2/16 Classroom Update

 Important Dates/Reminders

Kindergarten Enrollment: The EGRPS website regarding kindergarten registration information has been updated. Intent to enroll forms are now available. The link to the page can be found here. Please let me know if you plan on enrolling your child and I will fill out a Preschool Teacher form for you! Intent to enroll forms are due Wednesday, March 1st. 

Scholastic Book Orders: I sent home book order fliers in your child's folder this week, and our next book order is now available online! This is a great opportunity to add books to your collection at home while also earning points to add more books to our classroom library. With a $25 order, you can pick a free $5 book with the code READS. 

• Class Order Due Date: 02/27/23
• Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/PJFBX
• Class Code: PJFBX

Preschool/Childcare Registration: Preschool and childcare registration for the 2023-24 school year begins on February 27. For more information on our offerings, you can view our brochure here. 

Mid-Winter Break: There are no preschool classes on Friday, February 17 and Monday, February 20 for Mid-Winter Break. 

Spring Break: There will be no preschool classes from Friday, March 31 through Friday, April 7. Classes will resume on Monday, April 10.

MWF 3's Class

This week, we focused on valentine's day and learned about the postal service. We especially enjoyed playing in our classroom post office dramatic play center and mailing valentines to our friends! During circle time, we discussed Valentine's Day and ways we can show love to our family and friends. During center time, we created special valentines for loved ones, read about things kind friends do, sorted candy hearts by color and practiced counting candy hearts. We used hearts and gems to build patterns on the light table and we worked together to make valentine's day themed items with playdough. We also learned about the letter Q and turned our handprints into a Queen for our letter books. Next week, we will review safety helpers, learn about food helpers, and focus on the letter R. Here are some picture highlights from our week in 3's preschool:

PM 5's Class:

This week, we discussed Valentine's Day and reviewed qualities good friend. We discussed how friends do not always agree and that problems can arise, but that friends can resolve problems kindly and compromise. We also talked about the importance of using cotton ball/kind words with others instead of sandpaper/unkind words. We conducted an experiment with candy hearts to see what happens when you put candy hearts in different liquids. We all agreed that the candy hearts started to dissolve in all of the liquids, and that the candy hearts dissolved in vinegar the fastest. During center time, we painted special valentine canvases for loved ones, practiced building and writing valentine's day words, and solved missing number counting puzzles. We also worked on decoding short cvc (consonant vowel consonant) words and sorting them based on whether they were real or nonsense words and painted mystery pictures to reveal sight words. We also practiced sharing materials and working as a team to put numbers in order and practiced skip counting by 5's. During free choice, we had lots of fun making valentines for friends and sending them in our classroom post office. We learned about the letter N this week and turned the letter N into a nest for our letter books. Next week, we will continue our exploration of different modes of transportation and learn about the letter V. A bald eagle as flew over our playground on Tuesday - it was so cool! Here are some picture highlights from 5's:

Have a wonderful Mid-Winter Break!