you who are volunteering with the build!
Centers this week: Project-making a paper kite-these are hanging up on our bulletin board; coloring-spring pictures while on our bellies on the floor; Lego block building; putting alphabet and number eggs in order on a strip on the floor; sensory table-matching plastic eggs in the table with paper shred; mat man-going through the steps of drawing a person.
~Books and songs: My Spring Robin
~Vocabulary words: spring, weather, season, buds, rain, flowers.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students practiced with playground balls. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Book orders are due by April 9-online and paper orders.
A Look Ahead…
~TV Turn Off Week is almost here! April 20-26th Please read the information that was sent home regarding this very valuable activity. What is it? Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information, and please see the information recently sent home. We will be awarding prizes to those students who participate successfully. We hope to have 100% participation this year!
~ April topics are: Spring, Weather, Clothing, and Planting/Gardening.
HAVE A NICE WEEK OFF!
This week we talked about spring and what happens in the spring time.
NEW PLAYGROUND IS COMING: On Tuesday we participated in the ground breaking ceremony for the Pre-K playground. The children all did a great job-an article and photo was in the Middletown Press on Weds April 8th. We are VERY excited for our new playground, which will be installed over the April vacation! A BIG thanks to those of you who are volunteering with the build!
Centers this week: Project-making a paper kite-these are hanging up on our bulletin board; coloring-spring pictures while on our bellies on the floor; Lego block building; putting alphabet and number eggs in order on a strip on the floor; sensory table-matching plastic eggs in the table with paper shred; mat man-going through the steps of drawing a person.
~Books and songs: My Spring Robin
~Vocabulary words: spring, weather, season, buds, rain, flowers.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students practiced with playground balls. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Book orders are due by April 9-online and paper orders.
A Look Ahead…
~TV Turn Off Week is almost here! April 20-26th Please read the information that was sent home regarding this very valuable activity. What is it? Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information, and please see the information recently sent home. We will be awarding prizes to those students who participate successfully. We hope to have 100% participation this year!
~ April topics are: Spring, Weather, Clothing, and Planting/Gardening.
HAVE A NICE WEEK OFF!
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News April 2, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked more about numbers and number concepts. We compared groups of objects and talked about when had "more" and "less" or the "least" and the "most".
Centers this week: Project-making a number counting book; coloring and completing dot-to-dot number papers; Lego block building; pretend play-pretending to be grocery shopping and cashiers using cash registers. Dot painting-making number books using dot painters. Listening-Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car. Number centers- the children laid on their bellies to color a big number mural and copy numbers. Number matching activities was another center.
~Books and songs: Five Green and Speckled Frogs, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
~Vocabulary words: less, more, least, most, few, many, bigger, smaller.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students did a relay race with wooden blocks. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Book orders are due by April 9-online and paper orders.
+Due to the new entrance/drop-off procedure, if you are late dropping off your child, please sign in at the office and walk your child down to the classroom. Thanks for your help with this.
+Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Spring is here! We will FINALLY be going outside to play. Please dress your child accordingly and remember sunscreen is important all the times-not just hot days.
+ Snack Reminder: As part of our Pre-K curriculum, it is a performance standard that students "recognize and eat a variety of nutritious foods". Please help us reinforce these skills by sending in healthy snacks for your child at snack time each day.
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
A Look Ahead…
~Pre-K Ground-breaking ceremony is April 7 at 9:30. Please remember to sign the photo permission form and return to us. We are VERY excited about the new playground, and thank you in advance for volunteering with the installation!
~TV Turn Off Week is coming April 20-26th! What is it? Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information, and please see the attached informational sheet. We will be awarding prizes to those students who participate successfully. We hope to have 100% participation this year!
~ April topics are: Spring, Weather, Clothing, and Planting/Gardening.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week we talked more about numbers and number concepts. We compared groups of objects and talked about when had "more" and "less" or the "least" and the "most".
Centers this week: Project-making a number counting book; coloring and completing dot-to-dot number papers; Lego block building; pretend play-pretending to be grocery shopping and cashiers using cash registers. Dot painting-making number books using dot painters. Listening-Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car. Number centers- the children laid on their bellies to color a big number mural and copy numbers. Number matching activities was another center.
~Books and songs: Five Green and Speckled Frogs, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
~Vocabulary words: less, more, least, most, few, many, bigger, smaller.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students did a relay race with wooden blocks. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Book orders are due by April 9-online and paper orders.
