12/17 Classroom Update

Important Dates/Reminders:

Winter Break: There will be no preschool classes starting today Friday, December 17 through Friday, December 31. School will resume on Monday, January 3rd. 

Preschool Conferences/Progress Reports: We will be holding preschool parent/teacher conferences in late January/early February, as well as send home progress reports for your child. I will update you on the exact date and how to sign up once dates are finalized!

Scholastic Book Orders: Unfortunately due to supply chain issues, Scholastic book orders placed in November have not arrived yet. I apologize if anyone hoped to use this order for holiday gifts - I will get these to you as soon as they arrive!

MLK Day: There are no preschool classes on Monday, January 17th for MLK Day. All day childcare is available for families enrolled in the childcare program. 

Mid-Winter Break: WECC will be closed on Friday, February 18th for Mid-Winter Break. 

Spring Break: There will be no preschool classes Friday, April 1st through Friday, April 8th for Spring Break. Childcare will be available the week of April 4th for families enrolled in the childcare program. 

MWF 3's Class:

This week, we read the story Snowmen at Night  and engaged in lots of winter learning fun! We painted melted snowmen with special "snow" paint and came up with our own theories about what happened to our snowmen. We sequenced and acted out the steps to making snowmen, and are looking forward to having real snow to make real snowmen outside! During center time, we created snowmen out of popsicle sticks, finger painted a snow globe, and practiced counting by building snowman bodies with stickers. On Wednesday, we sang lots of winter songs and holiday classics with Ms. Janet, and had a lot of fun "ice skating" around our classroom and baking in our classroom cookie shop! Be sure to check your child's backpack for some fun holiday surprises! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 3's:

PM 5's Class:

This week in 5's, we read several versions of (and sequels to) the classic story The Gingerbread Man. During circle time, we explored a ginger root and ginger spice, and learned how the root is turned into the spice. We also practiced retelling stories and learned the steps to making a gingerbread man. During center time, we had so much fun playing gingerbread addition games, hunting around the room for gingerbread words, decorating gingerbread houses and working in our classroom bakery/cookie shop. We also enjoyed making gingerbread men and houses with gingerbread play dough, and acted out the story of The Gingerbread Baby with the characters in our "snow" tub. We also matched gingerbread babies to their gingerbread houses based on their beginning sounds. The highlight of the week was decorating and eating our gingerbread men! Be sure to check your child's backpack/folder for some fun holiday surprises too! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 5's:

Have a wonderful winter break! See you in 2022!