Announcements

SAVE THE DATES
Wednesday, May 30 - Field Trip to the Seneca Park Zoo
(meet at 9:50, attend a class & then you are welcome to stay and look around on your own)

Friday, June 15 - last day of PreK & our PreK Celebration 
(celebration will begin at 9:00 am in Deacon Hall, followed by refreshments & last about 45 minutes & then you can take your child home for the summer) 

MORE INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW AS THE DATES GET CLOSER

I hope you all had a Happy Easter and were able to enjoy spending time with your families and friends!  As I look ahead to April, there are many fun and exciting things we will be learning about.

Our unit 8 story, The Tug of War, is a story about a turtle who is able to show some other animals in the jungle that he is just as "strong" as they are.  This has been a favorite story of children in past years.  We will learn about the letters Rr, Ss and Tt, the color orange and the position words above/below and up/down and the descriptive words wide/thin.  The children will continue to practice "following" arrows when completing their activity pages.  Looking for details in pictures and listening to and following oral directions will also be skills that are reinforced throughout this story unit.  Storybooks and completed activity pages will be sent home the end of April.

With the anticipation of "spring-like" weather, we will learn about some animals that hatch from eggs.  The children will learn about the life cycles of ducks and frogs and there will be some enjoyable stories and fun activities to help explain these interesting wonders of nature.  

Earth Day is on Sunday, April 22.  The children will come to understand that God has created everything around us in nature.  Through songs, stories and activities, the children will learn about some simple ways they can help keep our earth looking beautiful.  Once the weather begins to improve, we will be going outside with "clipboards" and crayons and recording what we observe in nature during springtime.  

In math, the children will continue to practice 3 and 4 step sequncing, completing patterns, counting up to 20 and comparing items of different sizes, shapes and colors.  During Game Centers, the children will have a chance to listen to and practice simple addition and subtraction stories (Ex: "We have 5 bears eating lunch and 2 go outside to play.  How many are now eating lunch?").

Once the weather warms up, please remember to dress your child appropriately in case we go outside (especially the children who stay for lunch and our afternoon activities).  

Thank you for all your continued support at home.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child and I will be happy to return your call or email.  I am very proud of the children and the progress they are all making this year in preschool.  It is hard to believe that we only have 3 months left!!!

Happy Spring!!!