+Due to the new entrance/drop-off procedure, if you are late dropping off your child, please sign in at the office and walk your child down to the classroom. Thanks for your help with this.
+Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Spring is here! We will FINALLY be going outside to play. Please dress your child accordingly and remember sunscreen is important all the times-not just hot days.
+ Snack Reminder: As part of our Pre-K curriculum, it is a performance standard that students "recognize and eat a variety of nutritious foods". Please help us reinforce these skills by sending in healthy snacks for your child at snack time each day.
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
A Look Ahead…
~Pre-K Ground-breaking ceremony is April 7 at 9:30. Please remember to sign the photo permission form and return to us. We are VERY excited about the new playground, and thank you in advance for volunteering with the installation!
~TV Turn Off Week is coming April 20-26th! What is it? Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information, and please see the attached informational sheet. We will be awarding prizes to those students who participate successfully. We hope to have 100% participation this year!
~ April topics are: Spring, Weather, Clothing, and Planting/Gardening.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News March 26, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week we talked about numbers and number concepts. We had the "number box" job this week. One student asks the students to guess what is in the box based on the sound the box makes when it is moved around. The student then reveals what is in the box and counts the items in the box.
Centers this week: Project-painting colorful peacocks for our bulletin board; coloring; pretend play-pretending to be grocery shopping and cashiers using cash registers. Dot painting-making number books using dot painters. Listening-Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car. Number centers-we had LOTS of number centers this week-matching the correct number of eggs in the nests, matching numbers on a number line, matching number raindrops to the correct number of umbrellas, matching domino numbers, sorting plastic numbers using rookie sticks, and using the props to do the story "Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree, Teasing Mr. Crocodile you can’t catch me, no you can’t catch me. Along comes Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be and SNAP. Oh no, where is he?"
~Books we read: Five Little Monkeys Swinging In A Tree
~Vocabulary words: less, more, least, most, few, many, bigger, smaller.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students went outside and did a relay race. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Due to the new entrance/drop-off procedure, if you are late dropping off your child, please sign in at the office and walk your child down to the classroom. Thanks for your help with this.
+Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Spring is here! We will FINALLY be going outside to play. Please dress your child accordingly and remember sunscreen is important all the times-not just hot days.
+ Snack Reminder: As part of our Pre-K curriculum, it is a performance standard that students "recognize and eat a variety of nutritious foods". Please help us reinforce these skills by sending in healthy snacks for your child at snack time each day.
+ Thanks to Mr. Cantwell (and Mrs. Cantwell) for coming in to show us his firefighter equipment.
I have posted a few photos. Visit http://ecsprek.blogspot.com/ or follow the links to our website from the school’s website www.cromwell.k12.ct.us
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
A Look Ahead…
~ TV Turn Off Week is coming April 20-26th! What is it? Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information, we will be sending more information as the time gets closer.
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts. April topics are: Spring, Weather, Clothing, and Planting/Gardening.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week we talked about numbers and number concepts. We had the "number box" job this week. One student asks the students to guess what is in the box based on the sound the box makes when it is moved around. The student then reveals what is in the box and counts the items in the box.
Centers this week: Project-painting colorful peacocks for our bulletin board; coloring; pretend play-pretending to be grocery shopping and cashiers using cash registers. Dot painting-making number books using dot painters. Listening-Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car. Number centers-we had LOTS of number centers this week-matching the correct number of eggs in the nests, matching numbers on a number line, matching number raindrops to the correct number of umbrellas, matching domino numbers, sorting plastic numbers using rookie sticks, and using the props to do the story "Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree, Teasing Mr. Crocodile you can’t catch me, no you can’t catch me. Along comes Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be and SNAP. Oh no, where is he?"
~Books we read: Five Little Monkeys Swinging In A Tree
~Vocabulary words: less, more, least, most, few, many, bigger, smaller.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students went outside and did a relay race. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Due to the new entrance/drop-off procedure, if you are late dropping off your child, please sign in at the office and walk your child down to the classroom. Thanks for your help with this.
+Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Spring is here! We will FINALLY be going outside to play. Please dress your child accordingly and remember sunscreen is important all the times-not just hot days.
+ Snack Reminder: As part of our Pre-K curriculum, it is a performance standard that students "recognize and eat a variety of nutritious foods". Please help us reinforce these skills by sending in healthy snacks for your child at snack time each day.
