Ms. Evelyn – Music
Happy Valentine’s Day!! The children and I will be
singing about LOVE this month. One of my favorites is an
old song that was popular in the 1960’s, “I told the
witch doctor I was in love with you”. Our Christian
songs will be “Put a Little Love in you Heart” and “His
Banner over me is Love”. Then for the children’s
favorite activity, we will be playing instruments to a
song about the German Measles. The last week in February
the 4-year old classes will have a lesson on the
instruments of the orchestra. We will watch a Sesame
Street Video “Peter and the Wolf”. It will be a fun and
fast-paced month.
I will sing of your strength, in the morning. I will
sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in
times of trouble. Psalm 59:16
Ms. Lori – Two-day twos
January was a great month! I just can’t believe it’s
over already! We had fun in preschool learning about
winter, even though we didn’t experience it when we were
outside! We also learned about community helpers. In
February we’ll spend most of the month learning about
animals; farm animals, zoo animals and house pets. If
you have a house pet that you would like to bring to
school to visit with the class please let me know. The
last week in February we will be going on a “camping
trip”. During the week we’ll have fun in class doing all
those things we love to do when we go camping! We’ll
make s’mores, go fishing and play in the sand! It’ll be
an exciting week! We will also continue to learn the
letters of the alphabet and cover letters Q, R, S, and
T. We will have activities and weekly cooking projects
to go along with our letters of the week. February will
also be my last month at school. Ms. Missy will be
visiting our class for a couple of days towards the end
of the month to get to know all the kids, so hopefully
it will be an easy transition for all. She will take
over teaching our class on March 1st and she’ll finish
out the school year. It has been a GREAT year in our
class! I have truly enjoyed each child and I want to say
“thank you” to all you parents for all the help you have
been this year. I have been blessed to have such a great
class! If there is anything concerning you, or anything
you would like to talk about, or know about before I
leave please let me know. I look forward to another
great month!! Happy birthday blessings to Brooke on
February 5th!
Ms. Stephanie – Three-day twos
We had a wonderful month getting back into our routine
after the holidays. We have been doing a lot of counting
in class so be sure to ask your kids to count for you!
They are awesome at it!!! Our Valentine’s party will be
on February 14. Be sure to look for the sign up sheet
outside our classroom if you haven’t found it already. I
have also put a list of the kids’ names in your child’s
basket. Please bring one Valentine per child to be
handed out on the 14th. Our lessons will focus on pets,
Valentine’s Day, being helpers and loving one another.
February is also dental health month so we will focus on
keeping our teeth clean and healthy. We will also
continue working on the alphabet and shapes.
Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
Ms. Kelly – Two-day threes
It never fails the one month we focus on Winter, the
temperature is in the 70's. We managed to do a few
"cold" activities. We were able to make snow, a snowman,
and snowflakes. In February we will focus on
Hibernation, Bears, and Friendship. This semester my
goal is to make more class and individual books. We are
in the process of making a shape book. When we talk
about Hibernation and Bears we will make a class book.
It is so fun to see the connection and illustrations
that your kids are making. Also starting in February we
will start learning the Pledge of Allegiance. We will
say this every morning at our calendar time. Also,
during calendar time we have started singing a song that
enforces the letters and their sounds. Around Valentines
we will focus on Friendship. Part of our party will
involve eating our Friendship mix. More on this to come!
We have no birthdays this month. Thanks for all you do!!
Ms. Mindy – Three-day threes
What a GREAT first month of the year 2012! We were so
busy and continue working through our alphabet. We will
be finishing up the letter P through the first couple of
days of February and we will be all the way to letter T
by the end of the month! We will also have our
Valentines Day party and Georgetown Pediatric Dentistry
visiting for Dental Health Month. Wow, how time flies
:). We continue to work on our numbers, shapes, colors
and calendars, weekly. I have also started working more
on a one on one basis to get a better feel of where
everyone stands. Thank you all for your contributions
for our cooking, I know the kids love our cooking time
and it helps me out a great deal. :) Looking forward to
another great month and our upcoming Valentines Day
party!
Ms. Debra – Three-day
threes
Another month has come and gone. The kids are doing
great so far this 2nd half of the year. They are really
focused and working hard. We are trying really hard to
use our words and not our hands to let friends know what
we want or need. This is difficult for some of the kids,
but I am seeing progress with each and every one of them
everyday.
We made milkshakes, nachos, squeezed our “own” orange
juice, and popped fresh popcorn. A big THANK YOU to my
parents who supplied the cooking supplies this month.
The kids really look forward to cooking their own snack.
We will be covering Q, R, S and T this month, along with
dental awareness and special valentine bags and cards.
We will continue to work on counting to 20. Our Spanish
word for the month is el brazo- arm. Our number book and
our “brown bear brown bear” book will be done in the
following months.
We have had some sick kiddos in our class, so we have
been working on coughing and sneezing into our elbow,
extra hand washing and I have been doing some extra
cleaning at the end of the day.
We will have an exciting February with getting ready for
Valentine’s Day and our class party.
Happy Birthday to Hudson and Amanda!
Ms. Margaret – Fours
I just cannot believe how fast this year is going! It is
already February, and I feel at times that we just
started. So much happened in January, and the growth has
been tremendous. The children’s listening skills and
following directions have so improved. I am so very
proud of each and every one. We will finish up January
with the letter O with lots of fun things planned from
owls to ostriches. Before going into the things we will
be doing in February, we all want to congratulate Elia
and her new baby brother that was born December 30th.
Mom and baby are doing great. Elia’s mom came to school
the other day with the adorable Coen who was born
December 30th! Congratulations to all!
February will be jammed-packed with art and centers and
songs and games. We will continue with the alphabet and
be working on the letters P, Q, and R and maybe S. Our
cooking activities will be based around those letters
along with our art projects and centers in class.
Activities at calendar time will increase with saying
and counting to 50 by the end of February. Each day we
review the numbers and letters and talk about the months
of the year and days of the week. Our writing the
letters and starting journal writing will be a key item
this month. On February 7th Elia will be turning 5, and
on February 8th Seth will also be turning 5! Happy
Birthday to both of you!!
Ms. Andrea – Fours
Just like all the other months of the year....January
flew by! I can't wait to jump into February. I am still
dreaming of a "white winter." The last 2 years have
produced at least a little snow - and I am keeping my
fingers crossed that it happens again. Until then- we
have lots of things to keep us busy!
This month we will be focusing on the letters: O, P, Q,
and R. We will make Ocean bottles and celebrate
groundhogs day! We will make fresh homemade play-do,
yummy popcorn balls and pepperoni pizza! We will make
our own queen crown and try our hand at making
quesadillas! We will discover what is at the end of the
Rainbow and make our own rabbit treats!
We are also going to work on putting our ideas down on
paper and will begin writing our very own stories! You
will be amazed at how much your child has to share when
they narrate their own drawings! So much fun!
We will celebrate Valentine's Day with an Ice Cream
Sundae party! The sign up list is by the sign up sheet
and you should have already received your list of class
names to start working on your valentine cards. See me
if you need a new copy or you can find the list on our
class blog.
Thank you for all you do to make everyday in our
classroom a success! I appreciate you!
Ms. Micki – Fours
In February, we will be studying the letters O-S. We
will be making ocean bottles and orangutan bread. We
will be learning about the ocean and opposites. We will
be making popcorn balls and pizza for art. We will make
polka dot pigs and sandy pink pigs. We will be
celebrating Valentine's Day on the 14th with ice cream
sundaes. We will paint with q-tips and eat quesadillas.
We will watercolor a quail and add feathers for texture.
We will eat a "rabbit" and "catch a rainbow" in science.
We will use shapes to make a rocket.
During S-week, we will focus on space. We will also make
a spider snack to eat, and we will play with shaving
cream. During q-week we will talk about the pairing of q
and u. During s-week we will talk about the sh-blend.
While having lots of fun in February, our little brains
are learning more and more!
Happy February! |
