Lots of catch up photos

Michelangelo was our first Famous Artist.

working on rhyming

working on beginning sounds

the finale to our rainbow unit, a class rainbow!

Yoga and cardio have been a great addition this year.

Jackson Pollack

The final product

The first treasure box pull!

You can squeeze an egg and NOT break it!

Picasso's Blue Period

 

 The final products





A visit from Ms. Juliana!

Have you been hearing a lot of big bug words lately? We hope so! This week we have talked about metamorphosis, molting, chrysalis, as well as other insect terms. The children can tell you basic characteristics of insects and how they are different from Arachnida, or spiders. The caterpillars are getting very close to the pupa stage. By tomorrow, I bet there are 3 in chrysalis form. We are observing and recording our caterpillars each morning when we arrive. This will be put together into our portfolios which will come home at the end of the year.

We had science today with AT. She and her dad made salt play dough. It was another big hit.c Our letters of the week are S and R. These are very common letters, so most have caught on quickly. We have been doing a lot of work with numbers too. It might be in the form of counting, recognizing or adding, but that depends on the child. We have also learned up to 15 in Spanish. Keep practicing these skills at home!

Next week we will introduce plants. The bugs will be a nice transition for this new unit. We will add T and U. In Religion we will talk about Pentecost. For the remainder of the year, we will begin our prep work for our chapels service on May 30.

Upcoming dates to remember: May 4: no school May 10: progress reports May 13: choir at St. Paul 10:45 service May 28: no school June 4: field Day June 5: field trip to Peggy Notebart June 6: preschool end of the year celebration 10 am June 7: no school June 8: chapel and last day of school!

Thanks again and be sure to continue to pray for Mrs. Hoffmann and her family.

Spring is in the air and we have the insects to prove it!

Well, first off, I hope you had a grand spring break.  I know the kids all did.  I love hearing about their time off!  It is good to be back to a routine.  Speaking of routine...I have talked to some of you who expressed concern about Mrs. Hoffmann's absence.  Unfortunately, Mrs. Hoffman will not be returning due to medical issues.  I did put a further explanation in the folders today, please do take a minute to check today.  The replacement will be Ms. Munoz who has been helping the last 2 weeks.  So, please introduce yourself as you see her in the am or pm.

As I said,  Spring is in the air and we have the insects to prove it!  We will be spending this week and next learning about insects.  We are discussing new insects and arachnids daily this week and we will focus on caterpillars and butterflies next week! This week our classroom has a visitor...LOLA the Tarantula. OH MY! She is NV's pet and she is an 8 year old tarantula, so this is a cool treat.  Next week, we will have 5 caterpillars that we will observe and record changes.  When we talked about bees, we even got to taste honey! Many thought it was DELISH!

Our letter of the week is Qq.  We are learning words and sound association.  The most important note for Q is that for most of their young years, all q words will be partnered with U.  So, in class we say that Q and U are bff's!  We even have a song by They Might Be Giants called QU. Next week we move onto R and S.

In Religion, we are talking about how we are all God's children, no matter our age.  We are also talking about how Jesus knows us all by name.  He knows what we think and like and don't like because God made us, so he knows it all just by our name! We will continue with that next week.

Our masterpiece Monday was with Jackson Pollack. The children learned a little about him and his style of drip painting. After that, we went outside and created our own.  It is in the hall, be sure to peek at it.

Finally we had science today with EM.  She and her parents proved that there is a way to squeeze and egg and NOT have it break.  I was very nervous and so were all the grown ups, but we made it through 22 kids and NO breaks even though they used every muscle to try. :) Science Night by the PTL is next week.  Don't forget to stop in for some super science hands on fun.

That's it for now.  Please remember to check folders daily.  We have a lot of important information coming and going and we want to make sure all are informed.

God's Blessings!
Tanya Boyle