Newsletter - February 9-13, 2015

WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK

We finally had a full five day week! And a busy one it was!

Hearts and Valentines were in the air this week. During table top we traced hearts and cut them out, made love bugs by arranging the letters of our name in the correct order, played a math game with Hershey's kisses and of course, practiced writing our names. When some of our younger students practiced matching different colored hearts some of the older students also wanted in on the fun!

At circle, we reviewed name recognition and the calendar, observed the weather, counted our friends, learned our new letter of the week (Qq) and discussed the role of a mail carrier.

We read the books My Q Book (Jane Belk Moncure), Valentines for Everyone (Chris Gifford & Christine Ricci), Froggy's First Kiss (Jonathan London), and The Night Before Valentine's Day (Natasha Wing). Center time included block play, cars and trucks, housekeeping, and art.  In our art center, we painted at the easel on heart-shaped paper, made Q is for Quilt, created Valentine's cards for our families, and decorated our own Valentine's card holders.  We also danced to the "Valentine Hokey Pokey," played "Broken Hearts" and followed directions on heart cards!

On Thursday, we celebrated Sophia's 4th birthday! Thank you to Sophia's mommy for the yummy munchkins and Ms. Sheri's pink heart donut. Mmm, Mmm, good! We also had a small Valentine's Day celebration on Thursday and Friday. Thank you to everyone for sending in goodies for the children! They had a great time!

We were very excited to have Ms. Caitlin, Thomas' mother join us during class on Thursday. It was an impromptu parent co-op day! Ms. Caitlin was a big help with all the children. I would like to invite all parents/grandparents to help out in the classroom on a given day if you are interested. It certainly isn't a requirement but if you're curious about what we do all day, please let me know and we’ll be happy to have you join us.

We will soon begin our student star of the week program so be on the lookout for more information.

Additionally, I have not yet scheduled parent/teacher conferences. We are a small group and since I see you all on a daily basis and we are in constant contact I feel it isn’t a necessity at this time. That being said, if you have any concerns or even if you don't have concerns but would like to sit down with me to discuss your child's progress, please let me know and I'd be happy to oblige.

Reminder: No school next week. We are on winter break!
When we return we will begin our dental health unit.

Have a loving weekend & wonderful vacation!

Sheri, Miranda, Fabi & Bethany