Week of February 7, 2022

Our scientists were back at it this week - this time experimenting with SHADOWS!!!

Learning about Groundhogs and Shadows was SO MUCH FUN!!

We did such a great job on our craft!  It had so many tiny pieces!!

WOW!!  Those tiny pieces created HUGE SHADOWS!!!

Our Winter Writing was so creative!

(Don't ask too many questions YET... we are working on a BIG WEATHER SURPRISE!!!)

Saying Goodbye to our Blue Playdough.... We're getting a NEW COLOR this week!!!

We helped the groundhog by cutting a path to him and and his shadow!

I am so impressed with our scissor skills!

We loved our Groundhog Shadow craft!  Ask your little weather reporter if they remember our Groundhog Song!

Getting ready for SUNNY DAYS AHEAD... hopefully!!

Indoor playtime is fun but we CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUTSIDE AGAIN!!!

Weekly Recap:  We loved learning all about groundhogs and Groundhog's Day!  Our warm weather lovers were so disappointed that he saw his shadow but our cold weather friends were so excited over the news!  Learning about shadows was a blast!  Ask your little weather reporter to demonstrate on their groundhog craft... all you need to supply is a flashlight!  We were so impressed with our little artists' scissor skills!  They loved showing off their abilities!  Keep up with all the practicing at home.  Great job!

A Sneak Peek at Our Upcoming Week: We will be continuing to work on our Weather STEAM Unit with a focus on rainy and sunny weather.  We will be working on Letter Nn and will be participating in a Scissor Challenge as well as getting ready for Valentine's Day.  (Please remember to send in your child's Valentine's on or before 2/14 as well as to dress your little lovey in Valentine's colors on Valentine's Day.)

Valentine's Day: We will be celebrating Valentine's Day in PreK-3 on Monday, February 14th. We will be exchanging Valentine's Day Cards in school.  Please send in one card per child with only your own child's name on each as the from whom the card is and not the name for whom it is intended.  This will make distribution much easier as the children are only just beginning to recognize each other's names.  We have 12 children in our class.  The children can either make their own little cards or they may be purchased.  That is entirely up to you.  Please do not send in Valentines with food or candy as we have children with allergies in our school.  Your children may begin to bring in their cards whenever they are ready up through our celebration day on the 14th.  This little homework idea is completely optional: you may want to take this opportunity to have your child write their first initial (or full name if they are able to) on each of their cards and then finish the rest of their name for him/her.

This Week's Focus will be on:

Letter of the Week: Letter Nn

Number of the Month: 6

Colors of the Month:  Red, Pink and Gray

Shape of the Month:  Heart

February Themes:  Counting 0-6, Sorting, AABB Patterns, Feelings, Winter, Weather, Camouflage,       Name Recognition, Name Writing, Scissor Skills, Calendar, Valentine's Day, Dental Health, Presidents' Day

Religion:  Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals,  Praying for someone other than ourselves, "God is Love," Noah's Ark

Show & Tell:  Friday, February 11th  - 💗LOVE WEEK!!! 💗 Please bring in ONE thing you LOVE to Show and Tell our friends about. 

Dates to Remember:

February 14th: Tag Day - Valentine's Day Colors

February 21st:  NO SCHOOL: Presidents' Day

Dates TBD: P is for Pajama Day and Wear your Favorite Rainbow Color to School Day

April 14th:  Noon Dismissal- No After Care

April 15th- April 22nd:  No School - Easter Break

April 25th:  School Reopens

May - Date and Rain Date TBD:  PreK-3, PreK-4 and Kindergarten Combined Class Trip to The Land of Make Believe:  Details currently being worked on...

Have a Nice week,

Paula Dobres