+ Thanks to Mr. Cantwell (and Mrs. Cantwell) for coming in to show us his firefighter equipment.
I have posted a few photos. Visit http://ecsprek.blogspot.com/ or follow the links to our website from the school’s website www.cromwell.k12.ct.us
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
A Look Ahead…
~ TV Turn Off Week is coming April 20-26th! What is it? Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information, we will be sending more information as the time gets closer.
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts. April topics are: Spring, Weather, Clothing, and Planting/Gardening.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Mr. Cantwell visited the class
Mr. and Mrs. Cantwell visited the class to show us all of his firefighting gear.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News March 19, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week at school we learned more about community helpers. We also
began learning our "Opposite of the Week". This week we learned about heavy and light. Please reinforce these concepts at home during your everyday lives, pointing out things that are heavy and light, or asking your child to guess whether something in your home is heavy or light. We are also working on learning some geometric solids-including sphere, cube, cone and cylinder. It is fun to relate these shapes to real-life objects, such as an ice cream cone (cone), basketball (sphere), ice cube (cube) or a straw (cylinder).
Centers this week: Project-cutting out shapes, gluing them, then coloring the picture; Shelf toys- various fine motor/cognitive activities-including magnetic spheres and cubes; coloring; blocks with community helpers; spring playdough with glitter; paper fun-being creative with glue, scissors, paper, various shapes; pretend play-pretending to be a postal worker sorting, stamping and delivering mail.
~Books we read: Mortimer.
~Vocabulary words: firefighter, police officer, mail carrier, teacher, paramedic/ambulance driver, doctor.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students practiced riding on scooter boards. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Due to the new entrance/drop-off procedure, if you are late dropping off your child, please sign in at the office and walk your child down to the classroom. Thanks for your help with this.
+Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Spring is here! We will FINALLY be going outside to play. Please dress your child accordingly and remember sunscreen is important all the time-not just on hot days.
+ Safety reminder-Please have your child wait calmly in the pick-up/drop off room.
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
+ Thanks to Mr. Cantwell for coming in to read this week-we enjoyed it! I hope to have a few pictures of our visitors posted on the website in the next week or so.
A Look Ahead…
~ TV Turn Off Week is coming April 20-26th! What is it? Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information, and we will be sending more information as the time gets closer.
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week at school we learned more about community helpers. We also
began learning our "Opposite of the Week". This week we learned about heavy and light. Please reinforce these concepts at home during your everyday lives, pointing out things that are heavy and light, or asking your child to guess whether something in your home is heavy or light. We are also working on learning some geometric solids-including sphere, cube, cone and cylinder. It is fun to relate these shapes to real-life objects, such as an ice cream cone (cone), basketball (sphere), ice cube (cube) or a straw (cylinder).
Centers this week: Project-cutting out shapes, gluing them, then coloring the picture; Shelf toys- various fine motor/cognitive activities-including magnetic spheres and cubes; coloring; blocks with community helpers; spring playdough with glitter; paper fun-being creative with glue, scissors, paper, various shapes; pretend play-pretending to be a postal worker sorting, stamping and delivering mail.
~Books we read: Mortimer.
~Vocabulary words: firefighter, police officer, mail carrier, teacher, paramedic/ambulance driver, doctor.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students practiced riding on scooter boards. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Due to the new entrance/drop-off procedure, if you are late dropping off your child, please sign in at the office and walk your child down to the classroom. Thanks for your help with this.
+Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Spring is here! We will FINALLY be going outside to play. Please dress your child accordingly and remember sunscreen is important all the time-not just on hot days.
+ Safety reminder-Please have your child wait calmly in the pick-up/drop off room.
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
+ Thanks to Mr. Cantwell for coming in to read this week-we enjoyed it! I hope to have a few pictures of our visitors posted on the website in the next week or so.
A Look Ahead…
~ TV Turn Off Week is coming April 20-26th! What is it? Check out www.tvturnoff.org for more information, and we will be sending more information as the time gets closer.
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News March 12, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
This week at school we learned more about the different types of transportation and how we travel in/on them and also began learning about community helpers.
Cromwell firefighter Chief Pendl visited us on Thursday and talked to us about fire safety and the job of a firefighter. We learned how to get out of a fire safely, including not stopping for toys, pets, or coats/shoes. We talked about dialing 9-1-1 for emergencies only, and we also had an opportunity to see all of the gear a firefighter uses to keep safe in a fire.
