11/12 Classroom Update

Important Dates/Updates:

Welcome Lena Jeanne Kaloper: Ms. Carly and her family welcomed Lena Jeanne Kaloper on Thursday, November 11th at 4:38 pm. She weighed 7 lb. 7 oz. at birth. Both mom and baby are doing well!

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. 

Kids Food Basket Drive: The month of November, we will be collecting items for Kid's Food Basket. Kid's Food Basket is a wonderful organization that works to fight food insecurity in children in Kent, Allegan and Muskegon counties. We appreciate your help in ensuring kids get the nutrition they need! We will be collecting the following items through the remainder of November:

• Fruit cups or pouches
• Pudding cups
• Meat sticks (i.e. Slim Jims)
• 8lbs. or XL brown lunch bags

Thanksgiving Break: There are no preschool classes Wednesday, November 24th through Friday, November 26th for Thanksgiving Break. 

Winter Break: There are no preschool classes Friday, December 17 through Friday, December 31. Classes will resume on Monday, January 3, 2022. 

MWF 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 learned lots of fun fingerplays like "Here is the Beehive," "5 Little Monkeys," "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," and more! We learned how to hold our crayons/pencils with a pincer grasp and practiced by doing an aim and scribble exercise. We also sang the song "Pick up a Crayon" to practice too! 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 sea 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 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!