4/14 Classroom Update

Important Dates/Reminders

No School 5/29: There are no preschool classes on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.

Last Day of School: The last day of school for PM classes is Thursday, June 1st, and the last day of school for AM classes is Friday, June 2nd. There will be more information about end of the year celebrations and special activities to come!

MWF 3's Class:

This week, we continued our exploration of plants and how they grow! On Monday, we learned the steps to plant a seed and planted some grass seed! We will continue to care for them and watch them grow in our classroom over the next few weeks. We are also continuing to check-in on our tomato, pepper, herb and onion plants in the tower garden! They ran into a watering issue over spring break, but they are already starting to look a little better with the water pump back in working order! During circle time, we learned about the life cycle of a plant/flower and the important role that bees have. We had lots of fun singing songs like "I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee" and "Here is the Beehive." During center time, we painted beautiful flowers, acted out pollination, built flower garden, reviewed springtime colors, and painted a beehive. We also learned about the letter X and turned our handprints into x-ray pictures for our letter books! Next week, we will celebrate Earth day by learning about how to take care of our planet and learn about the letter Y. Here are some picture highlights from our week in 3's:

PM 5's Class:

This week, we learned about spring and signs of spring in Michigan! On Monday, we looked outside for signs of spring! We also discussed the many types of weather we can have during spring and learned about the water cycle. We learned about different spring events in Michigan like Tulip Time in Holland and the butterflies at Meijer Gardens. During center time, we painted tulips with forks, matched upper and lowercase letters with a butterfly game, read about Spring together, went on sight word hunts, "planted" flowers based on their beginning sound and painted colorful spring flowers using classroom toys. We also learned about the -an word family and built -an word family words with playdough. As we prepare for kindergarten next year, we will be working on lots of different social skills in the coming weeks. This week, we had lots of fun being silly and practicing when it is appropriate or not to be silly. We also were introduced to our "attentiscopes" which allow us to focus on something in front of us and block out other distractions around us. Next week, we will learn about the -ap word family, learn about how to take care of our planet for Earth Day, and discuss personal space and space invaders! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 5's:

Have a great weekend!