For a fun science activity, we did an experiment with a balloon taped to a straw on a string. We made predictions about what we thought might happen. The students helped countdown, then observed as the balloons traveled across the string. It was fun to race two balloons to see which one would go faster or travel further. (To try this fun activity at home, the instructions are on the back of this newsletter).
Centers this week: Project-various matching, coloring activities involving transportation; Shelf toys- various fine motor/cognitive activities; coloring transportation pictures; blocks with community helpers; puppet theater with community helpers; journals.
~Books we read: Firefighters.
~Vocabulary words: car, bus, train, airplane, helicopter, boat, bike, truck, hot air balloon, transportation, walk; firefighter, police officer, mail carrier, teacher, paramedic/ambulance driver, doctor.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played with playground balls, rolling them around their bodies, kicking and rolling them. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ The new entrance to the school building is open. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Safety reminder-Please have your child wait calmly in the pick-up/drop off room.
+ Book orders are due March 12. If you are ordering online, you can do so up until 9:00am March 13.
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If your child is going to Kindergarten next year, a notice was sent home along with this month’s school newsletter. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
+ Thanks to Mrs. Marquard for coming in to read this week-we enjoyed it!
A Look Ahead…
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
~CRAZY SOCK DAY is March 20th. We can’t wait to see those silly socks!
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
This week at school we learned more about the different types of transportation and how we travel in/on them and also began learning about community helpers.
Cromwell firefighter Chief Pendl visited us on Thursday and talked to us about fire safety and the job of a firefighter. We learned how to get out of a fire safely, including not stopping for toys, pets, or coats/shoes. We talked about dialing 9-1-1 for emergencies only, and we also had an opportunity to see all of the gear a firefighter uses to keep safe in a fire.
For a fun science activity, we did an experiment with a balloon taped to a straw on a string. We made predictions about what we thought might happen. The students helped countdown, then observed as the balloons traveled across the string. It was fun to race two balloons to see which one would go faster or travel further. (To try this fun activity at home, the instructions are on the back of this newsletter).
Centers this week: Project-various matching, coloring activities involving transportation; Shelf toys- various fine motor/cognitive activities; coloring transportation pictures; blocks with community helpers; puppet theater with community helpers; journals.
~Books we read: Firefighters.
~Vocabulary words: car, bus, train, airplane, helicopter, boat, bike, truck, hot air balloon, transportation, walk; firefighter, police officer, mail carrier, teacher, paramedic/ambulance driver, doctor.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played with playground balls, rolling them around their bodies, kicking and rolling them. Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ The new entrance to the school building is open. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Safety reminder-Please have your child wait calmly in the pick-up/drop off room.
+ Book orders are due March 12. If you are ordering online, you can do so up until 9:00am March 13.
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If your child is going to Kindergarten next year, a notice was sent home along with this month’s school newsletter. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
+ Thanks to Mrs. Marquard for coming in to read this week-we enjoyed it!
A Look Ahead…
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
~CRAZY SOCK DAY is March 20th. We can’t wait to see those silly socks!
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News March 5, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
~ This week at school we learned about the different types of transportation and how we travel in/on them.
Centers this week:
Project- Shelf toys-lacing transportation cards; patterns-making patterns using pictures of types of transportation; dot painting transportation pictures; coloring transportation pictures; train tracks-building a train track and riding the train on the tracks; pretend play-pretending to drive a fire truck or a school bus with props and pop-up fire truck/bus; sorting different types of transportation by color or type.
~Books we read: Plane Ride, Boat Ride, and Freight Train.
~Vocabulary words: car, bus, train, airplane, helicopter, boat, bike, truck, hot air balloon, transportation, walk.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students rode on scooter boards pretending to be delivery trucks. One student pushed while the other sat on the board, picking up materials to deliver. This was lots of fun for everyone.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ The new entrance to the school building is open. It seems to be going smoothly now that we are in the swing of things. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Safety reminder-Please have your child wait calmly with you in the pick-up/drop off room. We have had a couple of children get hurt while running in that room.
+ Book orders will be sent home soon and will be due March 12.
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If your child is going to
Kindergarten next year, a notice was sent home along with this month’s school newsletter. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
+ HOME ACTIVITY: To teach or reinforce early concepts-it would be great to play silly games with your child at home which involve the use of early concepts such as positions and size. Search for big/little/heavy/light/long/short objects around your home. Put a silly toy on, under, up top, on bottom, next to, behind, or in front of another toy. This is a fun way to work on these important early concepts.
