This week will be a busy one in Preschool! On Tuesday we are excited to celebrate the impending arrival of Miss Ashly’s baby boy. Remember, Tuesday is an Early Dismissal day and so the 4 year old class is coming to school in the morning from 9:00 to 10:45. All 3 year old students and all parents are welcome to attend the shower at 9:45. Wednesday is February 29th or Leap Day, since this is an “extra” day we are going to enjoy it by having special activities and a special treat for snack. Here are our specific plans for the week:
Monday
Today the morning class will work on categorizing objects and beginning cutting skills by snipping straws. We will then use our snipped straws as beads for a beautiful necklace. The afternoon class will work on number identification/printing of the numbers 6-9. We will also work on classifying objects by playing What Goes Together?

Tuesday
? of the day – What is your favorite animal at the zoo?
Today we will do some coloring practice while we prepare for Miss Ashly’s shower.


Wednesday
? of the day – What would you do on your perfect day?
Large group – talk about leap year and that February usually only has 28 days
Small Group – Make frogs
Story – Let’s Go Froggy

Thursday
? of the day – What is your favorite animal at the zoo?
Small Group A.M. – pre-printing practice
Small Group P.M. – name writing
Story – Animal Alphabet


Friday
The morning class will work on counting to 5 and sorting. The afternoon class will work on opposites and ABC stations. Our story today will be Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

This week we are very excited for our Valentine’s Day Party! A special thank you too all of the parents who have volunteered to make this a special day for the kids. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone, here are our plans for the week:

Monday:
Today we will be doing some Valentine’s Day sorting and we will also be making a special Valentine’s Day project. Our story today is Valentine’s Cats.

Tuesday:
Today we will be focused on celebrating a special day with our friends. In addition to having our class parties, we will be passing out Valentines notes to each of our friends and talking about what it means to be a good friend.

Wednesday:
? of the day – Which of these does a firefighter wear to work?
Large Group – talk different things that people wear to do different jobs
Small Group A.M. & P.M – Social Work with Mrs. Will
Story – Snowman Jobs
Thursday:
? of the day – Does anyone in your family wear a uniform to work?
Large Group – Talk about more and few
Small Group A.M. – More and few activities
Small Group P.M. – Letter S is for stickers
Story – Little Red Riding Hood

This week in our clothes study the topic is where do we get our clothes. On Thursday our question of the day is about describing a favorite shirt. It would be helpful if your child wore his/her favorite shirt on Thursday to make it easier to describe it. This week we will also incorporate some Valentine's Day activities and rhyming activities. Here are our plans for the week:
Monday
Today both classes will read Clifford's First Valentine's Day and then we will make Clifford entirely out of hearts. The morning class will also work on counting hearts and coloring. The afternoon class will work on position words by playing position word bingo and then completing a worksheet.
Tuesday
Today we will not have a question of the day or small group time due to Vision and Hearing screening. Instead we will do table top activities related to math and early literacy as kids are coming and going to get their eyes and ears checked.
Large Group - talk about where clothes come from
Story – Something From Nothing
At the art table we will be making special bags to put our Valentine's in.
Wednesday
? of the day – Where do we buy our clothes?
Small Group A.M. and P.M. - Social Work with Mrs. Will
Story – Roses are Pink Your Feet Really Stink
At the art table today we will be using "Valentine's colors" to make paintings at the easel. We will also be doing rhyming activities with the teachers.
Thursday
? of the day – Tell me about your favorite shirt.
Small Group A.M. - Math Centers, counting, sorting, patterning
Small Group P.M. - letter R activity
Story – Valentine Puppy
At the art table today we will continue easel painting. We will also be making a special project and the P.M. class will do a rhyming paper.
Friday
No School - Preschool Screening