This morning we read Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss. Students then helped me make our own oobleck (the recipe can be found here ). The kids loved it! We made a very gooey mess! Then the students gave me words to describe what happened and we wrote them down on a large sheet of paper.
In the afternoon, we read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. After this book we talked about how important it is to recycle. Then we drew rectangles and circles to draw the truffuala trees from the stories. Then to make our truffuala trees more festive we decorated them with feathers and glitter.
Please send in some extra supplies! Please either send in a packet of plates or a packet of plastic cups to help make us through the rest of the school year! Also I need your white t-shirts!
Upcoming Calendar Dates!
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 7- Chick- Fil- A at 6pm
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 15- Picture Day (this will be for spring individual pictures and a class picture)
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
More fun
m Hi Parents-
Today was another fun day! We listened to Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham on CD and did a dance to Green Eggs and Ham the song! In the afternoon we worked on tracing lines between the green eggs and ham to the plates and silverware then cutting on those lines.
Ms
We have had many sick kiddos lately. =( A couple of reminders that a child needs to be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication to come to school. As well as a child must be diarrhea free and vomit free while eating the foods they normal eat.
Please send in your white t-shirt for the show!
Also we are having another Chick-Fil-A night on Wednesday, March 7 from 6pm-7pm for preschool. Feel free to join Mrs. Massey and Mrs. Emily with your family. We are meeting at the Chick-Fil- A on the corner of Holcomb Bridge and Hwy 9.
Upcoming Calendar Dates!
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 7- Chick- Fil- A at 6pm
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 15- Picture Day
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
Today was another fun day! We listened to Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham on CD and did a dance to Green Eggs and Ham the song! In the afternoon we worked on tracing lines between the green eggs and ham to the plates and silverware then cutting on those lines.
Ms
We have had many sick kiddos lately. =( A couple of reminders that a child needs to be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication to come to school. As well as a child must be diarrhea free and vomit free while eating the foods they normal eat.
Please send in your white t-shirt for the show!
Also we are having another Chick-Fil-A night on Wednesday, March 7 from 6pm-7pm for preschool. Feel free to join Mrs. Massey and Mrs. Emily with your family. We are meeting at the Chick-Fil- A on the corner of Holcomb Bridge and Hwy 9.
Upcoming Calendar Dates!
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 7- Chick- Fil- A at 6pm
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 15- Picture Day
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
Monday, February 27, 2012
A week of Dr. Seuss
Dear Parents,
This is a week for Dr. Seuss! Today we started by listening to Cat in the Hat read by Justin Bieber found on You Tube. Then using our shapes (circle, triangle, and rectangle) we created Cat in the Hat faces. The kids worked on making the same face and talking about the pattern of the hat (red, white, red, white). On Friday is Read Across America where we will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday!
PLEASE send in your white t-shirt for us to tie dye as for costumes for the spring show.
Also PLEASE send in any plastic grocery bags you have left over from your shopping trips. We use a lot of plastic bags for diapers and yucky clothes.
Upcoming Calendar Dates!
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
This is a week for Dr. Seuss! Today we started by listening to Cat in the Hat read by Justin Bieber found on You Tube. Then using our shapes (circle, triangle, and rectangle) we created Cat in the Hat faces. The kids worked on making the same face and talking about the pattern of the hat (red, white, red, white). On Friday is Read Across America where we will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday!
PLEASE send in your white t-shirt for us to tie dye as for costumes for the spring show.
Also PLEASE send in any plastic grocery bags you have left over from your shopping trips. We use a lot of plastic bags for diapers and yucky clothes.
Upcoming Calendar Dates!
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
Friday, February 17, 2012
Sharing
Hi Families-
I hope you are enjoying a relaxing Friday at home. Don't forget school is also closed on Monday! I will be ready to greet the kiddos with a giant grin on Tuesday.
Thursday was a great day to talk about sharing. We opened the class with a story about little Bert and Little Ernie and the importance of sharing toys. Circle time was focused on turn taking and sharing. We watched a short video on sharing that you find here Sharing video. The sesame street website has a lot of great resources. Then we read and acted out the story of Stone Soup. The lesson we talked about is how we should share things we have so then everyone can be happy. I saw many of your children implementing the idea of sharing when it came to toys, balls, and bikes that day.
Another great thing about Thursday is that the administration team came to recess. Kindergarten and Pre-K won for having the highest contribution to Pennies for Patients this year. The prize is administration comes to recess. Your kids had a ball as they hula hooped with Ms. Meyers, rolled a ball with Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. Holcomb, rode tricycles with Mrs. Smith, played catch with Mrs. Patorgis, and laughed with Mrs. Barker-Carlisle. The pictures we took are hysterical. You may be seeing some of them on the school website. If you are uncomfortable with your child's picture appearing on the school website please e-mail me by Monday to let me know.