A Look Ahead…
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
~ This week at school we learned about the different types of transportation and how we travel in/on them.
Centers this week:
Project- Shelf toys-lacing transportation cards; patterns-making patterns using pictures of types of transportation; dot painting transportation pictures; coloring transportation pictures; train tracks-building a train track and riding the train on the tracks; pretend play-pretending to drive a fire truck or a school bus with props and pop-up fire truck/bus; sorting different types of transportation by color or type.
~Books we read: Plane Ride, Boat Ride, and Freight Train.
~Vocabulary words: car, bus, train, airplane, helicopter, boat, bike, truck, hot air balloon, transportation, walk.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students rode on scooter boards pretending to be delivery trucks. One student pushed while the other sat on the board, picking up materials to deliver. This was lots of fun for everyone.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ The new entrance to the school building is open. It seems to be going smoothly now that we are in the swing of things. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Safety reminder-Please have your child wait calmly with you in the pick-up/drop off room. We have had a couple of children get hurt while running in that room.
+ Book orders will be sent home soon and will be due March 12.
+ Kindergarten registration/screening is occurring April 21 and April 22. If your child is going to
Kindergarten next year, a notice was sent home along with this month’s school newsletter. If you have any questions regarding the registration/screening process, please let us know.
+ HOME ACTIVITY: To teach or reinforce early concepts-it would be great to play silly games with your child at home which involve the use of early concepts such as positions and size. Search for big/little/heavy/light/long/short objects around your home. Put a silly toy on, under, up top, on bottom, next to, behind, or in front of another toy. This is a fun way to work on these important early concepts.
A Look Ahead…
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News February 26, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
~ This week at school we learned about dental health. We learned why it’s important to take care of our teeth and what happens if we don’t take care of our teeth.
Centers this week:
Project-making a healthy tooth and a not so healthy tooth based on the foods we eat; Shelf toys-playing with various toys; patterns-making patterns using snap cubes; coloring tooth pictures; kitchen-looking for healthy foods in the kitchen center; Games-we played two tooth games-counting the teeth and another where we move to spaces-visiting the dentist and eating healthy foods on the way.
~Books we read: My Bright Smile! I Know What To Do!
~Vocabulary words: teeth/tooth, toothbrush, toothpaste, brush, floss, in between, molars, canines, incisors, healthy, decay, plaque and cavity.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a color/shape game which involved following directions and doing the correct action on the way to the different colored shapes. Everyone did great with this.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ We had a student-Kailey-visit us for a few days this week. The children did a great job welcoming her to the classroom for her short visit.
+ The new entrance to the school building is open. Thank you for bearing with us during this transition-we are trying to work out the logistics of it all. Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Thanks to Mrs. Cantwell for coming in to read this week!
A Look Ahead…
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
~ This week at school we learned about dental health. We learned why it’s important to take care of our teeth and what happens if we don’t take care of our teeth.
Centers this week:
Project-making a healthy tooth and a not so healthy tooth based on the foods we eat; Shelf toys-playing with various toys; patterns-making patterns using snap cubes; coloring tooth pictures; kitchen-looking for healthy foods in the kitchen center; Games-we played two tooth games-counting the teeth and another where we move to spaces-visiting the dentist and eating healthy foods on the way.
~Books we read: My Bright Smile! I Know What To Do!
~Vocabulary words: teeth/tooth, toothbrush, toothpaste, brush, floss, in between, molars, canines, incisors, healthy, decay, plaque and cavity.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a color/shape game which involved following directions and doing the correct action on the way to the different colored shapes. Everyone did great with this.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ We had a student-Kailey-visit us for a few days this week. The children did a great job welcoming her to the classroom for her short visit.
+ The new entrance to the school building is open. Thank you for bearing with us during this transition-we are trying to work out the logistics of it all. Please remember you do still need to sign out on the clipboard in the office before picking up your child in the dismissal room.
+ Thanks to Mrs. Cantwell for coming in to read this week!
A Look Ahead…
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News February 12, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
~This week and last week we learned about dinosaurs as well as Valentine’s Day. On Thursday we exchanged Valentine cards-everyone had lots of fun with this!
