3/17 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 were due March 1st. If you are planning on enrolling your child in kindergarten and have not already sent in the Intent to Enroll forms, please do so ASAP. 

Preschool/Childcare Registration: Preschool and childcare registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open! For more information on our offerings, you can view our brochure here and to access our parent portal link for registration. Current families that have registered should have already received their placement for next year. If you did not receive your placement yet or have any questions about next year's enrollment, please contact Ms. Courtney in the office.

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

No School 5/29: There are no preschool classes on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.

MWF 3's Class:

This week, we continued our exploration of rainbows and had lots of fun learning about and celebrating St. Patrick's Day! On Monday, we worked together to make a liquid rainbow. We were amazed to see how the colored liquids floated on top of each other to make a rainbow! We learned about some symbols and traditions of St. Patrick's Day, sang a song about the color green, and planned what we would do with a pot of gold if we caught a leprechaun! On Friday, we went on a leprechaun hunt around the building! We also built rainbow models and made rainbow bracelets to strengthen our fine motor skills. During center time, we worked on number recognition by building shamrock towers. We practiced listening for rhyming words and solved rhyming riddles together. We also learned about the letter U this week and turned our handprints into umbrellas. Next week, we will learn about the letter V and begin talking about Spring! Let's hope we finally start to get some Spring weather to go with it :) Here are some picture highlights from our week in 3's:

PM 5's Class:

This week, we celebrated our 100th day of preschool and St. Patrick's Day! We reflected on how we have learned and grown so far in the last 100 days of school. We worked on counting to 100 by singing counting songs, counting out 100 pieces of snack to make a special snack mix, played a Roll to 100 math game, and strung necklaces with 100 fruit loops. We had fun imagining what we will look like when we're 100 years old and answering questions about the number 100. We also completed STEM challenges to see what we could build with 100 legos, 100 blocks, 100 snap cubes and 100 cups and index cards. Later in the week, we learned about many of the symbols of St Patrick's Day, discussed how people celebrate, and read lots of fun leprechaun stories. On Thursday, we built leprechaun traps to bring home with us to see if we could catch a leprechaun at home! We also learned about the letter I, discussed what makes a vowel, and practiced sorting vowels and consonants. We got a big kick out of singing "Apples and Bananas" and changing the vowel sounds ian words. Next week, we will learn about what makes a community and different types of communities. We have now finished focusing on each of the letters and will begin learning about word families next week! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 5's: 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!