1/22 Update

1/22 Classroom Update!

This week, we learned all about libraries. We discussed library and library book manners, what librarians do, and what types of things you can find at the library. We read lots of great stories about the library, as well as explored our own classroom library. After reading Library Lion, we made our own lion masks using an AB pattern for the manes (yellow, orange, yellow, orange, yellow, orange, etc.). We also learned the "Mat Man" song and built Mat Man during centers. Here are some of the great books we read this week:

      

Next week, we will be focusing on the letter U and participating in "Happy Un-Birthday" themed activities. We will be talking about opposites, and will read many opposite and birthday books as well. In order to acknowledge students with summer birthdays, we will be singing happy birthday to students who do not have birthdays during the school year and will have an "Un-birthday" party in class on Thursday to celebrate everyone's birthday. 

Valentine's Day:
The week of February 8-11 will be spent participating in Valentine's Day activities and discussing friendship. In lieu of a party and students bringing in individual valentines for each member of our class, we are asking for students and their families to create ONE BIG VALENTINE using a heart that will be provided by school. We will be sending home your Valentine's Day heart in Thursday folders this coming Thursday, January 28th. You can use glitter, stickers, paint, yarn, pasta, crayons, or any other materials around your house to decorate your Valentine's Day heart. Please return your “Class Valentine” to school by Monday, February 8th so that we may share them with the class and display them for our school community.

Scholastic Book Orders:
I will be sending home Scholastic Book Order forms in Thursday folders this upcoming Thursday, January 28th. If you would like to order books through Scholastic, you can order books online by completing the following steps:

1. Go to the Scholastic Reading Club Website here.
2. If you are a returning user, you will be able to sign-in using your email and password.
3. If you are a new user, click "Connect to your Teacher" and enter our class activation code: PJFBX.
4. Then click to order from this month's flyer. Our default flyer is the "Early Childhood" flyer; however, you may order from any of the fliers. You can view more details about each book and add them to your cart by clicking on them in the flyer. 
5. After selecting your items, click on the cart to create an account or sign-in to your existing account in order to check-out.  
6. February Orders are due by Thursday, February 11th.

Important Dates/Reminders: 

• There are no preschool classes on Friday, January 29, 2016. Childcare will still be open. 
• Preschool enrollment for current Woodcliff families for the 2016-17 school year begins on Tuesday, January 26. 
• Preschool Open House for enrollment questions is on February 2, 2016 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Open enrollment for new families also begins on Tuesday February 2.
• Preschool Progress Reports will go home in folders on Thursday, February 4, 2016. 

Have a great weekend!