Centers this week and last:
Projects-making a paper dinosaur out of shapes; making a dinosaur egg with sand and glue; Shelf toys-playing with various toys; listening center-Dinofours I’m Not Your Friend; coloring dinosaur pictures; blocks with dinosaurs on the rug; being paleontologists-finding dinosaur fossils hidden around the classroom and assembling the dinosaur puzzle; and journals.
~Books we read: Dinosaur Day, Incredible Dinosaurs to Look At, Emily’s Valentine Party, I Need a Valentine, and Arthur’s Valentine.
~Vocabulary words: dinosaur, paleontologist, extinct, fossils, bones, love, Valentine.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a matching game with colored hearts. Everyone enjoyed this fun game.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Book orders are due by today, Feb 12th. However, if you order online, you can do so until 9am Friday.
+ The new entrance to the school building will be opening soon. Please be aware when this change happens-pick up and drop off procedures will be changing slightly. Stay tuned…
+ Thanks to Mrs. Dufresne for coming in to read this week!
A Look Ahead…
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE SCHOOL VACATION!
~This week and last week we learned about dinosaurs as well as Valentine’s Day. On Thursday we exchanged Valentine cards-everyone had lots of fun with this!
Centers this week and last:
Projects-making a paper dinosaur out of shapes; making a dinosaur egg with sand and glue; Shelf toys-playing with various toys; listening center-Dinofours I’m Not Your Friend; coloring dinosaur pictures; blocks with dinosaurs on the rug; being paleontologists-finding dinosaur fossils hidden around the classroom and assembling the dinosaur puzzle; and journals.
~Books we read: Dinosaur Day, Incredible Dinosaurs to Look At, Emily’s Valentine Party, I Need a Valentine, and Arthur’s Valentine.
~Vocabulary words: dinosaur, paleontologist, extinct, fossils, bones, love, Valentine.
Physical Therapy Group
In PT group the students played a matching game with colored hearts. Everyone enjoyed this fun game.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ Book orders are due by today, Feb 12th. However, if you order online, you can do so until 9am Friday.
+ The new entrance to the school building will be opening soon. Please be aware when this change happens-pick up and drop off procedures will be changing slightly. Stay tuned…
+ Thanks to Mrs. Dufresne for coming in to read this week!
A Look Ahead…
~ March topics are: Community Helpers, Transportation, Quantity/Number concepts, Ocean Life.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE SCHOOL VACATION!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News January 22, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
~This week we talked about winter weather and the activities we do in the winter. We brought in some snow from outside and watched what happened when it was in our hands. We talked about how the snow changes from snow to water-called melting.
Centers:
Project-making a polar bear with cotton balls; Shelf toys-playing with various toys; sensory fun with snow in the sensory table; listening to-various stories; coloring winter pictures various vehicles on the rug; kitchen with fraction pizzas; and sorting keys by color and size.
~Books we read: I Am Snow, and The Mitten
~Vocabulary words: four seasons, winter, weather, cold, snow, sledding, skiing, skating, snowboarding, snowman, change, melt, water.
Physical Therapy Group
The morning class did not have PT group this week.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ WANT MILK? It’s time for the second semester of milk. You may sign your child up to purchase milk at school by filling out the milk form which was sent home recently. If you have any questions regarding the online account system, please let us know.
Due Feb 3.
+ Please remind your children to walk on the sidewalks and stay with an adult. This is an important safety rule around school and in the community.
+ Please send your child to school with mittens instead of gloves. We are working on self-help skills in preschool, and gloves are too difficult for these kiddos to put on.
+ Please remember no boots should be worn in school. If you send your child to school wearing boots, please send a pair of shoes to change in to.
+ Thanks to Mrs. Ribera for coming in to read this week and bringing the activity
pages as well!
A Look Ahead…
~ January topics are: Winter, Action. Words and Dinosaurs
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
~This week we talked about winter weather and the activities we do in the winter. We brought in some snow from outside and watched what happened when it was in our hands. We talked about how the snow changes from snow to water-called melting.
Centers:
Project-making a polar bear with cotton balls; Shelf toys-playing with various toys; sensory fun with snow in the sensory table; listening to-various stories; coloring winter pictures various vehicles on the rug; kitchen with fraction pizzas; and sorting keys by color and size.
~Books we read: I Am Snow, and The Mitten
~Vocabulary words: four seasons, winter, weather, cold, snow, sledding, skiing, skating, snowboarding, snowman, change, melt, water.
