4/21 Classroom Update

This week, we embraced the wonderful spring weather and participated in lots of fun spring activities in the classroom. We also learned all about the letter S. We worked a lot on matching beginning sounds by "planting" flowers based on their beginning sounds and by matching rain clouds to suns based on beginning sounds. We also worked on our fine motor skills by practicing cutting while continuing spring patterns. We also created our own unique flower gardens using lots of different shapes and colors! I also added lots of "spring cleaning" toys to our housekeeping dramatic play center, and the kids loved pretending to clean the kitchen. Hopefully this means they will want to help out with the cleaning at home :)

Upper and lowercase letter match puzzles

Painting Snakes for our letter books

"Planting" flowers based on their beginning sound

Next week, we will be focusing on the book The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, and learning all about plants and what they need to grow. We will conduct an experiment with beans to see what seeds need to grow (sunlight, air, water, and space), as well as plant sunflowers!

Upcoming Important Dates/Reminders:

Letter Spirit Week: Woodcliff will be having a Letter Spirit Week the week of May 1-5. Each day will have a different theme. Below are the themes for each day:

• Monday 5/1 - Pajama Day
• Tuesday 5/2 - Mismatch/Crazy Hair Day
• Wednesday 5/3 - Super Hero/Princess Day
• Thursday 5/4 - Wear a shirt with Letters Day
• Friday 5/5 - Hat Day

Mother's Day Celebration: We invite our moms to our classroom for a special Mother's Day Celebration on Thursday, May 11th. Our morning class will celebrate from 10:45-11:15, and our afternoon class will celebrate from 2:45-3:15. We are so grateful for all that our moms do for us!

Drivers Needed!: We are looking for drivers for our Dairy Discovery Field trip on 5/16. Our class will be visiting Swisslane Farms on Tuesday, May 16th. The morning class will be leaving school promptly at 8:40 am, and the afternoon class will be leaving promptly at 12:40 pm. We will be returning back to school by our usual dismissal times. If you are able to join us on the field trip, please sign up on our class bulletin board in the hallway or send me an email along with the number of children you can drive (including your own). There is also a fee of $5 per adult which can be paid directly in cash to Ms. Katie or Ms. Anne (long term substitute) prior to or on the day of the field trip.

End of the Year Preschool Picnic: Please join us for the last 45 minutes of class on Thursday, June 15th (PM class) or Friday, June 16th (AM class) to reminisce, share summer plans, and say goodbye to friends. All you need to bring is a picnic blanket and a smile!

Have a great weekend!