3/3 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.

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 concluded our community helpers unit by learning about builders and fixers in our community! We specifically learned about construction workers, carpenters, mechanics, and plumbers. We learned about specific tools that builders and fixers use and sang a song to act out using the tools to build a house. During centers, we made our own tool belts, built letters out of wood sticks, practiced counting by hammering in "nails," sorted tools from other objects, constructed dump trucks, built number towers, and completed construction patterns. We enjoyed building communities with community building blocks and playing with construction trucks in the sand table. We read the story Little Blue Truck and discussed how to ask for help and how to respond when asked for help. We also learned about the letter S and turned our handprints into spiders! We also planted peppers, tomatoes, onions, and other herbs in our tower garden. We're hoping to be able to harvest our crops and make salsa together by the end of the year! Here are some picture highlights from our week in 3's:

PM 5's Class:

This week, we learned about the five important food groups (fruit, vegetables, dairy, protein, and grains) and read lots of fun books related to food.  On Monday, we read Dragons Love Tacos and discussed how tacos include foods from all five food groups. We planted tomatoes, onions, peppers, and other herbs in order to grow our own salsa garden in our classroom tower garden! On Tuesday, we introduced our classroom restaurant and read the book Calm at a Restaurant to discuss table manners. On Wednesday, we read My Food, Your Food, Our Food and discussed both cultural differences and personal preferences related to food. We also discussed the importance of making healthy food choices in giving our bodies energy and helping us grow. We learned about the letters W and X, and added a walrus and xylophone to our letter books! This week, we also began our newly adopted Second Steps social-emotional curriculum. We reviewed whole body listening expectations and played listening games to practice our listening skills. Whole body listening expectations include eyes are watching, ears are listening, voice is quiet, and body is calm. We read My Mouth is a Volcano and learned strategies to help with interrupting. Next week, we will learn about the letters Y and Z and learn all about colors and rainbows! Here are some picture highlights of our week in 5's:

Have a great weekend!