2/23 Classroom Update

I hope you all had a wonderful Mid-Winter break! Although we had a short week, we still had lots of fun learning about different modes of transportation. We played with construction vehicles in the sand table, boats in the water table, and cars and trains on our transportation mats. We also drove cars on letter roads, made helicopters to take us where we wanted to go, as well as practiced patterning while making name rockets. Here are a few pictures from the week:

Matching beginning sound vehicles and letter wheels!

Playing with boats in the water table!

Making name rockets!

Next week (Week of 2/26), we will be having a fun Dr. Seuss themed week in honor of his birthday on March 2nd. Each day, we will read a different Dr. Seuss story and students are invited to dress up according to our theme that day! Here are the themes for the different days of the week:

• Monday – “Fox in Socks”: Wear silly or mismatched socks
• Tuesday – “Green Eggs and Ham”: Wear the color GREEN
• Wednesday – “Wacky Wednesday”: Let’s get silly! Wear your clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched, and/or crazy hair
• Thursday – “The Cat in the Hat”: Wear your favorite hat.

Important Dates/Reminders:

Preschool Conferences: Spring conferences for the 5's class will be held on Wednesday, March 28 from 3:30 - 6:30 pm, and conferences for the ECSE class will be held on Monday, March 26th from 3:30-6:30 pm. If you have a child both in the 5's class and the ECSE class, you only need to sign up for one conference on Monday 3/26 as Carly and I will both be there for those conferences. Here are the links for conferences:

• 5's Parent Teacher Conferences Sign Up: here
• ECSE  Parent Teacher Conferences Sign Up: here

Book Orders: Scholastic Book orders came home in your child's folder yesterday. If you are interested in ordering, please submit your order by Friday March 2nd. You can order books online by completing the steps below. You may also turn in your paper order and payment to me and I will input your order for you.

1. Go to the Scholastic Reading Club Website here.
2. Click Connect to your Teacher and enter our class activation code: PJFBX.
3. 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 flyers. You can view more details about each book and add them to your cart by clicking on them in the flyer. 
4. After selecting your items, click on the cart to create an account or sign-in to your existing account in order to check-out.  
5. March orders need to be placed by Friday March 2nd.

Have a great weekend!

2/16 Classroom Update

This week, we focused on Valentine's Day and friendship. During circle time, we read Valentine's Day stories about friendship as well as discussed what good friends do. During center time, we measured different items using candy hearts, wrote and drew about people we loved, made valentines for friends and loved ones, played with chocolate playdough, worked on segmenting words into syllables, and more! In our classroom Post Office, friends were able to write, send and deliver mail to other friends in class. This station was big hit! Here are some picture highlights from the week:

Sending mail in our classroom Post Office.

Sending mail in our classroom Post Office.

Writing mail in our classroom  Post Office. 

Playing in the snow!

Beginning Sound Letter/Stamp Match

Playing in our Valentine's Day sensory bin!

Making Valentines for loved ones. 

Next week, we will be learning about forces in motion as part of our Transportation theme! We will specifically be focusing on the forces push and pull while playing with various transportation toys!

Important Reminders/Upcoming Dates:

Preschool Enrollment for 2018-19: If you have younger children you plan on enrolling for the 2018-19 school year: open enrollment for 2018-19 preschool programs has now begun! The office will now process forms that are submitted both via email or in person. Enrollment forms can be found here.

Mid-Winter Break: Please remember that there is no school Monday, Feb. 18^th (President's Day) for Mid-Winter Break!

Book Orders: Scholastic Book orders will be coming home in your child's folder this coming Thursday. If you are interested in ordering, please submit your order by Friday March 2nd. You can order books online by completing the steps below. You may also turn in your paper order and payment to me and I will input your order for you.

1. Go to the Scholastic Reading Club Website here.
2. Click Connect to your Teacher and enter our class activation code: PJFBX.
3. 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 flyers. You can view more details about each book and add them to your cart by clicking on them in the flyer. 
4. After selecting your items, click on the cart to create an account or sign-in to your existing account in order to check-out.  
5. March orders need to be placed by Friday March 2nd.

Have a great weekend!

2/2 Classroom Update

Valentine's Day: The week of Feb. 12th- Feb. 16th will be spent participating in Valentine’s Day activities in Preschool 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 (this came home in your child's folder this week). You can use glitter, stickers, paint, yarn, pasta, crayons….or any other materials around your house. Please return your “Class Valentine” to school by Monday, Feb. 12th so that we may share it with the class and display it for our school community.

This week, we learned about the five major food groups, read lots of stories involving food, and did some fun cooking in preschool! On Monday, we read "Dragons Love Tacos" and made tacos. On Tuesday, we read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and made chocolate chip cookies. On Wednesday, we read "Stone Soup" and made our own variation of stone soup, and on Thursday, we read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" and made pancakes.Here are some picture highlights from the week:

Assembling tacos in our taco bar

Making chocolate chip cookies

Playing Food Groups Bingo

Practicing reading and writing "I like"

Sorting Foods by Food Group

Making "Stone Soup"

Enjoying our Pancakes!

Next week, we are going to be learning about the Winter Olympics! 

Important Reminders/Upcoming Dates:

Preschool Enrollment for 2018-19: If you have younger children you plan on enrolling for the 2018-19 school year: open enrollment for 2018-19 preschool programs has now begun! The office will now process forms that are submitted both via email or in person. Enrollment forms can be found here.

WECC Illness Policy: Please keep your child home if they are throwing up, having diarrhea, or if they have a fever. Our rule at WECC is symptom free for 24 hours. Thank you!

Winter Progress Reports: Winter progress reports came home this week in your child's folder. Please let me know if you need another copy!

Family Sensory Night: On Wednesday February 7th from 6-8 pm, Woodcliff will be hosting a Family Sensory Night for preschool families! Come and join us for some fun and messy sensory activities during the long stretch of winter. If you plan on attending, please sign-up with the number of family members attending on the sign-up sheets next to the tablets in the front entrance!

Mid-Winter Break: Please remember that there is no school Monday, Feb. 18^th (President's Day) for Mid-Winter Break!

Have a great weekend!