Weekly Newsletter

for the week of

September 19-23, 2011

This week we began our study of the Five Senses. We learned about the sense of sight on Monday and about the sense of hearing on Wednesday. On Friday we met at the Saratoga Springs Fire Station for a super fun field trip!

Making a Circle Picture During Math

Mr. David Teaching the Kids Spanish

Eye Craft

 Recess

Learning About Hearing
For our lesson on hearing each student shook the containers to see if they could hear which two containers had the same items hidden inside. They then made blow horns, which they loved!

Our First Field Trip to the Fire Station

Weekly Newsletter

for the week of

September 12-16, 2011

Announcements:

• This Friday we will be going to the Saratoga Springs Fire Station for our monthly field trip. Please arrive by 11:00 am. Also, please remember that class will not be held this Friday.
• Show and Tell will now be a part of Friday's routine. If your child would like to bring in something to show the class, please send it in with them on Friday.

This week we have been doing a lot of fun activities! We have been focusing on the head, arms and legs. Below are some pictures of the activities your children have been participating in this week.

Making Letter A Apple Craft

The students had to "pay" a circle in order to go under the limbo stick in this math activity.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Yoga Time

Drawing a head as a group during Story Time



Silly Head Craft



We read "Dinosaur Numbers" before playing hopscotch for math.

Making skeletons after learning about the body and x-rays.

Weekly Newsletter (September 5-9, 2011)

Weekly Newsletter

for the week of

September 5-9, 2011

The theme for the month of September is, "My Amazing Body". This month your child will gain a better understanding of his body by exploring the parts of his body and discovering what their functions are by experimenting with the five senses.

Some recommended websites are:

• How the Body Works
• kidshealth.org/kid/
• Information on the Human Body
• www.kidsbiology.com/human_biology/index.php
• Body Parts Game
• www.esl-kids.com/flashcards/bodyparts.html

Some recommended books are:

• My Amazing Body by Pat Thomas
• The Skeleton Inside You by Philip Balestrino
• My Five Senses by Aliki
• Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
• Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeney
• My Five Senses by Kathleen Nichols
• The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons

Math

Even though we are reviewing all of the numbers, shapes and colors for math daily, each month we will focus on specific numbers, shapes and colors. We will also be learning the Spanish word and American Sign Language word for each number, shape and color. 

Numbers: 1 and 2

• Spanish: uno and dos
• Sign Language: http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi and http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi

Shape: Circle

• Spanish: circulo
• Sign Language: http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi

Colors: Pink and Brown

• Spanish: rosado and cafe
• Sign Language: http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi and http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi

Language Arts

In Language Arts we work on letters, letter sounds, writing, reading and vocabulary. The current letters that we are focusing on for the month are Pp, Aa, and Cc. This week we are focusing on the letter Pp and words that begin with P.

Highlights from this week.....

This week we have had fun doing activities such as Body BINGO, fingerpainting, and yoga to name a few. The kids are having a great time getting to know each other. Below are some pictures of the kids participating in some of this weeks activities. 

The preschool is up and running! We are having a blast! The students have all been assessed and I am now working on creating individual binders in which I will record data on each child's academic progress. Each kid receives one-on-one instruction for 30 minutes each day. Their goals are also incorporated into the daily routine.

We have also been working on the routines of the classroom. The kids are having fun learning the letters of the alphabet, numbers, Spanish, Sign Language, and right now all about their bodies. The kids' favorite times of the day, by far, are art and music time and yoga. Yoga has been a great way for the kids' to stretch their bodies and release energy. So all in all, great things are going on!

We still have a few openings in the afternoon class (11:30-2:00 or 12:00 to 2:30). If you register before September 17th you will receive $15 off of the registration fee! Also, tell your friends and you will receive a $20 gift card to Target if they register!