Thank you everyone for your Box Tops donations! We had just over 500 Box Tops! Woo Hoo! I have already started planning on what we need and what we would like. Don't forget I need your plain white t-shirt for tie dying by March 1!!!
Next week we will be talking about fairy tales! We will be focusing our energy on Shrek and Tangled! I think it will be fun for the students to see the different characters in the stories and talk about princes, princesses, etc. The following week we will be talking about Dr. Seuss (particular emphasis will be Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham)
Remember I am always available by e-mail and phone! I have had a lot of meetings lately so it takes me a tad longer to call back then usual, but please leave a message and I will get back to you!
Important Dates:
February 17- School Closed
February 20- School Closes
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
I hope you are enjoying a relaxing Friday at home. Don't forget school is also closed on Monday! I will be ready to greet the kiddos with a giant grin on Tuesday.
Thursday was a great day to talk about sharing. We opened the class with a story about little Bert and Little Ernie and the importance of sharing toys. Circle time was focused on turn taking and sharing. We watched a short video on sharing that you find here Sharing video. The sesame street website has a lot of great resources. Then we read and acted out the story of Stone Soup. The lesson we talked about is how we should share things we have so then everyone can be happy. I saw many of your children implementing the idea of sharing when it came to toys, balls, and bikes that day.
Another great thing about Thursday is that the administration team came to recess. Kindergarten and Pre-K won for having the highest contribution to Pennies for Patients this year. The prize is administration comes to recess. Your kids had a ball as they hula hooped with Ms. Meyers, rolled a ball with Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. Holcomb, rode tricycles with Mrs. Smith, played catch with Mrs. Patorgis, and laughed with Mrs. Barker-Carlisle. The pictures we took are hysterical. You may be seeing some of them on the school website. If you are uncomfortable with your child's picture appearing on the school website please e-mail me by Monday to let me know.
Thank you everyone for your Box Tops donations! We had just over 500 Box Tops! Woo Hoo! I have already started planning on what we need and what we would like. Don't forget I need your plain white t-shirt for tie dying by March 1!!!
Next week we will be talking about fairy tales! We will be focusing our energy on Shrek and Tangled! I think it will be fun for the students to see the different characters in the stories and talk about princes, princesses, etc. The following week we will be talking about Dr. Seuss (particular emphasis will be Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham)
Remember I am always available by e-mail and phone! I have had a lot of meetings lately so it takes me a tad longer to call back then usual, but please leave a message and I will get back to you!
Important Dates:
February 17- School Closed
February 20- School Closes
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
Monday, February 13, 2012
More talk on Valentine's Day
Hi Parents-
Our Valentine's Day talk has continued today. Today in the morning the students put hearts in order from biggest to smallest.
Don't forget tomorrow to have your student bring in their Valentine's Box/Bag along with their Valentine's to give out and their BOX TOPS! Please please send them in!
Also please make sure to send in your white t-shirt for us to tie dye for the show.
Carpool!
If your child normally rides carpool in the morning and they will not be coming through carpool please let me know through e-mail or text as soon as possible. There are adults who specifically wait outside for our children in the morning and they worry if your child does not come through carpool.
If your child does not normally ride carpool and they will be riding in carpool in the morning please text or e-mail as soon as possible so I can alert the carpool volunteers. Make sure to tell the volunteers you have a preschool special education student.
I know this is not a perfect system, but we are trying our best to keep the kids safe.
Now for some activities from our OT's:
Fine Motor Fun:
Our Valentine's Day talk has continued today. Today in the morning the students put hearts in order from biggest to smallest.
Don't forget tomorrow to have your student bring in their Valentine's Box/Bag along with their Valentine's to give out and their BOX TOPS! Please please send them in!
Also please make sure to send in your white t-shirt for us to tie dye for the show.
Carpool!
If your child normally rides carpool in the morning and they will not be coming through carpool please let me know through e-mail or text as soon as possible. There are adults who specifically wait outside for our children in the morning and they worry if your child does not come through carpool.
If your child does not normally ride carpool and they will be riding in carpool in the morning please text or e-mail as soon as possible so I can alert the carpool volunteers. Make sure to tell the volunteers you have a preschool special education student.
I know this is not a perfect system, but we are trying our best to keep the kids safe.
Now for some activities from our OT's:
Fine Motor Fun:
· Pretty Patterns: Practice making patterns using Sweetheart Candy (colored hearts). Arrange the candy in a sequence and see if your child can finish the pattern (ie. Pink-White-Pink-White). You can make the task more challenging by making the pattern more complex.
· Color Sorting: Practice color recognition and sorting using Sweetheart candy.
