Thursday, 23 April 2015

Friday Update April 20 to 24

                                                
It was another busy week in Pre K! We continued our insect unit (finishing with bees, looking at insects in general, and talked about ants and ladybugs), and had a fun yellow day! J  We also celebrated Kayla’s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYLA!!!)

This week we…
*learned the sound, hand motion and letter formation for the letter Yy.
*added yellow yarn to our feely letter Yy.
*brainstormed words that began with Yy and added them to our alphabet journals.
*chopped and diced mango, bananas, peaches and pineapple and mixed in yogurt to make “Yummy, Yellow Yogurt”. (Can your child sing the song to you? The tune is “Apples and Bananas” I like to eat, eat, eat, yummy yellow yogurt....)
*learned about Vincent van Gogh and painted yellow sunflowers just like his famous painting. 
*caught and counted little yellow ducks in the water table.
*practiced programming our “bee bot” around obstacles.
*played a matching game with letters and sounds.
*sang “Mr. Sun,” “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” “6 Little Ducks,” and “You are My Sunshine.”
*used great speaking and listening skills as we shared the contents of in school “Yellow Day” show and tell. I am VERY proud of how the cuties did on this!
*helped set up and make props for out “Ant Hill” dramatic play area. 
*played Buggy Bingo and practiced writing our numbers to 20.
*reviewed what we know about bees and wrote in our creative writing journals.
*made a “What is an insect?” book that the cuties can read to you!
*did some reading about ants.
*made ant habitats/colonies/hills with many different rooms.
*learned about the life cycle and jobs that ants have, and compared them to what we know about the bee life cycle and their home and jobs.
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
Next week we will not be introducing a letter, but reviewing them as well as continuing with our insect investigations, going on our field trip, joining a kindergarten assembly in the elementary school, and having a day off on Friday! J

Upcoming Dates and Things to Remember:
*Return library books and blue bags on Monday.
*Check the blog for pictures from this week!
*SUMMER BIRTHDAYS: if your child's birthday is in the summer and you'd like to celebrate it during snack time (9:15) or lunch time (12:40), please send a note and we will celebrate!  J  We don’t want to miss anyone! Let me know what day works for you.
*IF you are leaving early, withdrawing from SAS or will be missing certain days over the next few weeks, send me a note. This will help me manage those last-minute details regarding report cards, work sent home, portfolios etc.

*Monday and Tuesday, April 27th/28th: Ms. Lynsey at Reggio Workshop with ECC. (I told the cuties today I would be here, but not here J)
*Tuesday, April 28th: Teacher Appreciation Day J YAY! J
*Wednesday, April 29th: FIELD TRIP to Sungei Buloh (we don’t have many chaperones, so if you want to volunteer, you still have a chance!)
*Friday, May 1st:  Labor Day—NO SCHOOL
*Monday, May 18th:  LATE START—School starts at 10:00am
*Friday, May 22nd: PORTFOLIO SHARE and Parent/Child Sing a Long (please put this on your calendars for sure!  Your cutie will share their portfolio and I will have a slide show of our year.) (the Portfolio Share will be before lunch—time still TBD, the sing along right after lunch.)
*Tuesday, May 26th: Wet Day
*Thursday, May 28th: Magic Show
*Friday, May 29th: Kindergarten Visit
*Monday, June 1st: Vesak Day—NO SCHOOL
*Friday, June 5th:  Last Day of School!—11:30am dismissal



Thank you!!!  Have a wonderful weekend!!!!  Lynsey and Aidah

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