11/20 Classroom Update

 Important Dates/Reminders:

WECC Closed: WECC will now be closed Monday 11/23 and Tuesday 11/24. There will be no preschool classes or preschool childcare on these days. 

Scholastic Book Orders: This week, I sent home Scholastic Book orders in your child's folder. This book orders are due by this coming Friday, December 4th. 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 and send in your order for you. This will be the last Scholastic book order until January, so if you are ordering books as a gift, please let me know so I can get them to you discreetly!

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. Orders need to be placed by Friday, December 4th. 

Kids Food Basket Donation Drive: Every November, we hold a Kid's Food Basket Donation Drive/Fundraiser. Kid's Food Basket is a local non-profit working to combat childhood hunger. This year's drive lasts from November 9 through December 4. Each class will be competing to collect the most of the following items: fruit cups, pudding cups, applesauce cups, and meat sticks. Please bring any donations you may have to class and I will put them in our class donation box. Thank you to everyone who has already donated and for helping us support such a wonderful organization!

Warm Clothing: As it gets colder, please send your child with warm clothing for outside time each day. Many items look similar, so please label your child's coat, boots, hat, and gloves/mittens. We go outside daily as long as it is not raining and the wind chill is above zero. If there is snow in the forecast or on the ground, please also send your child with snow pants as well. 

Thanksgiving Break: WECC will be closed Wednesday, November 25th through Friday, November 27th for Thanksgiving Break.

Winter Break: There will be no preschool classes starting Monday, December 21 through Friday, January 1. School will resume on Monday, January 4th. 

T/Th 3's Class:

This week, we learned all about turkeys and the letter I. We had fun playing a turkey letter recognition game, building turkeys with pattern blocks, adding playdough feathers to turkeys, and shopping in our "Preschool Market." We also painted turkeys with dish brushes, practiced cutting turkey feathers and built name turkeys. We learned about the sounds the letter I makes, the sign for the letter I, and identified things that begin with the letter I. We began discussing gratitude and what it means to be thankful. We will continue to count our blessing next week! Here are some picture highlights from this week in preschool:

PM 5's Class:

This week in 5's, we learned all about turkeys! We learned about the parts of a turkey, the life cycle of a turkey, and compared turkeys and chickens. We learned about and practiced Three Star Coloring which includes making the white go away, staying in the lines, and coloring things the right color. We worked on identifying beginning and ending sounds in words, and segmenting words into syllables. We also learned about the letters G and Q, and continued to work on our letter book portfolios. We began talking about gratitude and things we are grateful for. We will continue those discussions next week! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 5's:

Have a great weekend!

11/13 Classroom Update

Important Dates/Reminders:

Kids Food Basket Donation Drive: Every November, we hold a Kid's Food Basket Donation Drive/Fundraiser. Kid's Food Basket is a local non-profit working to combat childhood hunger. This year's drive lasts from November 9 through December 4. Each class will be competing to collect the most of the following items: fruit cups, pudding cups, applesauce cups, and meat sticks. Please bring any donations you may have to class and I will put them in our class donation box. Thank you to everyone who has already donated and for helping us support such a wonderful organization!

Warm Clothing: As it gets colder, please send your child with warm clothing for outside time each day. Many items look similar, so please label your child's coat, boots, hat, and gloves/mittens. We go outside daily as long as it is not raining and the wind chill is above zero. If there is snow in the forecast or on the ground, please also send your child with snow pants as well. 

Thanksgiving Break: WECC will be closed Wednesday, November 25th through Friday, November 27th for Thanksgiving Break.

Winter Break: There will be no preschool classes starting Monday, December 21 through Friday, January 1. School will resume on Monday, January 4th. 

T/Th 3's Class:

This week, our theme was "Helping Hands" and we learned about the letter H. We discussed how we can have kind/safe hands at school, and all the fun and helpful things that we can do with our hands (ex. coloring, high fives, building, playing, cleaning up, waving, learning, etc.)! We also learned the Mat Man song, worked together to build Mat Man, and practiced drawing a person while singing the Mat Man song. You can find the Mat Man song here - it's a great way to learn how to draw a person while remembering all the parts! For the next two weeks, we will be learning all about turkeys and gratitude. Here are some picture highlights from this week:

PM 5's Class:

This week in 5's, we learned about the ocean and the letter O. We learned about some of the different zones of the ocean and the different types of life you can find there. We were especially surprised to find that life has been found in the Challenger Deep - the deepest part of the ocean! We specifically learned about sharks, seahorses, octopuses, and sea animals that live in shells. We simulated how octopuses use ink to protect themselves, identified the parts of a shark, and learned the differences between mammals and fish. We clapped out syllables in the names of ocean animals, identified the beginning sounds in different ocean words, built sea animals with pattern blocks, and enjoyed playing with ocean animals in a water tub. Next week, we will be learning about turkeys and gratitude. Here are some picture highlights from this week in 5's:

Have a great weekend!