Spring Break: There will be no preschool classes Friday, April 2nd through Friday, April 9th for Spring Break. Classes will resume Monday, April 12th.
Kindergarten Registration: The EGRPS website regarding kindergarten registration information has been updated. The link to the page can be found here. Please let me know if you plan on enrolling your child and would like me to fill out a Preschool Teacher form for you!
Hearing/Vision Screenings: The Kent County Health Department will be at WECC on April 26-29 to conduct vision and hearing screenings. I will send home the results in your child's folder following the screenings. You will want to keep the results to submit for Kindergarten enrollment.
Memorial Day: WECC will be closed Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day.
Last Day of School: The last day of school for both T/Th 3's and 5's will be Thursday, June 3rd.
T/Th 3's Class:
This week, we began our exploration into all things Spring! We are so happy to finally have some nicer weather to really enjoy the outdoors and had lots of fun chasing both our friends and teachers around the playground during outside time. I missed our preschool friends on Tuesday, but they were so sweet to make me a get well soon card and it definitely made me feel better seeing their adorable faces! This week, we talked about the change in the seasons, identified signs of spring and read a springtime poem together. We also discussed how it rains often during springtime and learned why rain is so important! We had fun learning a rain dance too! During center time, we practiced identifying and writing letters with a butterfly game, colored things that rain helps grow, and matched the letters in our names with raindrops. We also learned about the letter V and turned our handprints into volcanoes! Next week we will continue to learn about Spring with a focus on flowers and the letter W. Here are some picture highlights of our week in 3's:
PM 5's Class:
This week, we learned that a community is a place where we live, work and play! We identified different places within a community and worked together to create a paper bag community with homes, public services, and businesses. We shared our favorite places in our own community and reviewed where we live. In order to prepare for our unit on community helpers starting next week, we also discussed why people work and different types of work people do at home, school, and work. We learned about needs and wants, and practiced identifying things that we really need versus want. Now that we've finished all the letters in the alphabet, we began our exploration of word families! This week, we focused on the -at word family. By the end of the week, we were able to read and match many of the words in the -at word family with their pictures! Next week we will learn all about community helpers and focus on the -an word family. Here are some picture highlights from our week in 5's:
