January 16, 2015
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year again!
I heard about so many fun holidays!!! It
is great to be back with the cuties, and we have had a wonderful week of
learning and fun Report cards come home today, --they
will be e-mailed to you from the office of learning, so be sure to look out for
them!
Here are some things that
happened this week. We…
*learned the name, sound,
and formation for the letter Dd.
*brainstormed/ listed words
that begin with Dd and wrote them in our alphabet journals.
*added dots to our feely
letter Dd. Please remember to add this to your feely letter ring and
review all of the letters. (It is coming home in the zippy today.)
*did a dinosaur dig in the
sensory table.
*dot painted pictures
*started learning nursery
rhymes—Humpty Dumpty and Hey Diddle Diddle.
*estimated and counted dog
bones.
*made dog headbands and
collars, put on face paint, and made “doggy dinner” for our Dog day today. The
dog names that our cuties came up for themselves were hilarious! And they were ADORABLE doggies!!!!
*decorated stuffed animal
dogs (they are yours to keep!)
*read some wonderful dog books—our
favorites included Dog’s Colorful Day, Dog in Charge, If You Give a Dog a
Donut, and Whistle for Willy.
*practiced writing our
numbers to 10
*of course there were
gingerbread hunts---after seeing the postcards from the Gingerbread Man, the
cuties were SURE they saw crumbs everywhere! I wonder where else the GBM is
travelling (hint hint—more postcards please---it is so wonderful!!!!!!! J Thank you for those two!)
*As I mentioned in a
previous e-mail, we started music classes through KinderMusic. Our instructor
is Mr. Jed, and the cuties had a great time! These will happen every Tuesday.
REPORT
CARDS
The school is doing report
cards a little differently this year by sending them via e-mail instead of hard
copy home. You should have received a pdf copy at some point today.
VIP
CALENDAR
I am attaching the VIP
calendar to this e-mail—because of music on Tuesdays the VIP time will be from
10:25 to 11:15, and Wednesdays and Thursdays will stay at 8:30-9:20. Just
e-mail me with the days that you would like to VIP—I will put them on the blog
so everyone can see who is on which day.
It doesn’t matter if there are more than one person on a day—just let me
know your preferred days J.
NEXT
WEEK
Next week we will learn the
letter and sound for Uu, and continue with Nursery Rhymes.
TODD
PARR!!!
Todd Parr is
an award winning author/illustrator and television show creator from the United
States. He has written more than 35 books for children, including Reading
Makes You Feel Good and It’s Okay to be Different. He has
also created short films for Sesame Street and his own Emmy-nominated
show Todd World. His picture books embrace themes such as
diversity, acceptance, peace and friendship. His sense of humor and colorful
illustrations make his books a popular and enjoyable choice for students, teachers,
and parents.
I sent home an e-mail with
the order form for Todd Parr books yesterday, and there is a hard copy in your
child’s zippy pouch.
REMINDERS/INFORMATION
*Return library books on
Monday.
*We are in need of large
cereal type boxes to make Valentine mailboxes. Please send in any
donations. (Just a heads up J)
*Check the blog for
pictures from this week!
*Healthy Snacks:
Good nutrition and a
balanced diet helps kids grow
up healthy. Here in
the ECC we encourage good nutrition and smart eating habits.
Here is a list of healthy snack ideas to help you
to encourage your child to make good choices. (these are just ideas)
· Fresh fruit and vegetables
· Dried fruit
· Nuts
· Yogurt
· Cereal, granola or muesli
· Hummus or bean dip
· Crackers, pretzels
· Cheese
· Sandwiches
· Sushi
· Noodles
· Eggs
· Water
· Juice- 100% juice is better
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