· Grasping Skills: Work on pincer grasp by having your child pick up the small candy with thumb and index finger. Use tweezers/tongs to pick up the candy to work on hand strengthening and hand-eye coordination.
· Pre-writing: Practice pre-writing strokes (vertical and horizontal lines, circles) or shapes. Fold the paper and put it into an envelope. These activities work on bilateral hand use.
Gross Motor Fun
Friday, February 10, 2012
Happy Friday!
Dear Parents,
Happy Friday! It has been an exciting week! We have been talking about Valentine's Day. We have made Valentine's cards, heart men, measured hearts, and counted candy hearts. All this hard work has kept us very busy. Please remember to send in your child's Valentine Box or Bag by Monday refer to Monday, January 23 for all the details. Marvelous Monday
Thanks to everyone for creating beautiful cards for Ms. Brooke! I can't wait for the kids to give them to her on Monday.
Some things not to forget:
- Please send in a white t-shirt for the class to tie dye. It can be old; however, I need to be able to tie dye it for our show. We will also reuse this shirts for field day.
- Save those Box Tops! They are due on Tuesday!!! Please Please Please be on the look out! This money helps buy additional supplies.
- Make sure if I send home clothes from school for your child to wear if they are out that you send them back. I am currently out of extra clothes and will have to call home for extra clothes if your child needs to be changed.
- Please make sure to replenish your child's diaper supplies! A half day kid goes through an average of 2-3 diapers a day and a full day kid goes through an average of 4-6 diapers a day!
February 13- Send in Valentine's Day Boxes
February 14- Happy Valentine's Days
February 15- Send in Box Tops
February 17- School Closed
February 20- School Closes
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
Happy Friday! It has been an exciting week! We have been talking about Valentine's Day. We have made Valentine's cards, heart men, measured hearts, and counted candy hearts. All this hard work has kept us very busy. Please remember to send in your child's Valentine Box or Bag by Monday refer to Monday, January 23 for all the details. Marvelous Monday
Thanks to everyone for creating beautiful cards for Ms. Brooke! I can't wait for the kids to give them to her on Monday.
Some things not to forget:
- Please send in a white t-shirt for the class to tie dye. It can be old; however, I need to be able to tie dye it for our show. We will also reuse this shirts for field day.
- Save those Box Tops! They are due on Tuesday!!! Please Please Please be on the look out! This money helps buy additional supplies.
- Make sure if I send home clothes from school for your child to wear if they are out that you send them back. I am currently out of extra clothes and will have to call home for extra clothes if your child needs to be changed.
- Please make sure to replenish your child's diaper supplies! A half day kid goes through an average of 2-3 diapers a day and a full day kid goes through an average of 4-6 diapers a day!
February 13- Send in Valentine's Day Boxes
February 14- Happy Valentine's Days
February 15- Send in Box Tops
February 17- School Closed
February 20- School Closes
March 1- Send in your plain white t-shirt for Mrs. Massey to tie dye
March 9- Teacher Workday
March 23- Spring Show
March 28- Boosterthon
April 2-9 Spring Break
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Happy Groundhogs Day!
Dear Parents,
We have had a great time learning about Groundhog's Day! Students have created patterns with the sun and clouds and matched shadows by matching black and white shapes. Additonally yesterday we made a chart to see how many students thought the groundhog would see his shadow and how thought he wouldn't. Then we found a video to show the announcement of what happened. Starting tomorrow we will spend time talking about Valentine's Day! Students will work on big and little and how words on the paper are the same things that come from our both.
Don't forget your Valentine's boxes/paper bags are due on Monday, February 13! Please also send a picture of your child working on it.
You should receive a piece of paper with a note about creating a card for Ms. Brooke. Ms. Brooke is getting married this Saturday! Please create a special wedding card for us to give her once she returns.
Also please remember to send in a white shirt that can be tie dyed fo our spring show on March 23 at 9:00am!
One more important thing: if your child is in diapers/pull ups please send in a container of wipes! We are running very, very low!
We have had a great time learning about Groundhog's Day! Students have created patterns with the sun and clouds and matched shadows by matching black and white shapes. Additonally yesterday we made a chart to see how many students thought the groundhog would see his shadow and how thought he wouldn't. Then we found a video to show the announcement of what happened. Starting tomorrow we will spend time talking about Valentine's Day! Students will work on big and little and how words on the paper are the same things that come from our both.
Don't forget your Valentine's boxes/paper bags are due on Monday, February 13! Please also send a picture of your child working on it.
You should receive a piece of paper with a note about creating a card for Ms. Brooke. Ms. Brooke is getting married this Saturday! Please create a special wedding card for us to give her once she returns.
Also please remember to send in a white shirt that can be tie dyed fo our spring show on March 23 at 9:00am!
One more important thing: if your child is in diapers/pull ups please send in a container of wipes! We are running very, very low!
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