Physical Therapy Group
The morning class did not have PT group this week.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ WANT MILK? It’s time for the second semester of milk. You may sign your child up to purchase milk at school by filling out the milk form which was sent home recently. If you have any questions regarding the online account system, please let us know.
Due Feb 3.
+ Please remind your children to walk on the sidewalks and stay with an adult. This is an important safety rule around school and in the community.
+ Please send your child to school with mittens instead of gloves. We are working on self-help skills in preschool, and gloves are too difficult for these kiddos to put on.
+ Please remember no boots should be worn in school. If you send your child to school wearing boots, please send a pair of shoes to change in to.
+ Thanks to Mrs. Ribera for coming in to read this week and bringing the activity
pages as well!
A Look Ahead…
~ January topics are: Winter, Action. Words and Dinosaurs
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Mrs. Maruschock’s Pre-K Classroom News January 15, 2009 Morning Edition
A Peek at the Week
~This week we talked about winter weather and the activities we do in the winter.
Centers: Project-making a winter book; Shelf toys-playing with various toys; sensory fun with goop (see recipe on the back); game-Penguin Pat-taking a fish and matching it to the correct spot on the game board; blocks-mega blocks and waffle blocks; listening to the story-Penguin Pete and Pat; coloring winter pictures.
~Rhyming: Leo the Lion puppet rhymed with jar: car, star, guitar rhyme with jar. The students have been doing GREAT pointing out words that rhyme when we are doing various activities, including reading stories. This is a great activity for you to do at home as well.
~Books we read: When Winter Comes, Winter Rabbit and The Snowy Day
~Vocabulary words: four seasons, winter, weather, cold, snow, sledding, skiing, skating, snowboarding, snowman.
Physical Therapy Group
This week the students played another fun game-pretending to be ice-skating on a pond. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”. Everyone had fun with this game.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ WANT MILK? It’s time for the second semester of milk. You may sign your child up to purchase milk at school by filling out the milk form which was sent home recently. If you have any questions regarding the online account system, please let us know.
+ Please remind your children to walk on the sidewalks and stay with an adult. This is an important safety rule around school and in the community.
+ Please send your child to school with mittens instead of gloves. We are working on self-help skills in preschool, and gloves are too difficult for these kiddos to put on.
+ Please remember no boots should be worn in school. If you send your child to school wearing boots, please send a pair of shoes to change in to.
A Look Ahead…
~ Book orders are due today-Thursday Jan 15th. However, if you are ordering online, you have until 9:00 Friday morning.
~This week we talked about winter weather and the activities we do in the winter.
Centers: Project-making a winter book; Shelf toys-playing with various toys; sensory fun with goop (see recipe on the back); game-Penguin Pat-taking a fish and matching it to the correct spot on the game board; blocks-mega blocks and waffle blocks; listening to the story-Penguin Pete and Pat; coloring winter pictures.
~Rhyming: Leo the Lion puppet rhymed with jar: car, star, guitar rhyme with jar. The students have been doing GREAT pointing out words that rhyme when we are doing various activities, including reading stories. This is a great activity for you to do at home as well.
~Books we read: When Winter Comes, Winter Rabbit and The Snowy Day
~Vocabulary words: four seasons, winter, weather, cold, snow, sledding, skiing, skating, snowboarding, snowman.
Physical Therapy Group
This week the students played another fun game-pretending to be ice-skating on a pond. They used white pom poms as pretend snowballs, and threw them at each other to get that person “out”. Everyone had fun with this game.
Please remember sneakers and no dresses on Wednesdays.
Important Notices
+ WANT MILK? It’s time for the second semester of milk. You may sign your child up to purchase milk at school by filling out the milk form which was sent home recently. If you have any questions regarding the online account system, please let us know.
+ Please remind your children to walk on the sidewalks and stay with an adult. This is an important safety rule around school and in the community.
+ Please send your child to school with mittens instead of gloves. We are working on self-help skills in preschool, and gloves are too difficult for these kiddos to put on.
+ Please remember no boots should be worn in school. If you send your child to school wearing boots, please send a pair of shoes to change in to.
A Look Ahead…
~ Book orders are due today-Thursday Jan 15th. However, if you are ordering online, you have until 9:00 Friday morning.
~ January topics are: Winter, Action Words and Dinosaurs.
~ Remember to check the reading schedule-we are looking forward to seeing you.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
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